Former FIFA referee Sergei Lapochkin supported the decision of the chief referee of the 24th round WORLD RPL match »Krasnodar “-“Zenith » Sergei Ivanov will not award a penalty against the Saint Petersburg team in stoppage time of the second half.
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.
— For several years there has been such an interpretation: when the attacker manages to score the first header and then the goalkeeper collides with him, the degree of impact is very significant. If the goalkeeper does not do anything rude or reckless, then such episodes should be interpreted as a “continuation of play”. If the goalkeeper is rude or reckless, then it is a penalty and a yellow card.
In this episode we see that the Krasnodar footballer plays first, Kerzhakov does not reach for the ball and simply lowers his arms, palms, fist, elbow or forearm out of inertia. These episodes have been interpreted for some time as a “continuation of the game”, so the VAR referees did not adapt and Ivanov did not award a penalty. This is correct according to modern interpretation,” Lapochkin said on MATCH PRIME.
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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Source : MatchTV
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