Nikolaev believes that referee Kazartsev could not have punished the player PARI NN with a direct red card in the game against Krasnodar

Former FIFA referee Alexei Nikolaev on air MATCH PREMIER expressed the opinion that the referee of the match of the 14th round of WORLD RPL “BET NN” — “Krasnodar” (0:2) Vasily Kazartsev couldn’t show the home team player a direct red card Nikita Kakkoev .

The match in Nizhny Novgorod ended in victory for the guests with the score 2:0. The goals were scored by Ilzat Akhmetov and John Cordoba, “PARI NN” ended the match with nine men after Mamadou Maiga and Nikita Kakkoev were sent off.

– The second yellow card of midfielder “BET NN” Mamadou Maïga? Is it all in the deal or is it the referee’s mistake?

No referee error. If we watch the episode in dynamic and even then frame by frame, it will be clear. A rough approach is visible. Of course, this is a yellow card, which turns into a second and, therefore, a withdrawal.

– BET NN player Nikita Kakkoev, direct red card?

– For me, this is a non-obvious red card, because there is no such aggression here. For a red card, there really should be such a targeted shot. Here the amplitude [удара]is of course present. If you are consistent, you can handle the yellow card. In addition, she would be second and the player would leave the field. This would probably be ideal in this situation. I would like consistency, because we risk confusing the supporters.

– Can PARI NN lodge a protest against a direct red card to qualify it as yellow, and the referee’s decision be wrong?

We have already encountered such cases. They canceled Nenakhov’s card, so I think the club probably have the right to make some sort of statement. First of all, this must be taken into account by the expert refereeing commission, and on this basis, this card can be canceled in red.

— How many people are there at CES and how many foreigners are there?

There are two strangers today. There are 7 or 8 members in total, if the decision is made four by three, then it is in favor of the referees, because if the votes are divided approximately evenly, then it is a story. And if it’s 6-1 or 7-1, then one or the other is decided by majority vote.

Any decision using VAR is an interpretation of this or that episode from the very beginning. I think it’s obvious. If we give Karasev and Kazartsev the same moment and they, for example, with the same Promes in the derby would make different decisions in the video test, then we can talk about the inconsistency of the judges. But any referee always has his own interpretation of the episode, because all living people, – said Nikolaev on the air of MATCH PREMIER.

Krasnodar, who broke a three-game WORLD RPL winless streak, scored 24 points and is fifth in the standings. PARI NN is 11th with 13 points.