According to Offsideplus.az, the 60-year-old specialist said in a statement that he did not swear at the referee. "After the match, I approached the referee and conveyed my remarks. He showed me a red card. I don't know why he wrote that in the minutes," he said, adding that he only commented emotionally on some episodes of the game.

Vahabzadeh said that the referee mistakenly spoke insultingly and emotionally: "The insult is that you are insulting and humiliating someone. I did not do that. I am the head coach, I made my rightful remarks. Let's put aside the penalty decision, let the experts evaluate it. I'm absolutely right. During a duel, my player stays on the ground, his mouth explodes, the referee does not give a penalty kick. Did the player blow his own mouth? So he hit. He adds 2 minutes to the main time of the game. There were 3 substitutions. Why don't you take them into account? " 

The head coach recalled that Nijat Ismayilli also awarded a penalty to Kapaz during the match against Sumgayit-2 in the 2019/2020 season. "I can't say whether this referee is biased against us. I don't want to wash the baby."

Yashar Vahabzadeh said they would appeal the decision: "He could have written something else in the protocol. It turns out that his opinion is accepted, not mine? The club will appeal tomorrow."

It should be noted that Kapaz lost to Turan Tovuz 2: 3 in the Western derby.