Eurocup back in Poltava with Vorskla vs Sporting. Back in the spring, the belief that the Poltava club was ready to participate in the Europa League was fooled by many. But already in the first match of the group stage we saw a team, the main weapon of which is desire. Everyone in the club wanted to show that they are not superfluous in this tournament.. Yes, the match for Arsenal was lost, but the desire of Poltava citizens to achieve a positive result left a good impression..

The match with Sporting was a chance for Vorskla to declare itself to the whole of Europe. The team did not look bad in the first half, and even managed to score. In the second segment of the game, the Portuguese club acted decisively, repeatedly creating dangerous moments at the gates of Shust.. It seemed that if Vorskla did not keep the victory, then at least won a draw. But did not work.

Having conceded a goal at the end of the main time, the Poltava club imagined himself as Real or Barcelona and ran to score in the last minutes of the game. Sporting immediately caught tired and inexperienced Poltava on the counterattack and punished for the loss of concentration.

It is these two factors: the concentration and distribution of forces for all 90 minutes once helped Dynamo reach the Champions League semi-finals, and Shakhtar won the UEFA Cup. Poltava is still ahead.

In general, the game Vorskla liked Yes, we didn’t see any masterpiece game today, but the team was close to a happy ending. Partly, someone will call it a tragedy, since we lost our first points in the Europa League. On the other hand, you can't jump higher than your head.