Oleksiy Belik: "Shakhtar U-19 player was called a separatist throughout the match"

Shakhtar U-19 head coach Oleksiy Bielik shared his expectations for the Ukrainian Youth Championship match against Dnipro-1.

- The upcoming match against Dnipro-1 U-19? We have disqualified players: there will be no Udod, no Ogarkov, who received cards. Yes, I told the guys not to pay attention to the actions of the referees, to some provocations from Dynamo players, but I can't even blame Udod, because when you are called a 'separatist' throughout the match, I probably wouldn't have held back either. But this is the behaviour of some of our opponents' players.

I am also worried that there will be changes in our defence again: in all 13 matches we have played, we have always had different combinations of defenders due to injuries and suspensions. We have to show our game and bright football that will attract fans," Belik was quoted as saying by Shakhtar's official website.