The match that thundered all over the country could be the last in the history of the club.
The match of the teams of the Second League “Forte” and “Essentuki” entered the history of our football. The team from the Stavropol Territory set what seems to be an eternal anti-record, losing with the biggest “dry” score ever recorded in the professional leagues of Russia.
But the troubles of the main outsider of the country after the defeat did not end. The players were left without security, and the club will no longer play this season.
“Today is not our day!”
The game of the 23rd round of the Second League between “Forte” and “Essentuki” was held on the home field of the Taganrog team. The hosts were considered the absolute favorites, as their rivals are having a terrible season. Only one win and two draws in previous matches. The difference in class was so great that bookmakers simply did not accept bets on the victory of Forte.
The hosts opened the scoring already in the 2nd minute. This would be enough for them to win, given the final result. But during the game, 14 more goals flew into the Essentuki gate. The defeat of the Stavropol team was the largest in matches when one of the teams did not score.
No one in the history of Russian professional football has yet conceded 15 unanswered goals. The previous anti-record held since 1992. Then Kamyshinsky “Tekstilshchik-D” missed one ball less from the team “Irgiz” (Balakovo).
The fans were extremely unhappy with the historical failure and bombarded the team with negative comments on social networks. The club reacted as succinctly as possible.
Today is not our day! – wrote representatives of “Essentuki” in the VKontakte group.
Disbanded after defeat
There are quite objective reasons for such a defeat of Essentuki. The team has been in trouble lately. The Stavropol team drowned in FTC fines due to an inappropriate approach to organizing matches. So, after the game with Mashuk, the club was fined 11 points at once for violations of the rules for 110 thousand rubles.
There is a team and problems with the composition. In the last game with Forte, there were only 12 players in the application. Essentuki is also suspected of fraud with dummy players. According to journalist Sergei Ilyev, a special delegate attended the match between the Stavropol club and Rostov SKA, who photographed all the players. In the course of the investigation, inconsistencies were identified.
By the game with Forte, the investigation was completed. The match with the Taganrog club was supposed to be the last one for the team in professional status, but in Russian football you should not renounce until a decision has been made. The RFU Committee should soon consider revoking the license.
However, even if Essentuki are allowed to play the remaining three matches of the season, these meetings are unlikely to take place. Simply because there is no one to play in Essentuki now. Responsible persons have not yet officially announced the dissolution of the team anywhere, but, according to Ilyev, the management has stopped paying for housing for the players. Also, the players are no longer fed. Someone did not wait for the decision of the RFU committee, but already went home.