MOSCOW, November 30, Sergey Fuks. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Moscow “Lokomotiv” Yuri Nagornykh, commenting on the decisions of the control and disciplinary committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU) regarding head coach Mikhail Galaktionov and midfielder Dmitry Barinov, stated the need to comply with these decisions.
““Everything can be discussed until a decision is made. After the decision, it must be implemented,” Nagornykh said.
Russian Premier League (RPL)November 25, 2023 • starts at 13:00Completed
Krylia SovetovRussia3 : 3
LokomotivRussia
32' • Fernando Costanza (Nikita Saltykov)
90' • Vladimir Sychevoy (Benjamin Garré)
90' • Benjamin Garre (P)
30' • Sergey Pinyaev (Maxim Glushenkov)
62' • Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Sergey Pinyaev)
84' • Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Timur Suleymanov)
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On Thursday, the RFU CDC, following the results of the 16th round match between Lokomotiv and Samara Krylya Sovetov (3:3), disqualified Galaktionov for two matches, and punished Barinov with a suspension of one game and one the match is conditional. The main referee of the match, Vasily Kazartsev, awarded a penalty in favor of the Samara team in the 12th minute of stoppage time in the second half, which was converted by striker Benjamin Garre. This goal allowed Krylia Sovetov to finish the match in a draw. After the game, Galaktionov swore on live television, commenting on the work of the referees, and Barinov, as noted in the game protocol, “after the end of the match, at the entrance to the tribune room, heading to the first assistant referee, he made insulting remarks towards the refereeing team.”
After 16 matches, Lokomotiv is in eighth place in the Russian Premier League (RPL) standings with 25 points. In the next round, the capital team will host the championship leader St. Petersburg Zenit at home. The match will take place on Sunday.