QURGHON TEPPA, September 7, 2009, Asia-Plus — An assistant referee was beaten up by Regar-TadAZ players in Qurghon Teppa on September 5 after singling offside when the scored the goal.
The second round of this year’s football championship kicked off with a match between the incumbent champion Regar-TadAZ from Tursunzoda and Qurghon Teppa’s Vakhsh that was held in Qurghon Teppa on September 5. Vakhsh won the game 1-0.
However, the game was darkened by an unpleasant incident at the end of the match. Regar-TadAZ scored the goal but the assistant referee Mustago Islomov signaled offside. The Regar-TadAZ considered that the referee was wrong and beat him. The referee needed medical help.
The Regar-TadAZ coach Muhamamdjon Habibulloyev said in an interview with Asia-Plus that he would send protest to the Football Federation of Tajikistan over the preconceived refereeing.
“Football will not develop in Tajikistan with such a refereeing,” said Habibulloyev, “In 2005, Vakhsh became champion due to the preconceived refereeing.”
In the meantime, commenting on a statement by Habibulloyev, the Vakhsh coach Isroil Sharipov said, “We have never discussed and will not discuss how Regar-TadAZ has become champion of the country seven times.” “We won the match honestly,” he said
