Bazhenov said that "Spartak" will not fly out of the Premier League

In the Rostov-Spartak match, there were several controversial judicial moments at once that affected the final score, former Spartak player Nikita Bazhenov told RBC Sport.

“There were a lot of questions about refereeing today, I have big questions about the second canceled goal. Will Spartak fly out? Well, no, it won't come to that. The game is quite fun, 7 goals, two of which are not counted. Spartak always plays hard in Rostov, this time too. Karpin always has a special atmosphere in matches against Spartak,” Bazhenov said.

Bazhenov also noted that "Spartak" began to have an advantage only after a missed goal, although the beginning of the match was left for "Rostov"

“In the first 15 minutes it was clear that Rostov came out to win. The team almost immediately appeared dangerous moments and ended with a logical goal. After a missed goal, Spartak immediately woke up and began to have more advantage. However, as we have seen, you can play with an advantage, but still lose, ”added Bazhenov.

Moscow "Spartak" lost to "Rostov" in the match of the 26th round of the Russian Premier League. The meeting, held at the Rostov Arena, ended with a score of 3:2.

Rostov midfielder Roman Tugarev opened the score in the 14th minute. Spartak bounced back three minutes later thanks to a goal by Alexander Sobolev. In the 33rd minute, Mikhail Ignatov, after a pass into the penalty area, hit his head, the ball hit the post and bounced in the stomach of Samuel Gigot, after which he ended up in the net. The goal was canceled due to offside, the referees at VAR confirmed this decision.

At the beginning of the second half, Ignatov went one on one with the Rostov goalkeeper after a pass from Zelimkhan Bakaev and sent the ball into the bottom corner of the goal. At first, the goal was counted, but the judges at VAR suggested to the chief referee Vitaly Meshkov that Ignatov played with his hand in the initial phase of the attack. As a result, the goal was cancelled.

In the 75th minute, Meshkov awarded a penalty to Spartak, which was converted by Dmitry Poloz. In this episode, the referee, who was a few meters from the place of the violation of the rules, gave the signal to continue the game, but the assistants at VAR reported a probable violation. Meshkov watched the video replay and pointed to the point.

In the last minute of the meeting, substitute Ruslan Litvinov equalized with a long-range shot. At the fifth added minute, Meshkov appointed another penalty. An accurate shot from the 11-meter mark was delivered by Ali Sow, bringing Rostov a victory.

Rostov scored 34 points and overtook Akhmat in the table, taking eighth place in the table. Spartak is in tenth position with 31 points.

Nikita Bazhenov played in Spartak from 2004 to 2010. As part of the "red-white" Bazhenov became a 4-time vice-champion.