Head coach of Bukovina Sergey Shishchenko commented on his team’s victory in the Ukrainian First League match against Kharkiv Metalist (2:1).

" I am so grateful to the boys for beating a very good team. Metalist is a team that especially impresses less in terms of bringing value to football. We knew it wouldn't be easy for us. The first half showed that we are ready for such a super event. We realized how much Metalist has talent in young people, how much Swedes and mobile racers are. It was also clear that at times it would be important for us to transition from attack to defense, but I’m glad to the boys who got into trouble with each other.

In the first half we acted even more aggressively in front. We have looked at the problems of our opponent, which we have analyzed - closely, in the transition from attack to defense. You saw how well we acted in counterattacks and quick attacks: we scored goals, earned penalties, and still had a few good approaches to the opponent’s goal. Another time - more about psychology. We played behind the shell and realized how important this victory is.

In fact, six rounds before the end of the championship we are already very close to the Premier League. We lost one point to secure our pre-string berth in the UPL. It’s possible that everything will happen tomorrow near Ternopil. For the other, we played the times more carefully. Metalist had a great advantage in aggression, they scored the ball, and at the end of the match we defended more. Ale mi got stuck in a vice grip. I am already satisfied and playing, and with the result.

The championship is still exciting, and we want to enter the Premier League. This will be a historic event for the place, for the patients, for the club. We realized that rotations cannot be. Besides, we have problems with the warehouse - a lot of injured workers. Unfortunately, those who were in the reserves were singing the songs of poskodzheniya, so I could not carry out a serious rotation. We were hanging out as a military depot. Those football players who are ready took the field. We also have a lot of young people from other teams, so there weren’t many options for rotation. At what time do we have enough time to prepare for the Ukrainian Cup semi-final against Dynamo. The Cup Game is also a historic occasion for the club. Everything is possible in football, so we can reach the final.

I don’t particularly care what the rehearsal for Dynamo was all about. Tim, moreover, we still don’t know how we ourselves will lose against Dynamo. This is a championship match, and it is very important for us. We played to the maximum, won what we had planned, and achieved a great victory,” the club’s press service quotes Shishchenko.

After 24 rounds, Bukovina scored 66 points and sits in first place at Pershaya Liza, ahead of Chornomorets (23 matches) by 15 points.