Vitaliy Romanov spoke about how Belkevich protected him from Aliyev and Milevsky

Renowned Ukrainian referee Vitaliy Romanov shared the incident for which he is grateful to the Dynamo legend Valentina Belkevich.

Vitaliy Romanov

— I want to remember Valentina Belkevich. Eternal memory to him. This is a person who really protected me on the football field. At that time, I was a referee for the reserve teams. During that time, Aliyev and Milevsky were in their prime — young, hot-headed, wild boys. Frankly speaking, they were «eating me alive.» They felt complete irresponsibility and did whatever they wanted.

I remember well how Belkevich said: «Yes, don’t touch.» And that was it — they immediately calmed down. The atmosphere of the match turned 180°. It was like a magician: once — and the snake disappeared into the bag, — Romanov said in an interview with «TaToTake».