Acting head coach of Poltava "Vorskla" Sergey Dolganskiy summarised the results of today's match of his team with Shakhtar Donetsk (0:1) in the 24th round of the Ukrainian championship.
"We understood who we were playing with, we understood how to play. In the first half, even against such a team, we looked confident enough, created chances. In the first half everything was decided by the moment that arose after our mistake. If in the match with Dynamo we conceded after positional errors of the defenders - there was no balance, and the opponent took advantage of it through the zones, then today we are talking about an individual mistake of a player. We served the standard, there was a rebound and Myakushko was on the ball, but he did not play according to the situation.
In the second half, when we had a power play, the players did not understand what to do with it.
We have not yet played against teams that operate with a lower block in defence. Everything depended on the creativity of our players and their understanding of this situation. It had an impact.
"Shakhtar is a team that always creates chances in any match, even in European competitions. This team plays very well in attack. I am dissatisfied with our defensive play.
The most important thing is that we cannot play several matches in a row with the same line-up, so that we can see a constant pattern of play. I see the desire of the players, I am satisfied with it, but there is room for growth, we need to find a balance in defence. In general, there is still a lot of work. However, there is always a lot of work. But the main thing is that there is a desire and understanding on the part of the players," Dolganskiy said at the post-match press conference.