On Sunday evening, in the second round of the Russian Premier League, the teams "Rubin" and "Zenit" played to a 2:2 draw. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
At the beginning of the match, referee Aleksey Sukhoy awarded a penalty for the Kazan team after the intervention of the VAR system. This penalty was given for handball, however, the "Rubin" defender did not see the ball, as he was looking in another direction and was engaged in a positional struggle with an opponent.
Famous journalist Igor Rabiner expressed his astonishment at the referee's decision. He wrote on his Telegram channel, "Am I going crazy, or am I not living in a parallel reality?
Is that why they awarded the penalty? Is this considered handball by a 'Rubin' player?"
Later he added, "Yes, there is a lie, a big lie, and there are modern interpretations of refereeing." After two rounds of the Russian Premier League, the only leader is the "Lokomotiv" team, which has collected six points.
