Vladimir Bystrov, a former player of the "red-white" team, expressed his thoughts on the refereeing in the match where the capital club won 1:0 against "Dinamo" in Makhachkala during the first round of the first Russian championship league. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In his opinion, there was no reason to complain about the referees, as all controversial situations were resolved correctly within the rules. Bystrov emphasized that he understood every decision made by referee Vasiliy Kazartsev based on his experience as a former player.
He stated that the disallowed goals and unawarded penalties were strictly within the law. After the match, the capital club expressed dissatisfaction with several refereeing decisions and appealed to the ethics control committee of the Russian Football Union.
The "Spartak" team requested a review of several important situations, including controversial incidents in the "Dinamo" penalty area and the disallowed goals, as they believe that the referees could have made different decisions in some situations.
