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Former referee says Lokomotiv defender should have been sent off
Lokomotiv and Krasnodar played to a 3-3 draw in Moscow in the 11th round of Russia’s Premier League.
Former FIFA referee Sergey Lapochkin said Lokomotiv’s Gerzino Nyamsi should have been sent off during the match.
Nyamsi received a yellow card in the 12th minute for a challenge on Krasnodar midfielder João Batxi.
Lapochkin said the high, studs-first contact could have justified a straight red, though Nyamsi also touched the ball.
In the 35th minute, Nyamsi fouled forward Jhon Córdoba, but the referee did not give a foul or a card; Lapochkin said it should have been a second yellow.
That decision helps explain coach Murad Musaev’s anger at the break, which Lapochkin said was understandable.
Former FIFA referee Sergey Lapochkin said Lokomotiv defender Jersino Nyamsi should have been sent off against Krasnodar.
Nyamsi was booked in the 12th minute for a foul on João Batxi, but Lapochkin said the challenge could have warranted a straight red card.
Lapochkin also said Nyamsi should have received a second yellow for a later foul on John Córdoba.
The match ended 3-3 in Moscow.
- Who
- Former FIFA referee Sergey Lapochkin said Lokomotiv defender Jersino Nyamsi should have been sent off.
- What
- Lapochkin criticised the decisions not to dismiss Nyamsi during Lokomotiv’s 3-3 draw with Krasnodar.
- When
- The match was reported on 17 October 2026.
- Where
- Moscow.
- Why
- Lapochkin said Nyamsi’s challenge on João Batxi could have merited a straight red, and that a later foul on John Córdoba warranted a second yellow.
Sergey Lapochkin
Match referee Nikita Novikov
First challenge
Sergey Lapochkin
Lapochkin said Nyamsi’s high, studs-first challenge on João Batxi could have warranted a straight red, though he noted arguments for a yellow because Nyamsi touched the ball.
Match referee Nikita Novikov
Novikov showed Nyamsi a yellow card for the foul.
Later foul
Sergey Lapochkin
Lapochkin said Nyamsi’s foul on John Córdoba warranted a second yellow and that the referee should have recorded the foul.
Match referee Nikita Novikov
Novikov did not award a foul or show Nyamsi a card.
Novikov showed Nyamsi a yellow card for a foul on João Batxi.
Nyamsi fouled John Córdoba, but the referee did not award a foul or show him a yellow card.
Lapochkin said Nyamsi should have been sent off and described the decision not to penalise the later foul as a missed second yellow.
- Final score
- Lokomotiv 3-3 Krasnodar
- Competition
- 11th round of the Russian Premier League
- First incident
- 12th minute; Nyamsi was booked for a foul on João Batxi
- Later incident
- 35th minute; Lapochkin said Nyamsi’s foul on John Córdoba warranted a second yellow
- Referee
- Nikita Novikov
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What people are saying
If Novikov had shown a red card here, I think no one would have had many questions.
The high contact, the studs, the speed — everything suggests this could have been a straight red card.
This is an unmistakable yellow card.
Nyamsi should not be on the field now.