The Georgians were unhappy with the work of the referees and believe that the Austrian referees often turned a blind eye to the Ukrainians' fouls, allowing them to disrupt the pace of the game. The match itself, according to the fans, was equal, but Ukraine were lucky to win due to the individual skill of Mudryk, who was the only dangerous player in Rebrov's team. The Georgians are confident that in the return match they will be able to defeat Ukraine and take revenge for this humiliating defeat.
Photo: apnews.comOqropiridze: Is it even possible to hold matches at such a stadium with such a lawn? It was not soccer, but some kind of wrestling or rugby. Ukrainians were not able to organize normal conditions for the game, they could have been disqualified or given a technical defeat. Georgia is too technical team, it can not play normally under such conditions.
Nioradze: Mudrik would be a good Georgian. Hot, explosive, emotional - a real macho. And as a soccer player he looks more like a Georgian than a Ukrainian: fast, technical, likes to hit the goal, takes the initiative. Mudryk's character helped Ukrainians to win today.
Bakaran: I would not say that the Ukrainians played better today. The game was equal, but the bad pitch played in favor of Ukraine. All they created in this match was a few amazing shots by Mudryk. That's it. Nobody else in this team stood out on the pitch. On a normal pitch we would have no problem beating them.
Gogo: One of the Ukrainian players could have been suspended in the first half. He was constantly grabbing our players by their shirts. All these small fouls, which the referee turned a blind eye to for a long time, slowed down the pace of the game. Ukraine can not play on equal terms with our team, so they just tried to destroy the game of the Georgian national team.
Vakho: Uncontrolled and disorganized infrastructure at the stadium, terrible lawn, we scored because of an offensive mistake when our player slipped. So many times our players changed their boots, were unlucky with the realization of their chances, and the referee so many times "fell asleep" and turned a blind eye to the fouls of Ukrainians that it is suspicious. Defeat under such circumstances is normal, guys. Keep it up! Thanks, we love you all.
Teo: The referee did not sleep, he did everything exactly as he was asked. He closed his eyes at the right moments. He gave cards in those episodes when there was a fight, and, on the contrary, when our players were openly pulled by the shirt, I don`t know how many times it was, the referee was silent. What else is there to say? They will come to Georgia, we will make them cry from grief here.
Khavtasi: Why did we lose to them? Why did we create so few chances? Why did we let Mudrik play as if he was Messi in his best years? I understand that the stadium is terrible and the pitch is suitable only for rugby, but this should not be an excuse for our team. Georgia is stronger than Ukraine, we had to prove it today, not to lose to a weak opponent.
Zarkua: It is a shame that Georgia became the first team to lose to Ukraine in the Nations League. We deserved to play at least a draw. All the hope of the Ukrainians was on Mudryk. Today he was able to create a miracle, but without him it will be a team of Andorra level.
Shoreno: When Mudryk is in good shape, he is not even a little worse than Hwicchi. He is a very classy player, who is able to make the difference on the pitch. Unfortunately, our defenders failed to stop the hurricane from Chelsea. That's why we lost.
Danelia: Georgia played badly. You can berate the stadium, the field, the referee, and so on. All that will be true. But sometimes it seems that we forget the main point - Georgia are always players with character, who never give up. Today I didn't see such players on the field. Our team dropped their hands and accepted the defeat. Although the opponent was of low level. We deservedly lost, we need to draw conclusions and take revenge in the return match.
Zurab: We would have won this game if not for the referees. Today they too blatantly helped the Ukrainians to win. And the stadium is such a shame to play on it. Ukrainians can be happy, but they should realize that Georgia is still stronger.
Tako: Everything was in favor of Ukraine in this game, it's a shame. Horrible stadium, disgusting pitch, bought referees... I hope that Ukrainians are happy that they were able to buy three points today. But I am sure that even this will not help them to get ahead of Georgia by the end of 6 rounds.
Fatenadze: It's not a big deal guys, it doesn't mean anything for the Ukrainians anyway. At best they will stay in League B. But still the referee helped Ukraine to win, it's a fact. Now let them come to Tbilisi, we will destroy them here.
Rati: This pitch was disgraceful. What criteria did the referee use to approve it? What international standard does it meet? Of course, it was difficult for our technical players on such a pitch. UEFA did everything today for Ukraine to finally win.
Sopiko: For the Ukraine national team Mudryk is a world-class star, the best player for the last 10 years. In the Georgian national team he would be in the top 5 at best in terms of technique and talent. But we must admit that today many of our players were not in the best shape, and Mudrik managed to show his maximum. Even our fantastic goalkeeper could not save the team.
Kakheli: The referee should have shown 10-12 yellow cards to Ukrainians today. He treated them too well. The referee should protect technical players, and he allowed the Ukrainians to break the rules all the time. The only question is whether he did it because of his low qualification or was he bribed?
Getsadze: The pitch was so terrible that it was impossible to play soccer there. I hope we won't have any injuries. If I were our federation I would appeal to UEFA. For such a field we should award Ukrainians a technical defeat, let them prepare better next time.
Andro: This is not just a game, but a real battle, and for us you are the winners in this battle! This game was played in a terrible stadium and with a biased referee. The Ukrainians bought themselves a win, or it was UEFA who decided to pull them into the A-League.
Tsaava: What a disaster! Such a terrible organization of the match! The federation should file a complaint against the Ukrainians if possible. They were well aware that only on such a pitch they could try to play on equal terms with our technical players. But this is contrary to the sporting principle. Why these tricks?
Burduli: Fantastic Mudryk, terrible stadium and bought referees - that's the secret of Ukraine's success. The pitch was in disgusting condition, referees constantly failed to notice infringements or showed yellow cards to Ukrainians. There were some problems with lighting at the stadium. And so on. In addition, Mudryk probably played his best match for the national team. He scored a beautiful goal, but it is unlikely that he will be able to repeat it at least once again in his career.
Dmitry Malyanov
