“If it was a hockey match, then the CSKA player would have received a yellow card” – Nikolaev about the warning to Promes

Ex-FIFA referee Alexei Nikolaev on the air of Match TV said that he did not notice the controversial episodes in the first half of the match of the 13th round of the WORLD RPL between Moscow CSKA and Spartak.

The meeting takes place on Sunday in Moscow at the VEB Arena. In the middle of the second half the score is equal – 2:2.

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– I did not see any controversial episodes in terms of interpretation. Yes, there were interesting moments, including the fall of Sobolev. But I think there is nothing to disassemble, because we saw that the initiative with the fall came from the forward of Spartak. This is not a simulation, because there was contact. But I don’t see any violations on the part of the defender.

There was another interesting episode related to Promesu’s yellow card at the beginning of the match. I think it was more logical to call the referee to the monitor, so that there would be no questions that this episode went unpunished. If it was a hockey match, then the CSKA player would have received a yellow card for what kind of picture fall he then portrayed. I agree with the yellow card for Promes in this episode,” Nikolaev said on Match TV.

Watch the live broadcast of the meeting on Match TV and MATCH PREMIER.

CSKA – Spartak. WORLD Russian Premier League. Tour 13