Semak sided with Sobolev after a quarrel with the defender of “Akhmad”

Head coach of St. Petersburg Zenit Sergey Semak commented on the conflict that broke out after the match of the 11th round of the Russian Premier League against Grozny Akhmat. The blue-white-blue mentor supported his players and criticized the actions of the man who provoked the skirmish. This is reported by the official website of the club.

According to Semak, the coaching staff intends to find a video of what happened in order to punish the perpetrator of the conflict. The specialist stressed that he understands the emotional reaction of his wards and considers the behavior of the provocateur unacceptable.

“I understand the guys perfectly, so in my opinion, what this man did is not absolutely manly,” Semak said.

However, the coach did not specify who he considered the instigator. Asked by a journalist whether he was talking about the defender of Akhmat, he said that he meant the person because of whom the brawl began.

We will remind, after the final whistle between the striker of “Zenit” Alexander Sobolev and the defender of “Akhmat” Kalid Sidib there was a verbal skirmish. The angry striker was held by three players at once, and midfielder Wilmar Barrios at one point even covered his mouth.

The meeting ended with the victory of the St. Petersburg team with a score of 3: 2. The decisive goal “Zenit” scored in the 90th minute.