Head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko commented on the friendly match with the team of Japan, which will be held on March 27 in the Belgian city of Liege. The game starts at 15:20.

"Compared with the match against Saudi Arabia in the composition, of course, there will be changes. We will give an opportunity to show oneself to those performers who came to replace or did not take part in that fight, "said the instructor.

He noted that the result of the fight will be of great importance, although the rivals have different tasks for the game.

Shevchenko also said that Ruslan Malinovsky, who is good at "Genka" and fulfills standards in his club, will get a chance.

"Regarding penalties, we have several players who perform them well, and Ruslan is one of them. We know his strengths, we watched his performances for the club. I hope that the match will be successful for the whole team - and for Malinovsky as well, "- answered the coach.

Shevchenko also stressed that the team should significantly increase the percentage of implementation of moments.

Recall, in the first match of the year the Ukrainian team played a draw with Saudi Arabia.