Forward of Metalist 1925 – about the team’s first victory in 15 official matches
Attack Metalist 1925 Andrey Boryachuk after the victorious match with Vorskla (3:2) in the 27th round, the UPL assessed the performance of its team, end of the season and shared his thoughts about the final of the National Cup.
— Andrey, with victory! Finally, your 14-match winless streak is over…
– Thank God, we have finally broken this streak of failures. At first we had a lot of defeats, then we often began to draw. Now we have finally won. Now everyone will breathe out. We will probably now prepare for the upcoming matches in a different way. This was a really important victory for us.
— Your opponent fought with all his might in this match, although this game did not have the same meaning for them as for your team?
— The Poltava players played well. I don’t think they had the upcoming Ukrainian Cup final in mind, which will take place in 10 days. They fielded the main cast with us. Luck was on our side today.
— Andrey, from the stands it was clear that you did not have the best fight, somewhere you made mistakes in the final stage of attacks. Do you agree with this?
– Yes. I could have played better. When a team wins, confidence appears. Everyone makes mistakes. I’ll work on the errors. And yet, at times, he played well.
— In what component of the game did Metalist 1925 surpass Vorskla?
— We were more successful in converting scoring chances. We scored almost everything we created.
— Today Nikita Bezugly and Artem Gabelok scored their first goals of the season…
“It’s time for them to score.” Maxim Imerekov, the central defender, is dragging us along. It’s not just forwards who need to score goals. It’s good that many of our guys can score.
— The leaders of your club came into the locker room after the game. What was the conversation about?
— We were congratulated on our victory. Sunday is our day off. We will also talk about bonuses, for the first time in 2024.
— Vorskla will soon play with Donetsk Shakhtar in the final of the Ukrainian Cup. Do Poltava residents have a chance to win the Cup of our country?
– Eat. Everything will depend on how Vorskla plays. We all know how Shakhtar plays – as number one. The Pitmen always control the ball, and the opponent does a tremendous job of running. Poltava Vorskla players need to be in good shape, physically, first of all. Whether Sergei Dolgansky’s players will put pressure on them or not – a lot will depend on this.
Let me remind you that in the first round, Vorskla beat Shakhtar at Arena Lviv. And in the second round match, the miners minimally defeated the Poltava team, without creating many chances near Isenko’s goal. Often games in our championship are played until a goal is scored.
— On Monday, Veres and Minaj will play in Rivne. What result would you like in this game?
– Don’t even know. We must think about our game, first of all.
Source: Sportarena
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