The head coach of the Ukrainian Olympic team Ruslan Rotan commented on the defeat (0:2) in a friendly match with the U-23 team of Japan.
Ruslan Rotan (photo: nikkansports.com)- First of all, I would like to congratulate the Japanese national team on the victory. We really wanted to win, but given the Olympics, it was a very good attempt. We played a good game. Unfortunately, we often lost the ball in the midfield. The Japanese players quickly began to press, and our young players had no experience of travelling, so it was difficult for them to adapt," the Japanese media quoted Rotan as saying.
