Assistant head coach of Polissia: "Butkovsky's missed penalty? Platini and Baggio did not score"

Assistant head coach of Polissia Volodymyr Knysh commented on the team's defeat in the semi-finals of the Ukrainian Cup against Vorskla (0:1).

Volodymyr Knysh. Photo: polissyafc.com

"We didn't manage to score a goal. In cup games, people always talk more about the result than the game. We didn't score and that's why we lost. We earned a penalty, carefully prepared this shot, worked out the players' movements. It paid off, but we didn't score a penalty. We have been working on those moments that we had a limp on, tightening them up. Something is working out better, something is not.

Mykhailichenko is a professional full-back of a very good level, he came on and the right flank became sharp. "Vorskla played by the numbers, sat down near their own area, and one of the key methods when Budkivskyi is on the pitch is really crosses and rebounds, and this is how you can create chances.

Three regular penalty shooters were replaced. Budkivsky decided to take responsibility as the team captain. Now, when we came to the dressing room, we only supported him. No one said anything bad about him. Neither Platini nor Baggio scored," Knysh was quoted as saying by Polissia's official website.