Kharkiv was supposed to score a penalty against Shakhtar: verdict of former FIFA referee

"Kharkiv" was supposed to score a penalty against "Shakhtar": verdict of former FIFA referee

Former FIFA referee Serhiy Shebek was dissatisfied with the work of the refereeing team in the match of the third round of the Ukrainian championship between "Kharkiv" and Donetsk's "Shakhtar" (0:1).

At the end of the first half, Kharkiv team defender Artem Smolyakov fell in the penalty area of the "miners" after a duel with Yegor Nazarino.

"Yes, Nazarino slightly touched the ball, but the last touch was from Smolyakov's side. If Nazarino did not knock down the opponent by hitting him in the leg, Artem could continue the attack further.

Whether to show a yellow card to the violator is a controversial issue. However, Shandor was obliged to award a penalty kick. Why did VAR referee Kopiyevsky not intervene and call his colleague to carefully review the episode is unclear.

Because the referees in the Premier League judge and interpret the rules of the game as they please, at their own discretion. Perhaps they think that jumping on the opponent with their feet is normal.

Only the third round, and already all attention is focused on the referees," Shebek said indignantly.

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