Igor Shukhovtsev: «Own goal of Shakhtar? Riznyk is not to blame. Here, we need to criticize the teammates more»

Famous former goalkeeper Igor Shukhovtsev assessed the actions of Shakhtar’s goalkeeper Dmitry Riznyk in the main round match of the Champions League against the players of the English Arsenal, in which the miners lost — 0:1.

«In my opinion, the goalkeeper of Shakhtar was one of the best players in the match yesterday. It is primarily his merit that the intrigue in the match lasted until the final whistle. Nevertheless, the class of Arsenal players is higher than that of the miners.

As for the own goal, I do not see Dmitry Riznyk to blame here. We need to criticize the teammates more, who did not block the shot of the home player. And a deflection is always treacherous; Riznyk tried to save, but he was unlucky somewhere.

However, towards the end of the match, fortune was on our keeper's side when the hosts were awarded a penalty. It seemed that the legionnaire of the 'Gunners' Trossard had already outsmarted the goalkeeper, who jumped to his right corner, but he shot weakly to the center, and Riznyk managed to put his foot out. It's a shame that Dmitry's successful actions did not even help to draw the match,» said Shukhovtsev.