And about. Luhansk coach explained the crushing defeat by the class of the opponent and admitted that his players did not hear him during the break
Acting head coach Zari Yuri Koval summed up the results of the unsuccessful away match against Ghent in the fifth round Conference Leagues.
“Score for the game. The opposing team is very good. The class of players today is higher than that of Zarya football players.”
“Unfortunately, we haven’t had a home stadium for a long time. In Lugansk, even first league games attracted 20 thousand fans. When we arrived in Ghent, we looked at the stadium… I was nostalgic for Lugansk, the fans, the stadium. Playing with the fans is completely different.”
“There were good matches: with Braga, with Feyenoord, with Manchester United, with Leipzig, Leicester, Hertha. You won’t remember everything at once. They always called us “men” because no matter the situation we fought to the last.”
“Unfortunately, almost all the guys on the team were not in Lugansk. The war forced us to leave home. We were in Zaporozhye. I also had to leave. Now we are in Kyiv. There are difficulties. But the team lives thanks to the president, thanks to the support of the fans.”
“We got off to a bad start this year, but I am confident that Zarya will take its rightful place.”
“What happened at the beginning of the second half? The players didn’t hear me. We had to play reliably, especially in the first minutes. We knew that after the break the opponent would increase the pressure. The players wanted to play with a short pass, which led to a loss of the ball and a goal. This is a key point in the game. With the score 0:2, it was already difficult to hold the defense.”
“The game is interesting for the spectators, there are many moments. It’s a heart attack for a coach.”
Let us remind you that Zarya lost with a score of 1:4 and lost the chance to continue playing in the spring part of the European Cup season. Koval’s team missed two decisive goals – the second and third – from the 49th to the 55th minute.
In the final round of the group stage, Zorya will host Breidablik in Lublin, Poland.
Source: Sportarena
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