"The idea of a match between Minaya and Metalist 1925 for Dnipro-1's place in the UPL is complete nonsense," Minaya president

The president of Minaya, Valeriy Peresolyak, spoke about the potential replacement of Dnipro-1 in the UPL. As a reminder, the future existence of the Dnipro club is currently in doubt. Recently, the idea of holding a butt match between Minaj and Kharkiv's Metalist 1925 for the right to take Dnipro-1's place in the elite division has been floated.

"Okay, let's imagine that the start of the First League is postponed (both Minaj and Metalist 1925 were relegated to this division at the end of last season - ed.), but how will it look like from a sporting point of view? In May, Minaj and Metalist 1925 were the same teams, now they are completely different. By the way, let me remind you that in the last championship Minaj was stronger not only in terms of points, but also in terms of head-to-head matches.

Therefore, the idea of this match is complete nonsense also because it will be a precedent for manipulation in the future. Due to agreements and influence, everyone who benefits from it will organize all kinds of replay, playoffs and other game. So why don't Metalist 1925 and I save time and just get ready to take a penalty kick or even toss a coin like in the 60s?" the TaToTake telegram channel quotes Peresolyak as saying.