Russian Football Cup: These days the Russian Football Cup is going on in Russia amid the FIFA World Cup. On Sunday 27 November there was a match between two teams Zenit Saint Petersburg and Spartak Moscow at Krestovsky Stadium. The spectators who came to enjoy the match did not expect that they would get to see the wrestling of the players along with the match. In fact, during the match itself, there was a tussle between the players of both the teams over some issue, which soon turned into a brawl.
After the brawl that started between the players, suddenly the playground turned into a battlefield. During this, there was a lot of kicking and punching. For some time, even the spectators could not understand why the players suddenly started beating their fellow players while playing. Along with the players, the coach was also involved in this fight. Everyone fought fiercely in the stadium keeping the spirit of the game in check. The video related to this dispute is becoming very viral on social media. Till now millions of people have seen it.
How did the dispute start
According to media reports, Spartak Moscow team forward Quincy Promes and Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Wilmar Barrios collided with each other during the match’s injury time. There was an argument between the two regarding this. Players and support staff from both the teams gathered there to fight. During this, Rodrigo Prado of Zenit St. Petersburg attacked the players of the opposing team with a kick in front of the referee. What was it then, the players of Spartak Moscow also got into action and started kicking and punching.
The match referee tried his best to stop the brawl but failed. He showed red cards to three players each from both the teams. However, this decision of the referee is also being questioned as the players who were shown red cards were not actively part of the match during the brawl. Talk about the result of this match, then the team of Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Spartak Moscow by 4-2. However, what happened during the match put the football world to shame.
Source: newstrack.com”