Former FIFA referee Mikhail Semenov commented on the work of referee Vladislav Bezborodov in the match of the first round of the WORLD of the Russian Premier League (RPL) between Akhmat and Spartak.
– Was it necessary to appoint a penalty when Akhmat defender Yuri Zhuravlev played a handball in his own penalty area?
– In this situation, there is an explanation: if a player falls and tries to make a supporting hand, and there is a minimum distance from the ground, then this is not a handball. Therefore, in this episode, the referee did the right thing.
– Did Bezborodov need to remove the goalkeeper of Akhmat Shelia for hitting Sobolev?
– Naturally, the rules were violated against Sobolev. Bezborodov did not control this situation, all his attention was on Sobolev. Questions for VAR. I think that the penalty here is closer than in the first moment. Shelia without options had to be removed. It is not clear what the judge did. Why was there a goal kick after that moment, if, according to the referees, Sobolev broke the rules?
– Spartak filed a complaint with the ESC on these episodes. What can threaten Bezborodov?
Nothing will threaten him, let’s be honest. Now the days of Tolstoy are gone, where the judges were disqualified for a month, two, three, until the end of the season. Now look: no matter what the judges do, they will still judge. Well, they will remove him for a couple of rounds, so that this moment is forgotten, and then they will allow it again. He may not worry, – quotes Semenov “Sport Day after Day”.
The meeting in Grozny ended with the score 1:1. At the 77th minute of the meeting in the penalty area of Akhmat, after a cross from Quincy Promes, the player from Grozny Yuri Zhuravlev made contact with the ball, but Bezborodov decided not to award a penalty and continue the game. Later, the referee took advantage of the video preview after goalkeeper Giorgi Shelia kicked off Alexander Sobolev, but showed the players a yellow card.
