Former player of the Ukraine national team Andriy Polunin spoke about who was closer to victory in yesterday’s Nations League match between the teams of Georgia and Ukraine:
"In confrontations like the one in Batumi, they say: nobody wanted to give in. For their demonstrated character, considering the difficult weather conditions, the participants deserve high praise. Still, the heavy pitch affected the quality of the game: there were enough mistakes.
In my opinion, the fact that the guests took the lead early on encouraged them to play defensively. I believe that the draw is a fair result since the Georgians also created threats. However, if in one of the last attacks Oleksii Hutsuliak and Oleksandr Nazarenko had acted more inventively, the Ukrainians could have even snatched victory. But we have what we have.
Now, to stay in League B, Serhiy Rebrov's team must certainly defeat the Albanians away on November 19. A lot will depend on how the recovery goes, and whether all the key players will be fit,” said Polunin.