The midfielder of Kovalivka's "Kolosi" Vladyslav Veletien, summarizing the match on Saturday against Lviv's "Karpaty" (1:1) in the 3rd round of the Ukrainian championship, commented on the dismissal of his team's midfielder Arinaldo Rrapai in the 34th minute of the match.
Vladyslav Veletien. Photo — FC "Kolosi"“We reviewed this episode because there was an air raid alert. I couldn’t even imagine that a red card could be issued for this. How can you play soccer, a contact sport, if a person is going for the ball?
Yes, maybe there was some contact, I do not argue. But, first of all, he is going for the ball — and not with his studs, but with his foot. And giving a red card for this — well, that’s… I believe it’s not just like that. And this dismissal spoiled the entire game,” Veletien said on the YouTube channel of "Kolosi".
