Zenit should have been awarded a penalty in the first half of the match with Akhmat The RFU's ESC has reviewed the controversial episode with Glushankov in the game between Zenit and Akhmat. The expert refereeing committee of the Russian Football Union recognized the decision of the head referee Rafael Shefaev not to award a penalty against Akhmat in the game with Zenit as a mistake. This was reported on the official website of the RFU. The meeting of the 11th round in the Russian Championship took place on October 18 in St. Petersburg and ended with the home victory with a score of 3:2. The controversial episode occurred in the 39th minute of the first half. While fighting for the ball, Grozny defender Kalidou Sidiva touched the leg of Zenit striker Maxim Glushankov with his spikes inside his penalty area. According to the expert refereeing committee, the referee should have awarded a penalty kick and shown Sidibe a yellow card for foul play.

Zenit should have been awarded a penalty in the first half of the match with Akhmat The RFU's ESC has reviewed the controversial episode with Glushankov in the game between Zenit and Akhmat. The expert refereeing committee of the Russian Football Union recognized the decision of the head referee Rafael Shefaev not to award a penalty against Akhmat in the game with Zenit as a mistake. This was reported on the official website of the RFU. The meeting of the 11th round in the Russian Championship took place on October 18 in St. Petersburg and ended with the home victory with a score of 3:2. The controversial episode occurred in the 39th minute of the first half. While fighting for the ball, Grozny defender Kalidou Sidiva touched the leg of Zenit striker Maxim Glushankov with his spikes inside his penalty area. According to the expert refereeing committee, the referee should have awarded a penalty kick and shown Sidibe a yellow card for foul play.