Referee Ghenadie Sidenco suspended for 2 years

The best Moldovan referee in 2011 Ghenadie Sidenco was banned from football for two years after he committed a serious error in the Moldova Cup final played between CSCA Rapid Ghidighici and Milsami Ursidos Orhei, Info-Prim Neo reports. In extra time, he canceled a perfectly valid goal scored by CSCA Rapid and Milsami went on to win the game on penalties 5-3. The Referee Committee of the Moldovan Football Federation will request FIFA to remove Sidenco from the FIFA list of referees. His assistant Vitalie Gorbatov has been punished as well for not providing professional help in a crucial moment of the final. Gorbatov was suspended for 6 games in domestic competitions. In 2011, Sidenco was involved in another scandal. During a match in Ribnita, he was hit in the face by player Iulian Bursuc, who was subsequently banned from football.