Volodymyr Sharan: "I was hoping that Kryvbas and Shakhtar would finish the game the next day..."

Former Dynamo midfielder and well-known Ukrainian coach Volodymyr Sharan spoke about the completion of the match between Kryvbas and Shakhtar in the 5th round of the Ukrainian championship.

Volodymyr Sharan (photo: O. Prykhodko)

- In my opinion, it is wrong to postpone the match until the next calendar year. At least because by spring, both teams may not have half of their players on their rosters. Some will leave the clubs, and newcomers will take their places. Therefore, postponing it to spring is illogical. I was actually hoping that Kryvbas and Shakhtar would finish the game the next day. Especially since we have a break in the league now due to the national team's matches in the Nations League. I believed that Shakhtar would stay in Kryvyi Rih for the night, and the teams would play almost one half the next day. I had no idea that it would be postponed to another year," the expert said.

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