The RFU admitted the mistakes of the judge Kukulyak in favor of Zenit in the Russian Cup match with Dynamo
The Expert Referee Commission (ESC) of the Russian Football Union (RFU) evaluated the work of the referee Yevgeny Kukulyak in the 1/4 final match of the Way of the Regions of the Russian Cup between Zenit and Dynamo. This was reported on the website of the RFU.
The ESC admitted that the referee made a mistake twice in favor of the St. Petersburg team. According to experts, in the 62nd minute, the referee should have appointed a penalty kick against Zenit for a violation of Claudinho on Muscovites forward Konstantin Tyukavina.
In addition, Kukulyak mistakenly did not remove the hosts’ midfielder Zelimkhan Bakaev in the 73rd minute. The ESC considered that the player deserved a second yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The meeting between Zenit and Dynamo took place on March 15. The main time of the game ended with the score 1:1, and in the penalty shoot-out Muscovites turned out to be stronger, who advanced to the semi-finals.
Source: Lenta
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