The former striker of Kyiv\'s "Dynamo" and Poltava\'s "Vorskla," Ivan Shariy, shared his impressions of the match between these teams in the 1/8 final of the Ukrainian Cup.
— I can say that in terms of play, "Vorskla" was not inferior to "Dynamo". The Poltava team took the lead, but soon a penalty was awarded against them. I do not understand why the experienced Sklyar had to bring down Dynamo player Voloshin right at the entrance to the penalty area from the right flank of the guests? And then, with a score of 1:1, after a shot from two meters, Dynamo was saved by goalkeeper Neshcheret. If "Vorskla" had scored in that episode, it is unknown how everything would have turned out later.
Regarding the Dynamo players, they had no special moments either. And the goal occurred after a mistake by the young Poltava goalkeeper Isenko. By the way, I do not understand why there was no VAR system at the central cup match between two representatives of the UPL? After all, controversial moments happen in almost every game. In other countries, the video assistance system is present in cup matches, but for some reason we do not have it.
Meanwhile, in extra time, there was a controversial moment when "Dynamo" scored its second goal against Poltava. It is unclear whether Vanat was offside during the goal. If there had been VAR, everyone would have seen the replay and there would have been no questions. Just like in the incident when there were disputes about the ball hitting a hand. Again, the presence of VAR would have clarified the situation. And so… I do not understand this," said the expert.