The head coach of Luhansk "Zoria" Patrick van Leeuwen commented on the defeat of his team from Shakhtar Donetsk (0:3) in yesterday's match of the 28th matchday of the championship of Ukraine.
Patrick van Leeuwen. Photo by Yu."The game was nervous from the start, we couldn't show what we wanted to but got a goal. Then there were a couple of chances, but it was under the players' luck, through forward passing.
In the second half, after the red card we had no opportunity to do anything. We tried to play on Rusin and use his speed.
Because of aggressive football we wanted to organise and convert our chances. But from the start there were not enough players to make it happen. That was our level today, but it was not what we wanted.
But I can only compliment Zorya on their results and what we have shown as the team have won 11 out of 13 games. Will the final third place be a success for Zorya? I think, given what we've shown, yes," van Leeuwen was quoted as saying by Shakhtar's official website.
