Robert ShilkovichCorrespondent SportAll materialsThe sad end of the match between Al-Ittihad of Alexandria and Ceramics Cleopatra — the tragedy in the family of goalkeeper Ahmed Yehiya led to a failure on the field and the end of his career. In the 24th round of the Egyptian national championship, Al-Ittihad Alexandria met with Club «Ceramics Cleopatra». The place at the gate of the Alexandrians was taken by Ahmed Yehiya, who entered the field, despite his personal grief — the day before the match, the goalkeeper's brother died. :5. Insults from the stands rained down on the football player who conceded five goals, and the goalkeeper, unable to withstand the pressure, refused to finish the match. The player took off his gloves and left the field in tears, despite the attempts of the coaching staff and teammates to calm him down. Insults from the fans were the last straw for the goalkeeper. The next day, 34-year-old Yehiya announced his retirement. «After recent events, I have decided to retire,» the goalkeeper said on social media. as well as the Egyptian Club Association, which recognized Yehiya as the best player of the tour… However, the footballer did not change his decision.Vyacheslav Malafeev, ex-goalkeeper of Zenit and the Russian national team, found himself in a similar situation in 2011. The goalkeeper's wife Marina Malafeeva crashed in an accident, and a few days later Vyacheslav entered the field in the Russian Championship match against Anji. Later, the athlete said that football helped him to survive the loss.
"The final decision on my participation in the match was made by Spalletti, but he made it after we talked, and I said that I was ready to enter the field. Emotionally it was really very difficult. It was not even the game itself that scared me, but what would be around. On the field, everything was as usual. With each touch of the ball, I calmed down more and more, and the match ended up being an ordinary one", said Malafeev.
Zenit won that game (2: 0), and Malafeev had a dry match, despite the tragedy .
Vyacheslav Malafeev There were also cases in the RPL when a player left the field without permission, unable to endure fan antics. In the same 2011, the main star of Anji Suleiman Kerimov, Roberto Carlos, refused to continue the match against Wings of the Soviets in Samara and left the field due to the racist antics of one of the fans. a banana flew towards the captain of «Anji» and the legend of world football. Carlos picked him up, threw him out and refused to continue the game, leaving the field in feelings. «In civilized countries, it is customary to fight with such things. I deliberately left the field to draw attention to this case. I experienced a strong disappointment and I had no desire continue the meeting. I hope that the culprit will be found and punished, and the one who allowed him to do this will be punished,» Roberto commented on the incident. Carlos was supported by teammates and even fans of other clubs, and the Brazilian himself spent two more years in the RPL.