18:05, 13 December 2017

"Akhmat" FC fined for supporting football players through loudspeakers

A player of the FC "Akhmat" Grozny. Photo by the press service of the FC "Akhmat" http://fc-akhmat.ru/page/9198

The Grozny "Akhmat" FC has been fined for use of loudspeakers during a football match between its team and the team of the "Zenith" FC, reported Arthur Grigoryanets, the chairman of the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on December 11, before the match between the football teams of the "Akhmat" and "Zenith" FCs, students announced their higher educational institutions' demand to come to the stadium. Earlier, Grozny students reported being obliged to come as fans to the match between the teams of the "Akhmat" and Dagestani "Anji" FCs on October 30.

"Players of the 'Akhmat' got support through loudspeakers. This has occurred for the fourth time, and a fine of 40,000 roubles has been imposed," reported Arthur Grigoryanets as quoted by the "R-Sport".

On December 11, football players of the "Akhmat" FC finished the match with the team of the "Zenith" FC with 0: 0 score in the 20th round of the Championship of Russia. In the standings, the team of the "Akhmat" FC takes the seventh place with 26 points, reports the website of the Russian Premier League.

Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" has reported about the fines imposed to the Grozny "Akhmat" FC for the use of the stadium's loudspeakers. So, on March 17, 2013, during the match between the teams of the "Terek" and "Rubin", which ended with 0: 0 score, an incident occurred which got a wide response in the media: Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov called a referee "corrupt" through a loudspeaker.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.