Head coach of the Cherkasy LNZ Vitaly Ponomariov commented on his team’s victory in a friendly match at the training camp against Shakhtar (1:0).

“Shakhtar, it’s clear that this grandee of Ukrainian football and we are gearing up for a serious. It’s good that we have such sparring matches at training camps because only in such matches we can test our strength. I respect that the team played a good match.

In the first half, Shakhtar was richer than Volodya? Why, in case of a shot, or a free kick without hitting the goal. Our team played in an organized manner, in the other half they added some extra juice - they scored a goal, and there were a few chances that we could have realized.

The team played with discipline. There have been and will be pardons, because teams and football players have pardons. If there was a team on the field today, it’s even more important that they fight against such a rival.

As each football player plays individually, it is important to rely on a positive result. Such a team.

Test matches and championship matches - differences. I would not be categorical, but this result truly shows the strength and extent of our preparation for the championship. Ale, everything we planned at the gatherings, we viconali. And only these official matches will show how well we prepared for the championship,” Ponomar’s press service said to the club.

It was previously reported that LNZ had signed a winger from Vizely.