MOSCOW, July 30 referees in the match of the second round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) between Grozny «Akhmat» and CSKA, said the head coach of the Moscow football club Vladimir Fedotov.
Russian Premier League (RPL)July 30, 2023 • Start at 20:00End
AkhmatRussia2 : 3
CSKARussia
27' • Mohamed Konate (M)45' • Mohamed Konate (R)
13' • Fedor Chalov (M)45' • Fedor Chalov (M)79' • Fedor Chalov (R)
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CSKA defeated Akhmat 3-2 on Sunday. Chief referee Vladislav Bezborodov appointed five penalties. During the second 11-meter kick against CSKA, army goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev parried the blow, but the referee demanded to retake the penalty, which Konate eventually converted. Before the second kick, Bezborodov showed a red card to CSKA defender Milan Gayich after watching VAR. In the first half, the referee also removed Marat Bystrov from Akhmat.
“The referees have their leadership, which will understand all the subtleties. There are negotiations, everything will become clear and understandable there. It is not in our competence to assess the actions of the referee. When the penalty was beaten off, I once again realized that Igor showed his class and level and that we should start from the goal after this episode. But we thought differently. We will look at the red card (Gayicha), sort it out. If there is a minimal chance. We are already very few, and the loss of a key player is dear to us. We will try to remove this suspension «, — Fedotov is quoted by the CSKA website.
«As it often happens, when some slow down a little, others rally, which happened with us. We did not miss the thread of the game after the first goal, but in the middle of the first half we played sloppily, brought ourselves a penalty. Then funny episodes happened when it's hard to understand what happened there. A saved penalty, sending off, a penalty scored. But the team turned on, showed character and team spirit. But it was not easy. «Akhmat» also wanted to win within their walls. We had good moments until the last penalty, when they could increase the score. The intrigue remained until the end and left no one indifferent,» Fedotov added.