“Sobolev had a grudge against Roshu, as a result, his nerves could not stand it. You can’t do that” – Kechinov

Former Spartak Moscow midfielder Valery Kechinov called the behavior of the Red-White striker Alexander Sobolev in the match of the 28th round of the WORLD RPL with CSKA unworthy of the national team players.

The match of the 28th round of the WORLD RPL ended with the victory of Spartak with a score of 2: 1. After one of the martial arts in the second half, Sobolev showed an obscene gesture to the army man Willian Roche, pointing to his groin. After that, Rocha appealed to the referee and repeated the obscene gesture to the linesman. Both players will attend a meeting of the FTC RFU, which will consider their removal.

– Sobolev had some kind of resentment towards Roshu. Before that, they had a skirmish where they did not share something. It grew with every minute. As a result, at the last moment, Sobolev’s nerves could not stand it, and he showed this gesture. It is clear that this cannot be done – this is unsportsmanlike behavior. If he was 18-19 years old, then this is one thing, but he is an experienced footballer! Behavior unworthy of a player of the national team and Spartak. But he has already apologized.

Removing Roshi? It also seemed to me that Karasev misunderstood him. Probably, the referee should have understood that Rosha was showing Sobolev’s gesture – but Karasev was nearby and saw everything. Maybe we couldn’t catch what Karasev eventually caught,” Kechinov told the Championship.

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