"Oleksandriya beat Shakhtar 4-3 in a thrilling match in the 4th round of the Ukrainian championship, scoring two goals after the opposition had scored two. The home team's coach Ruslan Rotan commented on the game.
Ruslan Rotan. Photo — fco.com.ua"It's nice to win. There are a lot of emotions. We lost the start of the match somewhere, but two conceded goals encouraged us. And when we scored the first one, we believed that we could do more. I liked my team in the second half, where we didn't sit on the defensive, but continued to act aggressively. I liked a lot of things in defense, but we need to improve a lot in attack.
They showed their character. I can't name many teams in Ukraine that can come back from 0-2 down and beat Shakhtar. Filippov's hat-trick? He did what a forward is supposed to do - he took advantage of all the opponent's mistakes. He will be fine if he continues to work hard in training.
And I would also like to congratulate everyone on Independence Day, thank our defenders for keeping us going," Rotan told UPL.TV.
