“Referees awarded penalties for Shakhtar 7 times and not even once for their opponents. As for Dynamo – Kyivans took 2 penalties and their opponents – 5.
Shakhtar were defeated in the capital of Ukraine by FC Arsenal Kyiv. Olexandr Derdo was the referee of that game. Since then he never was among Donetsk side games officials. He dared not to award penalty for Shakhtar and to send Rakytskyi off!
The previous season neither of 15 referees awarded a penalty for Shakhtar opponents. Donetsk side are the only team of such kind in Europe!”
* www.fcdynamo.kiev.ua based on information provided by Football weekly
