Semak demanded a penalty against CSKA after the RPL match
Quick Look
- Zenit head coach Sergei Semak said that the referee should have awarded a penalty against CSKA after Mateus Reis hit Sobolev in the face with his hand in the penalty area in the match of the 7th round of the RPL, which ended in a defeat for the St.
- Petersburg team with a score of 1:2.
- Semak also received a yellow card for a brawl in the 7th minute.
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Why It Matters
The match between Zenit and CSKA took place as part of the 7th round of the Russian Premier League. In the first half, a penalty was awarded against Zenit after a collision between Sobolev and Abdulkadyrov. In the second half, the referee did not award a penalty against CSKA after Reis hit Sobolev in the face with his hand in the penalty area.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The head coach of the St. Petersburg football club “Zenith” Sergei Semak said that the referee should have awarded a penalty against CSKA Moscow in the match of the seventh round of the Russian championship.
In the first half, a penalty was awarded against Zenit after Alexander Sobolev hit CSKA defender Jamalutdin Abdulkadyrov with his elbow in the face, and in the second half, the referee did not award a penalty against CSKA after Matheus Reis hit Sobolev in the face with his hand in the penalty area.
In the seventh minute of the match, Semak grabbed the ball, refusing to return it to CSKA defender Joao Victor for a throw-in, after which he got into a fight with the player and was shown a yellow card.
MOSCOW, September 5 - RIA Novosti. The head coach of the St. Petersburg football club "Zenith" Sergei Semak said that the referee should have awarded a penalty against CSKA Moscow in the match of the seventh round of the Russian championship.
On Saturday, Zenit lost at home to CSKA with a score of 1:2 in a match of the Russian Premier League (RPL). In the first half, a penalty was awarded against the St. Petersburg team after Alexander Sobolev hit CSKA defender Jamalutdin Abdulkadyrov with his elbow in the face. In stoppage time for the second half, CSKA defender Mateus Reis hit Sobolev in the face with his hand in the penalty area, but chief referee Andrei Prokopov did not award a penalty kick.
“If in one case, after an elbow strike, a penalty is given, well, okay. If you give such a thing, then why in a similar situation, even more obvious, don’t you give a penalty? Can someone answer this question? I think, of course, the refereeing department will find a bunch of reasons, but you and I, sensible people, can answer this question? I don’t have an answer, I don’t understand this decision,” Semak said at a press conference.
In the seventh minute of the meeting, Semak grabbed the ball, refusing to return it to CSKA defender Joao Victor for a throw-in, after which the player and coach got into a fight, they were separated by players and team employees. After this, Semak went into the tribune room, but about 10 minutes later returned to the field. The specialist was shown a yellow card.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The RFU refereeing department will give an official explanation for not awarding a penalty against CSKA
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Why didn’t the referee award a penalty against CSKA after a similar episode?
- Will the RFU refereeing department consider this episode?
- Will this decision affect further refereeing practice in the RPL?
