Mariupol in a very difficult match defeated Djurgarden and went into the 3rd qualifying round of the League of Europe, where he will play against Bordeaux.

"We started the match very well, especially the first 15-20 minutes, but then Mariupol defended well, which complicated our task, and did not allow us to create scoring chances in the first half," Melkemikhel said in a comment to the journalist Football. ua.

"Of course, when they opened the account, it was not the most successful situation for us, because we had to score. Before the match we hoped that we could score first, but the account was opened by Mariupol. Despite this, we did not cease to fight and eventually equalized by transferring the game to extra-time ".

"In extras, we had a good chance, because both teams were a bit tired and left free space. Unfortunately for us, they earned and realized a penalty. After that, we attacked a lot, trying to create something from the canopies. We had a few half-moments. Somewhere we were unlucky, but in the end we could not score another goal. I want to congratulate Mariupol with the release of the next round of ".

"The support of our fans was fantastic. They came to Odessa a lot and I want to thank them. Unfortunately, we did not manage to do what they came to see us for - go to the next round. But I want to thank them, they are good fellows ".

On Football. ua available goal videos and match review Mariupol & mdash; Djurgarden (2: 1).

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