Famous Ukrainian TV commentator Igor Tsyganik told what he expects from the postponed match of the 10th round of the Ukrainian championship between Zorya Luhansk and Shakhtar Donetsk, which will be held today in Kyiv region at the Left Bank stadium.
- "Zorya" adds from match to match, you can feel more and more confidence in the actions of the players. If in the first round and at the start of the spring campaign the Luhansk side were tormented, now we can see a fulfilled layer of coaching work. Koval's team is capable of playing all 90 minutes at a high tempo, which helped them beat Chornomorets (1-0) and come back from 0-2 down against Dnipro-1 (2-2).
The fact that Zorya are gaining momentum is also evidenced by the number of chances created at the other team's goal over the last two games. The Luhansk side could have squeezed both Dnipro and won the duel with Odessa. With such a game, they can safely expect points in a face-to-face meeting against the league leaders and cling to the top of the standings.
In terms of the quality of play, the Pitmen can be called the main favourites for the championship this season. Even playing in the minority against Vorskla, the national champion gave no reason to doubt their victory by playing as solidly as possible in defence. Nevertheless, Zorya are showing progress and signs of that football, thanks to which they are able to impose competition on the favourite in a particular match. I think we should expect an exchange of goals, a final draw and an accurate score of 1-1," said Tsyganik.