The ex-football player of the Kazakhstan national team was punished in a match of a foreign championship. Video – Football

Former midfielder Kazakhstan national team Alexander Merkel was sent off in a match for “Nassaji Mazandaran» in the 11th round Iranian Championshipreports Sports.kz.

In the 74th minute of the match against Persepolis, Merkel violated the rules in the center of the field, after which he expressed his indignation to the referee. The referee decided to punish Merkel with a red card. The game ended in victory for Nassaji Mazandaran with a score of 1:0. A video of the player being removed can be seen below.

Let us note that Merkel previously defended the colors of the Kazakhstan national team. In 2015, he was called up for the first time for a friendly match with Iceland, and four years later he was called up by Michal Bilek for the 2020 European Championship qualifying matches against Scotland and Russia. Since March 2019, the midfielder has…