The Russian youth football championship ended in a scandal.

During the match between “Akhmat” and “Lokomotiv”, a scuffle took place on the field, in which both the players of both teams and representatives of the referee corps were involved.

The press service of the Moscow club said that as a result of the fight, its players were injured.

The game took place in Grozny at the Sultan Bilimkhanov stadium.

It was the match of the 28th round, which, with the new format of the tournament, became the last one this season.

Neither for Akhmat, nor for Lokomotiv, this meeting was of fundamental importance.

Muscovites have already guaranteed themselves fifth place, and Grozny residents - sixth.

Whatever the result, the teams could not claim anything else.

Already in the sixth minute, the home team's defender Turpal-Ali Ibishev opened the scoring, but later only Lokomotiv players scored.

Before the break, this was done by Timur Kasimov, Alexey Larin and Ivan Kotelnikov.

In the second half Kasimov scored a double, and Matvey Pershin converted a penalty kick in the 83rd minute, setting the final score - 5: 1 in favor of the railroad workers.

After that, the main referee of the match Maxim Chembulatov showed the second yellow card to the midfielder of "Akhmat" Lechi Sadulayev for unsportsmanlike behavior and sent him off the field. This decision provoked a massive brawl, during which, according to Sport-Express, the player pushed the referee. Only those on the field took part in the scuffle. It should be noted that this episode was not included in the video broadcast of the match, which was conducted by "Akhmat". It was interrupted before the start of the second half.

Later Chembulatov removed two more Akhmat players, showing them straight red cards.

Ibishev was sent to the locker room with the wording "aggressive behavior and obscene abuse of the referee", and Abdul-Malik Dzhakuev - for "aggressive behavior and kicking an opponent without fighting for the ball."

By that time, Grozny had already used all seven substitutions and were forced to finish the match not just with eight, but only with two clean defenders.

Information about the mass brawl was confirmed by the press service of the Russian Premier League, which organizes the youth championship.

They said that the materials of the case will be transferred to the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union (FTC RFU).

“At the end of the youth championship match“ Akhmat ”-“ Lokomotiv ”there was a scuffle between the players of the teams.

The incident began with the fact that the referee of the meeting was physically influenced by one of the hosts' footballers after issuing a second warning.

As a result of the scuffle, several players were removed, after which the match continued and ended with a major victory for the guests.

The incident was reported in the report.

All materials will be transferred to the RFU FTC ", - the" Championship "cites the RPL reaction.

In "Akhmat" they urged not to attach importance to the incident.

The club explained the actions of its players by the emotionality that accompanies the games of the youth teams.

“At the 83rd minute, our footballer Sadulayev was outraged that the referee showed him a second yellow card, which turned red for him. This caused a small scuffle on the field, the guys knocked about. Young, ambitious, everyone wants to win. The incident itself lasted a matter of seconds and was settled. The judges separated the players, three send-offs, the game continued. If Sadulayev really pushed the judge, the FTC will consider, watch the video, for this he is. The referee team intervened, separated everyone. There was no fight as described. This happens in the youth championship, "- said the press attaché of" Akhmat "Kazbek Khadzhiev.

But Lokomotiv did not agree with this assessment of the situation.

The club issued a statement in which it called the incident "an unacceptable incident" and outlined its version of events.

The press service said that the scuffle led to injuries to two team players.

“With the score 5: 1 in favor of the Lokomotiv team, the Akhmat footballers indulged in aggressive behavior towards the match referee, starting a fight.

At the same time, the players of our team were not inclined to take part in the brawl.

As a result, after the attack by the opponents, two Lokomotiv footballers were injured and received medical attention.

In the near future, the injured players will undergo an in-depth examination for more serious injuries, "Lokomotiv said.

The "railroad workers" also called for punishment of the instigators of the conflict and all those responsible for it.

For this, the club is ready to provide photo and video evidence.

“Football is a contact sport in which injuries are inevitable.

Nevertheless, there is no place for aggression, rudeness and physical violence in football, ”the statement says.

The player of “Akhmat”, who pushed the referee, will most likely have to miss the beginning of the next season.

Sports lawyer Yuri Zaitsev spoke about this.

He also noted that the club will be fined.

“The push by the match official, who is the referee, is a violation of Article 95 of the disciplinary regulations. This will result in a six-match suspension. In addition to disqualification, a penalty must be applied in accordance with the penalties table of the disciplinary regulations. For the youth championship, such a fine is from 70 to 200 thousand rubles. Within this corridor, the FTC will carry out punishment, ”Zaitsev said.