In the final round of the Euro 2023 group stage, the blue-yellows played a draw with Spain
Goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team U-21 Ruslan Neshcheret commented on the results of the match with Spain U-21 (2:2) at the European Youth Championship-2023.
“We need to calmly approach such games. Ruslan Petrovich told us that we should enjoy this moment: we left the group. You need to enjoy it, play and please the fans.”
“Yes, I wanted to win. But we played well. Of course, you get upset when you concede in the last minutes. This is very unpleasant for us, but for me as a goalkeeper, even more so. A draw is also a good result, so I think the guys played very well.”
“There are mistakes, it happens that they overlooked someone, as in the first or second moment. But I think we played a very decent game and I’m very happy with what the guys did.”
“Honestly, I don’t know, we need to see what went wrong [в эпизоде со вторым пропущенным мячом]. Maybe concentration. Perhaps our defenders are very tired. That’s what happens in football. The Spaniards gave their best in this episode and scored a goal.
“As with all games, we tune in to the maximum. The training process will not change, and we are unlikely to play differently. You have to stick to your game and get the most out of it.”
“I think the road is definitely not the determining factor. We must have a great desire to play for those guys who are now fighting for us and our freedom. So the road is not a problem at all.”
The Ukrainian national team scored 7 points and took second place in group B. The Spaniards also scored 7 points, but were ahead of the blue-yellows due to the better difference between goals scored and conceded.
On July 2, Ukraine U-21 will play in the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2023 with the winner of Group D (France, Italy or Switzerland). The meeting will be held in Cluj-Napoca and will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.
Source: Sportarena
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