Midfielder Metalist 1925 – about the match with Polesie and the fight for survival in the UPL
Midfielder Metalist 1925 Vladlen Yurchenko commented draw with Polesie (3:3) in the match of the 29th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, in which the Kharkov team escaped defeat in injury time, and assessed the team’s prospects in the fight to maintain their place in the elite.
— Vladlen, are your emotions positive now?
— Yes, considering how the game developed, there were, of course, positive emotions after the final whistle. Initially, we were only focused on winning. To be honest, we were aiming to score a quick goal and Denis Garmash scored it in the second minute of the match. It was at this moment that we needed to score the second goal, because the game was going well for us…
What has haunted us all season is that we are conceding goals out of nowhere. And today the first two goals of Polesie are such funny goals. It is clear that later the game opens up and the opponent will have more chances. And everyone sees it as if we can’t do anything. But we pulled ourselves together at the end of the meeting and were able to snatch a draw. Although during the second half we had moments to score goals.
— Oleg Mozil saved Metalist 1925 five times…
– That’s what I’m talking about. We were outplayed in moments, I don’t argue. But we were losing 1:3, and we had to look for our chance in attack. We can’t dig in and play from behind. All this happens because of our mistakes. There are teams that only need one goal scored – they easily win 1:0. And we need to score four goals to win. It’s good that we still have a chance in the UPL, and we will work hard all week.
— Tell us about your Brazilian Moura, who saved you from defeat?
— Ari missed quite a lot in the spring, when he didn’t play for about a month due to a muscle tear. We missed him. He recovered and got into shape. You saw today that the Brazilian has great skill and can decide the moments himself.
— What emotions did you feel in the 92nd minute of the match, when the score became 3:3?
– Crazy. We immediately began to learn how our competitors played. We have a chance.
– Now everything will be decided for you in a head-to-head game with Veres. Isn’t it dangerous to leave everything for the last match of the season?
“Everything could have ended for us today.” In the meantime, we remain positive until the game with Veres. There is a week of preparation ahead for the most important match.
Source: Sportarena
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