Turkish Besiktas midfielder Salih Uçan summarised the results of his team's first match against Dynamo Kyiv (3:2) in the play-off round of the Conference League qualification, which took place yesterday in Bucharest.
Salih Uchan vs Mykola Shaparenko"The main difficulty for us in the match against Dynamo was the opponent's long passes, to which he often and skilfully resorted. This is what led to the ball finding itself time after time in our penalty area, where it was again met by our opponents.
So we need to analyse Dynamo's game more thoroughly in preparation for the return match.
The quality of the pitch also affected the game. Maybe the pitch looks beautiful from the stands or during the match broadcast, but in reality it is different. The ball bounces a lot on it, which created difficulties for us. You prepare to hit the ball and it bounces off the pitch in a way you don't expect. It is additionally exhausting and also increases the risk of injury. But, I think, today we coped with this problem very well," Uchan said after the match with Dynamo.
