“If Zobnin’s goal had not been counted, it could have been assumed that Lokomotiv would have won the match” – Tarasov

Lokomotiv played well in the second match of the quarterfinals of the RPL FONBET Cup of Russia with Spartak and could have won the match if Roman Zobnin’s goal had not been counted, ex-lokomotiv player Dmitry Tarasov believes.

The Expert Referee Commission under the President of the RFU previously concluded that referee Sergei Ivanov mistakenly counted the goal of Spartak midfielder Roman Zobnin against Lokomotiv. In the 56th minute, the Red-White midfielder Mikhail Ignatov took the ball away from the Lokomotiv defender Nair Tiknizyan, which subsequently led to Zobnin’s goal against the railroad workers. The meeting ended with the score 4:2 in favor of the team of Guillermo Abascal.

– Lokomotiv played the second game very well. I was initially sure that a foul would be counted. There was an obvious violation – one played with his hands, the other did not. Well, admitted and recognized. This does not affect the result in any way, unfortunately.

We can only guess how things could have turned out. There is already a result, and it is not in favor of Lokomotiv. But Lokomotiv played with dignity. And perhaps, if this goal had not been counted, one could assume that Lokomotiv would have won the match, Tarasov told Metaratings.ru.

Moscow “Spartak” will meet with the Yekaterinburg “Ural” in the semi-finals of the way RPL Cup of Russia. Lokomotiv will play with Akron in the second stage of the ¼ finals of the path of the regions.

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