Anastasia Romanyuk, PFK photo August 19 2025, 17:27

In the match of the Women’s Premier League of Ukraine between Kolos from Kovalivka and the Odessa Sistress there was a resonant episode. Arbitration Anastasia Romanyuk showed a yellow card player Irina Mayborodini for non -sports behavior that arose after her refusal to speak Ukrainian during the game.

The match ended with the victory of the Odessa team with a score of 2: 1, but the main attention of the audience focused on the second half, when the dispute between the players of Sistress and the judge arose. Romanyuk explained that she made a remark to the football player, emphasizing: “We do not communicate here in the language of Russia. The yellow card for disagreement. And asked the player to speak Ukrainian. This is the championship – Ukraine.”

The decision caused an ambiguous reaction. Some of the audience and even the Sistress players supported the arbitration, applauding it for a principled position. At the same time, critical comments appeared on social networks. The proponents of the judge called her actions “an example of national consciousness”, and opponents emphasized that the football regulation did not require a requirement for communication.

According to the rules, the yellow card can be shown to various manifestations of non -sports behavior, including disputes with the judge. This is how the incident was qualified with Mayborodina, who after the remark of Romanyuk continued to speak Russian.