Controversial penalty and Rotan's removal: Dnipro-1 stumbled in a scandalous UPL match

11 May 2023, 17:30 | Sports
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Dnipro-1 played a draw with Oleksandriya in the replay of the postponed match of the 1st round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL). The match at the Uzhgorod stadium " In the first half of the meeting, a loud scandal erupted. In the 20th minute, referee Yaroslav Kozik appointed a controversial penalty against Oleksandriya for Daniil Skorko putting his hand on Oleksandr Nazarenko's shoulder in the penalty area. This decision of the referee caused indignation of the head coach of Oleksandria Ruslan Rotan, who went to deal with the judges and the coaching staff of Dnipro-1. It should be noted that the Brazilian striker from Dnepr Peglow roughly pushed Rotan away near the bench, but escaped punishment from the referee. But the coach of the Alexandrians, and at the same time the acting head coach of the Ukrainian national team and the mentor of the youth national team, earned a red card. Penalty converted by Artem Dovbik. Forward " However, Rotan's wards quickly bounced back.

In the 26th minute, Kirill Kovalets headed a cross into the center of a free-kick from Sergei Rybalka. No more goals scored by teams. So the fight, which was overshadowed by another refereeing scandal, ended in a draw.. Dnipro-1 (58 points) is second in the UPL, two points behind league leader Shakhtar. Alexandria (39 points) is fifth. In the next round, Oleksandr Kucher's team will play on the road with Minai on May 15, and Rotan's wards will visit Kolos on the same day.




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