Ruslan Rotan: "Probably everyone is already scoffing at our draws, but we have everything ahead of us"

Oleksandriya head coach Ruslan Rotan commented on his team's match against Shakhtar Donetsk (1-1) in round 25 of the Ukrainian championship.

"There is a result. Probably, everyone has got used to it and mocked our draws. But draws against European-class teams give the boys inspiration and show them what to look up to.

If we want to play good football and be among the leaders in the Ukrainian league, we need to play with such desire, dedication and structure. Especially in the first half when we played football, and I can say it was a pleasure to watch Oleksandriia.

We have everything ahead of us. In the second half, unfortunately, we dropped back a bit and acted on defense, but I understand that there are a number of injuries and it is hard for the guys to carry the burden after three days on the fourth.

Now we have to look at the next game, because in four days we will meet with "Dnipro-1" in Uzhhorod. Task number one is to recover and show a beautiful game, result, dedication - as it was today. Compliments to the boys," said Rotan after the match with Shakhtar.