In the 1/16 finals of the Cup of Ukraine, the Donetsk Olympic in the penalty shootout beat Zirka (5: 6).
"It's good that they managed to snatch victory today and go to the next stage of the Cup, but it's bad that they spent a lot of energy before meeting Alexandria in the championship. But nothing, we have two days to recover, we will prepare, "- quotes Balashov official website" Olympians ".
"What did the coach require from me?. It was difficult to open their defense, Zirka sat the whole team in the penalty area, wasting time. The entire second extra time was like this - the opponents were lying on the lawn ".
"I volunteered to break the fifth blow in the penalty shootout. I was confident in myself. Celebrating did not, we did not go to the final ".