On Monday, June 13th, the Ukrainian team achieved a difficult victory over Azerbaijan in the match of the 4th round of the qualification for the Emergency 2026. The match played at the ISS Krakow stadium against the Polish Krakow ended with a 2:1 draw against the “blue-yellows”. The goals for the Ukrainians were scored by Oleksiy Gutsulyak and Ruslan Malinovskyy, who was also credited with an effective assist in the match according to the fans and the SofaScore platform.

After playing, the head coach of the national team, Sergei Rebrov, shared his enemies, emphasizing the importance of getting three points and the difficulties his team had to face..

" We spent points at the start of the tournament, so today we were maximally prepared to win. Such matches are always difficult - strong defense, a minimum of space, the need to quickly praise the decision. “I am satisfied with the result and the self-sacrifice of the boys,” said Rebrov.

The coach also expressed respect for the serious personnel problems in the attack - immediately five players from the main squad missed the match due to injuries.

" We didn’t see five attacking Gravs. Through this it was possible to discover new solutions. “Ale, those who were the best on the field, earned everything they could, otherwise I will win,” explained the team coach.

The ribs indicate the foldability of the game after a short pause between matches:.

“It’s not easy to play another game after a while - only two days to renew, plus a flight. It was clear that after the goal was scored, the little guys “let go” of the pressure. “Ale tse psychologically - it was important to just get the result,” the coach said on the MEGOGO broadcast.

He also commented on the reasons for replacing several gravers during the game:.

" Yarmolyuk – also an injury. Gutsulyak – vtom and micro-possession. It’s really difficult to play two matches with such an intense schedule,” Rebrov summed up.

The national team coach said that the team will fight for the maximum result in the fall, if Ukraine plays key matches against France and Iceland.

" For whom is it important that injuries return before the upcoming matches?. Only in the optimal situation can we fight France on equal terms. And so – everything is possible,” Rebrov began singing.

The upcoming match of the Ukrainian national team will be held at leaf fall against the group leader – France.