The KHL recognized the cancellation of CSKA's goal in the match with Admiral as erroneous

The KHL Refereeing Department recognized the decision not to count the goal of CSKA forward Maxim Sorkin in the match with Vladivostok Admiral, which ended in a victory for the guests with a score of 4:2, as erroneous. This was reported on the league website.

The controversial episode occurred in the 50th minute with the score 2:1 in favor of Admiral. After Sorkin's goal, the visiting head coach called for an offside call. The KHL Video Analysis Center, after reviewing the episode, decided that there was an offside position and canceled the goal.

The refereeing department clarified that the decision was erroneous. An employee of the KHL Video Analysis Center has been suspended from work and disciplinary sanctions will be applied to him. The league apologized to the fans and teams participating in the match.

CSKA released a statement on its Telegram channel. “The players and coaches of our team are looking for the reasons for defeats only in themselves and are persistently preparing for the next matches. At the same time, gross and unjustified mistakes in elementary situations, as we see, can bring everything down […],” the club’s statement reads.

The Moscow club noted that it was deprived of a goal scored in accordance with all the rules, and the opposing coaching staff did not receive a two-minute penalty for delaying the game. The army team emphasized that the league’s apology cannot change the result of the match and the standings.