Valeriy Bondar: "The weather is very hot in Kyiv... I understand that there is a war in the country, but we have to think about

Shakhtar defender Valeriy Bondar commented on the victory over Chornomorets in the Ukrainian league match, complaining about the hot weather.

"Did Shakhtar beat Odesa too easily? It may have seemed so from the stands, but I would like to praise the performance of Chornomorets Odesa. The players profess modern football, they know how to play one-on-one. This is all energy-intensive football, which requires a lot of strength and energy.

The Odesa team has a lot of quality players - we saw them go from defence to attack today. Chornomorets is a very good team in the Ukrainian Premier League, which plays interesting football. I wish them to continue to grow and show good results. There are not enough such teams in the UPL.

The weather in Kyiv is very hot and it is not quite right to start the game at 13:00. I understand that we are at war in our country and it is not always easy. However, we must also think about the players. It's hard to play in this sun," Bondar said.