The scandalous incident occurred during the match of the 20th round of the third division of the championship of Spain between the teams "

In the second half, from one of the sectors, the hosts' fans insulted the Ukrainian forward of the guests Roman Zozulya. They chanted at him "

Because of this, the referee suspended the game in the 60th minute. The break lasted about a minute and a half.. Viewers urged to stop such behavior. Otherwise, the match would have ended ahead of schedule.

Note that at that time Zozulya was not even on the field - the Ukrainian started the fight on the bench. Roman entered the game in the 68th minute, but did not score with goals. The Ukrainian team suffered a minimal defeat with a score of 1:0.

We add that on January 21, Ukrainian defender Orest Lebedenko moved to Deportivo.

This is not the first time Zozulya has faced fan bullying in Spain. In February 2017, when Roman was playing for Rayo Vallecano on loan, club fans called him a Nazi and attributed him to far-right organizations in Ukraine.. Then the player was forced to return to Betis, to which he belonged..

And in December 2019, the match between Rayo Vallecano and the then team of Zozuly Albacete was suspended..

Ultras " Because of this, Roman's team refused to go to the second half..

Recall that in December last year, Zozulya became a player of the Spanish club Rayo Majadahonda.. The 33-year-old Ukrainian signed a contract with the third division club until the end of the 2022/23 season.. Before that, Roman played in the Segunda (the second league of Spain - approx.. ) for " Since 2014, he has been actively helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the war against Russian invaders..