MOSCOW, July 29 Head coach of the St. Petersburg football club Zenit » Sergei Semak said that he was shown a red card after the match of the second round of the championship of Russia with Rostov, because he was not supposed to approach the chief referee.
Zenit on Saturday drew with Rostov 1:1. At the end of the game, the chief referee of the meeting Evgeny Kukulyak showed Semak a red card.
“I approached the referee and asked about the moment when Claudinho stepped on his foot with open spikes. And he showed me a red card and said:“ You have no right to approach me. We will know, ”the Zenit website quotes Semak.
Russian Premier League (RPL)July 29, 2023 • Start at 20:00End
RostovRussia1 : 1
ZenitRussia
90' • Nikolay Komlichenko (P)
43' • Mateo Cassierra
“There was a lot of struggle today, a lot of martial arts, long passes. But, unfortunately, a match in which we could win and take away three points, because of our we missed an offensive mistake in the very ending. What to do, such games also happen, we will prepare for the next meeting,» the specialist noted.
In the match with «Rostov» debut matches for «Zenith» in the championship of Russia were played by defenders Strakhinya Erakovic and Mario Fernandez, who came on as a substitute.
“As for Erakovic, I liked him. He works very well and reliably with the ball, quite fast. He plays well in martial arts. let him out from the first minutes. Of course, he would have come out in any case. You can already see from Mario that he is gaining form. He will understand the requirements that are there and will be of benefit to the team very soon. In a few matches he will gain good condition and good form» , — added Semak.