Rukh head coach Leonid Kuchuk commented on the victory over Vorskla (1:0) in the 8th round of the Ukrainian Championship.
Leonid Kuchuk (photo: fcrukh.com)“If you analyze the calendar, look at the teams with which we played, this is the elite of Ukrainian football. I want to thank the guys for a very good game, it was really difficult. We won due to the fortitude that our football players discovered.
Vorskla is a very qualified team, it has very strong players. But we went to Uzhgorod to win. We had a hard time, first of all, in terms of recovery. The opponent had one more day. We didn’t have such a day for preparation and recovery. That is why this is a huge victory for our guys.
Thanks also to the team of referees, they adjudicated very skillfully. Yes, there were enough emotions in the match, and football cannot be without emotions. Thanks also to the opponent, because in such conditions we played the fifth match - with bomb shelters and alarms. Think about it - the fifth! When you leave the field, then you start all over again. And this, I think, is already a victory for all Ukrainian football. I thank everyone for the fact that Ukrainian football lives in this difficult time. Special thanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukrainians for this,” Kuchuk said.
