Rukh defender Bohdan Slyubyk commented on the 3-1 victory in the sparring match against Shakhtar, which was part of the team's preparation for the Ukrainian championship match against Dynamo Lviv.
- "We followed the coaching staff's instructions and did everything they said, which is why we got a positive result - a confident victory.
In training, we spend a lot of time on pressing and playing one-on-one. And it paid off in this sparring match against Shakhtar. This team has high-level players and it is always difficult to oppose them. However, today we were superior in physical qualities.
Now we are focused on preparing for the game against Dynamo and will train with positive emotions. The sparring match against Shakhtar gave us confidence, so we will play in Kyiv in high spirits," said Slyubik.