The Veres defender commented on the episode with the scandalous penalty against his own team in the 17th round of the Ukrainian Championship match against Shakhtar.
Yevhen Shevchenko"Everyone in the dressing room was watching this episode. I would not like to comment, but it is really funny. The ball was not even close to the hand. The referee didn't even try to watch the VAR personally. Well, let it be on the referees' conscience. The ball hit me in the fifth point. I don't know if that's the right word to use. I went up to her and asked if she would watch the video replay. She said she would and awarded the penalty.
As for the game itself, we were very much in the mood. We wanted to go on holiday in a good mood. We tried, we had moments. We were unlucky somewhere. But this is Shakhtar, the national champion. I think we showed a good game. We just didn't score.
After that strange penalty, we were angry. There was a good period when we could have scored. We were unlucky.
In general, about the half-year, I think we could have done better. We didn't get our points. We'll play better in the spring," Shevchenko was quoted as saying by Veres' official website.
A scandalous penalty for Shakhtar:
