Dnipro striker Roman Zozulya can forget about big football.
Yesterday’s second leg semi-final of the national Cup between FC Zoria Luhansk and FC Dnipro in the Ukrainian brought a new football scandal. Tellingly, he lost his nerve at another player national team of Ukraine Roman Zozulya, who missed the game against Zorya because of suspension, after the final whistle, ran onto the field and punched the referee Anatoly Abdul.
A few hours later after the match, Zozulya hastened to apologize to all Ukrainian fans and the judging panel: “I Realize that my outburst worthy of punishment! Therefore, I sincerely apologize! Immediately after the game when emotions were asleep, I went to the jury room, where also personally apologized to the referee of the match, Anatoly Abdul and all the team for their aggressive behavior!”.
Confession of guilt is unlikely to save the Dnipro forward from serious sanctions by the control and disciplinary Committee of the football Federation of Ukraine.
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According to the regulations of the FFU, “the use of physical force to an official after the match” is punishable with disqualification for 12 months. If Abdul in his post-match report will evaluate the actions Zozulya as “intimidation of officials of the match, but the striker of the national team of Ukraine will get off with a three-match suspension.
