All football fans remember the Champions League final in Istanbul, where Milan led Liverpool 3-0 after the first half, but the English eventually scored three goals in the second half and won the match in a penalty shootout. For ethical reasons, we will not mention the main anti-hero of that match.
"Vorskla U-19 - Dynamo U-19 - 3: 4. Photo by fcdynamo.comIn the history of the youth team, there have been two such matches when the team was 0-3 down in the first half, but turned the tide of a bad match and won back.
The first time was also in Istanbul. In October 2017, Yuriy Moroz's team played against Besiktas in the second round of the UEFA Youth League. The condition of the lawn was not very good, to put it mildly. The Turks took advantage of the guests' uncertainty (plus Tymchyk's "swim") and scored 3 goals against Volodymyr Makhankov. In the second half, there was only one team on the field. It is a pity that the Ukrainians did not score the winning goal.
The second time was yesterday in Poltava. In the youth championship match, Vorskla scored 3 goals against Danylo Ihnatenko in the first half. In the second half, everything turned upside down. Not only did Dynamo manage to get back into the game, but they even snatched the victory.
Such comebacks are a coach's hand. During the break, the coach was able not only to calm the players down, correct mistakes, restore confidence, but also to actually change the game. One substitution during the first half (Roman Salenko looked very unconvincing in the middle of the field) and two during the break changed everything. So the team is manageable. The coach's qualifications are high. He can reach the players when there are a lot of emotions, change the game during the match. Not every coach can do this.
Serhii Tyshchenko
