The legend of Lviv’s “Karpaty,” Ihor Khudobyak recalled his performances in the Ukrainian Cup with the “lions,” stating that the most memorable match for him was the victory over “Shakhtar” in the Round of 16 in 2005.
Ihor Khudobyak— The slogan “Cup for Lviv!” is a reminder of the traditions of “Karpaty,” especially the victory when the team was in the first league and won the Cup in 1969. The most memorable match in the Ukrainian Cup that I participated in was probably the game against “Shakhtar” in the 2005/2006 season. At that time, we were playing in the first league, and in the Round of 16 of the Ukrainian Cup, we beat the “miners” at home with a score of 1:0.
And the most painful one was against Donetsk’s “Metallurg” away, we then were eliminated in the semifinals of the 2011/2012 Cup after a penalty shootout (6:7). At that time, Mykhailo Kopolovets said, “Before every game,” — this is a famous phrase. We constantly remembered and recall it, I think we will be doing this for a long time. I remember that it was a very tense game, “Metallurg” was good then. It was hard to play against them away, and the penalty shootout was very tense,” Khudobyak said.
