Comments from Viktor Skrypnyk, head coach of Luhansk’s “Zorya,” after the game against FC “Kharkiv”:
-Of course, we’ll talk to the guys. One team came out fired up, and we were losing—we should have wanted it more. We’re moving forward, but on defense… We’re conceding goals that defy description.
It’s only through matches like this that you push past your limits and make progress. It all comes down to dedication and one-on-one battles.
We went into extra time as if we didn’t believe we could turn things around. Maybe when we conceded a goal after an individual mistake, something snapped psychologically. I didn’t like the team’s reaction today.
I liked how we played yesterday better than how we played for the first 40 minutes today. Although anything can happen in that amount of time. Unfortunately, what happened, happened.
-Why was the goalkeeper substituted?
-He started feeling sick. His temperature went up. We had to make a substitution.
-Club president Yevhen Geller was present at the matches yesterday and today. What did you discuss with him?
-We talked about the game and tactical aspects. Just the usual business. We always want to win—both the president and I.
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