The head coach of "Alexandria" Ruslan Rotan summarized the results of yesterday's match of his team against the Lviv "Rukh" (1:1), criticizing the refereeing in this match and, in particular, the work of the VAR officials.
Ruslan Rotan"Probably, this should have been a winning game for us. The opponent made one shot on goal and scored, while we, unfortunately, did not. I can't say that we had a lot of chances, but there were opportunities where we should have changed the score.
I don't know if you show penalties in your studio. You see, it irritates me a bit that the one who is on VAR didn't even call the main referee to review that moment. If they wanted to make it a draw today, then they did it, and we congratulate the group of these "beautiful guys".
And if they want to officiate, let them do it. The opponents play aggressively from the first minute, jumping into tackles, but 8-9 fouls are not enough to show a card, and our first foul immediately gets a card. I am very disappointed. And I am very pleased with the guys that they are eager to win in these circumstances. That is what is important.
The guys gave everything to please the fans, so that our Ukrainian football would be competitive under current conditions. And this group of them — I don't know what to call them — those who come out and ruin it all... Why?
Therefore, I didn’t cope with my emotions at the end of the match. One can do everything — hit as you want, even chop off heads, while others must endure. For me, this is wild.
It’s good if we are not needed — I am not against it. But don’t ruin the emotions of the fans. At least you should have called him to look, if he is blind. Right? So I am very disappointed about that. As well as the result. This match should have been a winning one for my team," said Rotan in a broadcast on the YouTube channel "UPL TV".
