Ukrainian Roma striker Artem Dovbik in the 7th round of the group stage of the Europa League broke the face of AZ defender Wouter Hus into blood. The incident happened in the 19th minute of the match.
From the very beginning, the leader of the Ukrainian national team and the Dutchman fought a desperate battle on the field. Gus grabbed Dovbik by the T-shirt, and the Ukrainian football player was working hard with his elbows.
In one of the game moments, it was Artem’s elbow that hit his opponent in the face, knocking him down.
The 20-year-old player of the Dutch youth team demanded from the chief referee Irfan Pelto a red card for the Ukrainian, but the Bosnian limited himself to a “mustard plaster”. During the break, Dovbik was replaced by Matias Soule.
This season Artem played 26 matches for Roma, scoring 11 goals and making 2 assists.