One of yesterday’s matches of the 19th round of the Ukrainian championship, between Rovno’s «Veres» and Kovalivka’s «Kolos» (2:1), ended in scandal.
Igor Kharatin (in the center) in the match against «Kolos». Photo — UPLThe fate of this match was decided in the 8th minute of stoppage time by the home team midfielder Igor Kharatin, who converted a penalty and brought victory to his team.
After sending the ball into the net, the 30-year-old player celebrated his goal emotionally not only in front of the stands but also in front of the bench of the coaches and substitutes of «Kolos» — his previous club. Following this, the head coach of the visiting team, Alexander Pozdeev, ran towards Kharatin along with several players of «Kolos», unleashing a torrent of emotional comments, demanding explanations from the player.
Let us remind you that at the beginning of last season, Kharatin was dismissed from the first team of «Kolos». According to unofficial information, this was a consequence of the fact that the midfielder was among those players who wanted the dismissal of the «Kolos» coach Alexander Pozdeev, which became known to the latter and resulted in a conflict between the player and the coach.
Throughout the first half of the current season, Kharatin did not play in the UPL. In winter, «Kolos» terminated the contract with Kharatin, after which he became a player of «Veres».
Scandal at the end of the match «Veres» — «Kolos»:
Video — Dmitry Povoroznyuk
