On June 3, the Ukrainian national team played a friendly match against Germany in Nuremberg (0:0). Defender Oleksandr Svatok shared his thoughts on the game.
Oleksandr Svatok. Photo: Getty Images
"My impressions are positive, because we played, among other things, away from home against the German national team. This is a very powerful team with many top-level players. We defended quite well and responded with counterattacks. There were moments when we controlled the ball for several minutes. This game will definitely benefit us.
Before the match, the coaching staff told us that the main thing was to go out on the field and show our best. To fulfill what we had been practicing for three or four days. And the result was not in the first place. Although every time you play for the national team, you want to win, no matter if it's an official match or not. The guys gave it their all, well done!
Andriy Yarmolenko is already teasing me, joking that I play for the national team only against top teams when I need to suffer. Like, I'm making a career, I don't play with weak teams. In today's match, we could feel the atmosphere of the upcoming Euro 2024. In Ukraine, we sometimes play one match for five hours without spectators, so it was important to see a full stadium," Svatok said.
