EX-Arbitr FIFA Acenil Resonant Cattle of the Polesie-Alexandria

Judging in a number of matches of the 27th round of the Ukrainian Premier League did not do without contradictory and even scandalous episodes. Three game days contained everything: there were a large number of yellow and red cards for both players and coaches, intended and unknown penalties, enrolled and unused goals. The central match of the tour, in which in Zhytomyr, teams, which are located on the fourth and second steps of the standings – “Polissya” and “Alexandria” respectively, were met in Zhytomyr.

In the 8th minute of the match, in the rivalry of Alexandria Nikita Kravchenko and Zhytomyr Eugene Sarapia, which took place in the penalty area of ​​the owners, the first of them was on the lawn, and the referee Mykola Balakin pointed to the 11-meter mark. However, the VAR system intervened in the situation and the priority was canceled. How well in this episode the arbitrator operated, in a comment Sport.ua, former FIFA referee Oleg Orekhov gave a competent assessment.

“There was no penalty,” he said categorically. – There was a simulation from Alexandria player, who intentionally detained his leg and sought contact with the defender.

At this discussion moments in the match were not exhausted. In the 35th minute, Polesie player George Mayasraradze received a warning for violation of the rules, and on the 51st he saw the second “mustard” again and was removed from the field.
This is how Mykola Balakin commented on his former colleague Orekhov.

– As for the warnings, they are completely within the rules, – he is sure. – the first – for deliberate delay of hands and the breakdown of a perspective attack, and the second – for a rough attack of the opponent when performing a technical lack and subsequent foul against the opponent. So everything is quite fair.

In this match, Polissya gave way to Alexandria 1: 2, which did not change the location of both teams in the table.

The Alexandria team continues to take the second place, scoring 63 points. Zhytomyr is located in the fourth position, having 43 points in the asset – as much as the Carpathians, which are five.

Earlier, we reported that the former FIFA referee Miroslav Stupar commented on the work of the referee of Mykola Balakin in the match “Polissya” – “Alexandria”.