Former Ukraine national team goalkeeper Yuriy Virt told us what helped the Ukrainian Olympic team to snatch a 2-1 victory over Morocco in the second match of the 2024 Games group tournament in France.
- In my opinion, the Ukrainian Olympic team has won the most memorable victory in its short history. It means a lot to defeat an opponent with a power play and a packed house. Especially after the Moroccans equalized. It was very difficult, but the guys endured, as if they felt that they would have only one chance to launch a striking counterattack. And they did wait, although they had to fight back for almost the entire compensated time.
By the way, fresh players took an active part in the last attack, which ended with the Moroccan goal, which indicates that this time the manager Ruslan Rotan guessed right with the substitutions.
All the guys were great, they made a great gift to Ukrainian football fans. I would still single out goalkeeper Fesyun, it was thanks to his reaction and coolness that the intrigue was preserved.
Recalling how the events in the match unfolded, it seemed that a draw would be a welcome result for the Ukrainian team. But the team demonstrated its character and tipped the scales in its favor. Now we must defeat Argentina in the next match and continue to write history," said Wirth.