Shakhtar's senior coach Egor Nazarina commented on his team's victory in the 1/16 finals of the Ukrainian Cup against Vilkhivtsi (3:0).
" It was a welcoming place, the wonderful atmosphere was great! It’s good that today we have overcome and have come a long way, obviously. And the most important thing that we gave to people sacredly. I'm happy, everyone is happy, they celebrate Christmas, and it doesn't matter to them that their team lost. Those who came here Shakhtar are the most important for people. And in our time, the most valuable things are those that make children smile.
Recently there was PSV, the Champions League, and today – Vilkhivtsi: such a contrast? Tse korisny contrast. You can remember the origins of such matches when you start playing football in such small stadiums, where it all began. And from now on, I repeat, it’s a pleasure to play for such an atmosphere, for such patients, who support both your team and your opponent. Less positive emotions.
We went to this game, and the coach told us the same: “Guess how you played in childhood, how it all began, how you became satisfied with football.”. So it is today: small stadium, family atmosphere, holy class!
Were you ready for such a confrontation with your opponent, of course. We realized that for these footballers, perhaps, the only match in life is with such a team as Shakhtar, which plays in Liza champions with Real Madrid, and then come to Vilkhivtsi. That's why they were ready and seriously trained on this group. As you know, this is what happened: we won 3:0 and didn’t concede. I respect you, today it was the same as in the match with PSV - our Brazilians also scored goals in the tackle, and the return was on the right level.
How the football teams of the grand teams adopt the format of the Ukrainian Cup? The most important thing is sacred for people, like today’s Vilkhivtsi, who played with Stakes in the past. Sacred for the people, especially for us, if teams like Shakhtar and Dynamo came before them. Therefore, it is acceptable in our hour to give people smiles, if everyone is happy. This format... I am very pleased with the new one! "
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