Igor Fedotov, a former referee who officiated in the Russian Premier League, commented on Anton Zabolotny's dismissal during the match between Spartak and Baltika. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Referee Sergey Karasyov showed Zabolotny a red card after VAR intervention. According to Fedotov, he does not agree with Karasyov's decision.
Firstly, the referee did not see the incident in full. Secondly, a yellow card should have been issued in this situation.
Zabolotny was trying to reach the ball, his foot's studs touched the ball, and it could have made contact with the thigh area, but his foot was bent and shifted sideways. For this reason, he believes there is no element of forceful pressing.
Fedotov assessed this situation as ambiguous and thinks that a yellow card would have been more appropriate. It is known that Anton Zabolotny left the field in the 11th minute of the match.
As a result, the Spartak team had to play with ten players during the match, complicating their task. The game process at the "Lukoyl Arena" can be followed through the text broadcast provided by the LiveResult portal.
