Head coach of Metalist 1925 Mladen Bartulovich commented on his team’s defeat of Shakhtar Donetsk (0:1) in the match of the 20th round of the Ukrainian Premier League.

According to the words of the Kharkivian mentor, the team did not deserve to lose this sustrich:.

" I am pleased with the way my boys looked today. One episode having increased the share of the audience. We also had moments where we could score and equalize the rahunok,” Bartulovich said.

The coach also commented on the forced substitution for the start of the match after an injury to Vyacheslav Churko. In his words, Vladislav Kalitvintsev, who is the leader on the field, has done well with the group and clearly won his job.

Okremo Bartulovic predicted the penalty episode that became the highlight of the match:.

“Experts and judges - don’t let them comment on the decision. I have not yet marveled at this moment. Let’s cover that such an episode is likely to happen,” said the mentor.

Bartulovich is supportive, who respects the group with equals and has lost satisfaction with the performance of his charges:.

" “And I think that today we showed that we can play with them on equal terms,” adding.

After 20 rounds, Metalist 1925 is in sixth place in the UPL tournament table, with 31 points. The team will play its upcoming match on the 19th Bereznya against Poltava.