Kermanich gave his comment.

Rukh head coach Vitaly Ponomariov commented on the draw in the match with the UPL champion Shakhtar.

" Of course, our team had some mercy, and even the boys don’t have to worry about the positional game and still need to work on it. Our goal for today is to have a clear and competitive team. We wanted to overcome, but were unable to realize our chances. In this case, psychologically Rukh is sure to achieve victory and is satisfied with what the team has demonstrated.

I think the deal was fair. I also wanted VAR to score Shepherd’s goal, I respect that there was no offside – it was a clean goal. Evgeniy played a good match, this was his first exit at the start. I am glad that our young football players take to the field against such a rival and demonstrate good enthusiasm. Fortunately for Slyubik, he trains long-range strikes like all the players in the team. Bogdan had previously scored like this in the previous matches, but didn’t score a goal for the team. Fedor Viyshov is a replacement - a young lad who has been recovering for 8 months after an important injury. It is clear that football players will have mercy, but we will continue to trust our youth and give them a chance.

When we played at the outer warehouses, Rukh, having crossed Shakhtar, we dominated the field. After training, I wanted the team to play calmer and maintain a clear positional game. Once the deeds of the gravers were in a hurry and there was chaos in their deeds. This is a good news, and even our youth has a lot of growth.

“Girniki” are proud of their class – they are a status rival, but Rukh has played well and our graves have good prospects, they are looking forward, and they are winning from the national team – youth and nationals. I thank the boys for this game, and we completely beat Shakhtar. The team will be for the future and there will be systematic development. The princes need the reward and proof that come from such games against the giants..

Thanks for everything, there will be a rotation at the warehouse for the cup match against Oleksandriya. They didn’t touch the cob of the sickle, so those who want to be rehabilitated will be even more motivated. Also this coming season there will be an important match with Krivbas – one of the strongest teams in the championship. In my opinion, the Kryvyi Rih people respect both Shakhtar and Dynamo for the singing aspects of the game,” the official website of Rukh quotes Ponomaryov.

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