On the eve of Dawn gave a real fight to RB Leipzig in the second leg of the playoff round of the Europa League, losing 2: 3.
The resultant draw 2: 2 would lead the Luhansk team to the group stage, but on 90 minutes they missed a goal from the penalty spot, which the arbiter put for the hand in his own penalty area defender Vitali Vernidub.
After the match, the Bek Zary apologized for his mistake.
"I think that the penalty in the game with Leipzig, most likely, was. It's my personal opinion. How sad and sad it was not to recognize this. From myself I can only say frankly: I did not play my hand. Just did not have time to react to the rebound. So it happened ".
"I apologize to all the fans and the whole team" Dawn ". It so happened that my mistake became the key in this game and we lost the group stage. I sincerely apologize ".
"We tried our best. We wanted to demonstrate all the strong qualities that we have. All this was transferred to the field. Something was possible, something is not present. Leipzig is a very strong opponent. I hope the fans liked the game. All that we could, we did. No luck in the 90th minute. But all the failures make us stronger. It is necessary to keep the blow. We will cope with everything.
After the second goal scored very deeply sat down. In the subconscious, probably, they began to play on the account withholding. Many say that the game had to be moved away from the gate. But the players of Leipzig forced us to move to our gates. They are faster and more technically. Decreased zones. To us somewhere in this moment it was not possible to resist up to the extremity or end.
"In Leipzig they say that they have the priority of the Bundesliga?
I understand that having such a budget, Leipzig can choose. But for our club every penny is important. As for the opponent, I would not say that today's game was not for them in priority. They fought and tried on every scrap of the field. Going forward. There was an optimal composition. You can say one thing, but in reality everything can be different, "- summed up Vernidub.
Recall that after the match with Leipzig, the head coach of Luhansk and the father of Vitaly - Yuri Vernidub resigned from his post.