Former FIFA referee Alexei Nikolaev on , he supported the match’s chief referee’s decision “Krasnodar” — “Zenith” Sergei Ivanov will not award a penalty against the St. Petersburg team in second-half stoppage time.
In the 97th minute, Zenit goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov hit Bulls defender Junior Alonso in the head with his hands as he tried to play the ball out. The meeting took place in Krasnodar and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the guests.
— There is a fun fight. Kerzhakov, trying to reach the ball, misses it a little and, in this situation, hits the head of the Krasnodar player. There is no accentuated rudeness here, it is an episode of play. There is no point in talking about penalties here. If it was an accentuated blow from the goalkeeper to the head, then yes, but here is an episode of the game where there is only a simple fight, ”Nikolaev said on .
Zenit (47 points) extended their unbeaten streak in the RPL to six matches and strengthened their leading position in the standings by increasing their lead over second-placed Krasnodar (43) to four points.
In the next round, Krasnodar will host Fakel Voronezh on April 19 and Zenit will play at home against Orenburg two days later.
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