The day before, "Rukh U-19" started in the UEFA Youth League, winning in a home match against "Zaglembe" 1:0. Vitaliy Ponomaryov, coach of the Lviv team, commented on this victory.
— I thank the guys for this game. We played in the minority for the entire second half, and the players managed to keep the winning score. In the first half they were following our setup for the match, in the second half, after the withdrawal, of course we changed our game plan. But this is only the first match, so nothing has been decided yet in the confrontation with Zaglembe.
For football players, it was the first match at this level. Before the match, we reassured the boys, but the very name of the tournament made the players nervous. It was noticeable in the first few minutes that there was a small frenzy, but after the 15th minute they calmed down and scored a goal. I believe that in the first half we had an advantage, the club press service quotes the coach.