“Popov’s red card decision was right,” says former FIFA referee Novokhatni

Former FIFA referee and expert on refereeing issues Myroslav Stupar commented on Denis Popov’s red card in the match “Kryvbas” — “Dynamo” (0:2).

— The moment with Popov’s red card was judged by Balakin his way, but Novokhatni at VAR thought there was a clear opportunity to go one-on-one with the player from “Kryvbas.” I believe that Volodymyr Novokhatni was right in this episode.

Mykola Balakin, after reviewing the episode, canceled the yellow card for Denis Popov and issued a red one. There’s no escaping this. The foul happened at the center of the goal, entering the penalty area — all arguments called to review the episode were valid for a red card.

“Dynamo” scored the second goal while a player was down — Vanat scored like a good striker. The goalkeeper could have saved it, but didn’t — said the expert.