MOSCOW, June 6 Moscow «Spartak» missed 13 points in the Russian Premier League (RPL) last season due to controversial refereeing decisions, and the penalty awarded to the “red-whites” in the Russian Cup final against the capital “Dynamo” was a reflection of this trend, said the chairman of the board of directors of the football club “Spartak” Leonid Fedun «Spartak» won the Russian Cup last season for the first time since 2003, beating Dynamo 2-1 in the final. At the very end of the match, the White-and-Blues got the right to take a penalty after watching VAR (video referee assistance system), but Dynamo midfielder Daniil Fomin shot past the goal from the spot. «When there was a penalty, to be honest, I cursed, it was not very convenient. High-ranking persons were sitting nearby, and I was all on emotions. In fact, I understood that there was no penalty. Then I specifically asked Ruslan Litvinov, and he said that he was just jumping towards the ball, and behind the Dynamo defender «I crawled up and put my head under my elbow. It was similar in the game with Rostov, when the attacker deliberately caught on Kofrie's leg and fell,» Fedun said in a video interview published on the club's official channel on YouTube. In the Russian championship, Spartak became tenth, gaining 38 points in 30 matches. «I understand that they will argue with me, but Spartak missed 13 points due to controversial referee decisions. I can prove for each episode, show video clips, and so on, but , unfortunately, apparently, such is the judge ba at Spartak, Fedun added.
