The main derby of the country turned into a big scandal. It is impossible to find fault with CSKA’s debut goal against Spartak in terms of observing football rules, but from a human point of view, there are many questions for the army team.

The hosts needed to stop the attack because of the opponent lying on the lawn, but the players forgot about football etiquette and squeezed the maximum out of the episode.

CSKA punished Spartak for a moment of weakness.

Derby style goal

In the central game of the 13th round MIR RPL CSKA hosted Spartak. The main derby of the country this time was not only a confrontation between the principal rivals, but also had an important tournament value. The teams were on adjacent lines in the championship, and the winner automatically became the main pursuer of Zenit.

In matches of teams close in terms of level, any little thing can be a key factor in achieving victory. Weather conditions, the mood for the game of specific players, the support of the stands at one time or another – and even a crazy thought, admitting that in a moment of weakness the opponent will understand you and regret it.

Another CSKA attack started at the moment when one of the Spartak players was on the lawn. The victim was Quincy Promes, and he was far enough from the epicenter of events. However, in any case, the elements of fair play in football suggest that in such a situation, the opponent will curb his zeal for someone else’s goal. Here, too, the midfielder of the “red-whites” Roman Zobnin suggested that everyone would understand him – he refused to fight, calling with gestures to stop the game. Why the Spartak football player simply didn’t knock the ball out of the field remains a mystery.

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The army team did not want to comply with the norms of football etiquette, especially since one of the players of the “red-blue” team was also on the lawn at that moment. Milan Gayich seemed not to notice Zobnin’s gestures, unceremoniously took the ball away and sent Fyodor Chalov into the race. The forward took a cross serve, winning the fight for the position from Mikhi Mevli, and shot past Alexander Selikhov – exactly on target at the Spartak goal.

For Chalov, this goal was historic: Fedor scored Spartak for the first time in his career, which, by his own admission, he had dreamed of for a long time. And while the striker was enjoying the closed gestalt, the players of the “red-white” team and even the coaching staff put pressure on the referee.

But Sergei Karasev, without any mental anguish, counted the goal, ignoring the suffering of Quincy Promes. In none of the episodes preceding the goal, the rules were not violated, and as for observing fair play, this, as they say, is a voluntary matter. The goal, of course, turned out to be scandalous, but it is quite consistent with the spirit of the derby. As they say in such cases – in war as in war.