Rukh U-19 head coach Vitaliy Ponomaryov commented on the defeat by AC Milan U-19 in the UEFA Youth League 1/8 finals.
- "I am very grateful to the guys for the way we have come. They proved themselves worthy of the UEFA Youth League. In the match against AC Milan, most likely, we lacked creativity, just those players who are injured - Oleg Fedor and Yevhen Pastukh.
In general, I thanked the guys, life does not stop there. There are no teams in the world that never lose. We have to keep preparing, there are Ukrainian championship matches ahead.
It's clear that our players are upset, because they wanted to go further, so that this dream would continue. But unfortunately, it so happened that we conceded a goal 5 minutes before the end of the match. You can't blame anyone for that goal - AC Milan made a good performance. But I'll say it again: we need to move on.
Throughout the game, our team kept fighting. "Milan created chances, but they did not have one hundred percent opportunities. We lacked creative actions in organizing attacks. It is a pity, but we did not have players who could add to this component.
Playing in the UEFA Youth League is an invaluable experience for our players. It's not every day that they play against the leading clubs in Europe. This tournament also gave a lot to our club. We proved ourselves in Europe, which is very important. Thus, we have all grown professionally," Ponomarev said in a comment to the to the official website of Rukh. Rukh" official website.