Shakhtar U-19 head coach Oleksiy Belik once again recalled the lost match against Dynamo U-19 in the first part of this season's Ukrainian championship.
Oleksiy Belik (photo: shakhtar.com)- Which matches are the most memorable and why? All the matches in the group stage of the UEFA Youth League were memorable, the players gained important experience by competing with the best players and academies in Europe. Before the first match, I said that every goal, defeat, effective action or victory is worth its weight in gold, because various scouts are watching and evaluating us. I know that 15-20 scouts from different European teams were present at the matches, and it was important to make the most of every minute.
In the domestic championship, I remember the matches with Dynamo U-19 and Rukh U-19 - these are our direct competitors. The meeting with Rukh U-19 remains in my memory because we were refused to postpone it and it was difficult to recover after Porto U-19, we didn't even have a training cycle before the game, but we showed our "miner's" character and won on the opponent's field.
As for the match against Dynamo U-19, it is clear that the decisive factor was a mistake in the 85th minute when a clear penalty was not awarded.
The disappointing match was against Zorya U-19, when we played at home and should not have lost points. We had full control of the initiative, but we were passive, did not try to impose our game on the opposition, did not act creatively in the final phase of the attack, perhaps this is my absolute fault, because I could not convey to the team that we need to be more active. This is the most painful loss of points, because we later beat them in a friendly 5-0," Belik was quoted as saying by Shakhtar's official website.
