The midfielder of Odessa’s Chornomorets Artem Gabelok commented on his team’s defeat against Donetsk’s Shakhtar (0:3) in the 27th round match of the Ukrainian championship.
Artem Gabelok (left) in the match against Shakhtar. Photo — shakhtar.com“In the first half, we played with five defenders and defended very well. But in such situations, it’s always until the first goal. We conceded it from a free-kick. Such a goal somehow...
We played like “Inter” against “Barcelona” (in the first semi-final match of the Champions League, 3:3, — ed.) — in a 5-3-2 formation. Of course, we were waiting for our moments, looking for chances, some set pieces. But it turned out the way it turned out.
And then, of course, it was very hard to come back. We had to run and score, we opened up, switched to a four-defender setup, and in some situations played one-on-one. In general, we went all-in because we needed to catch up. It’s very hard to play like this against Shakhtar. Therefore, probably, this is the final result.
Tournament situation? Of course, everyone is somehow looking for positivity and working on it. There are chances to escape from the “relegation zone,” but they are very few, let’s say (with three rounds left before the end of the championship, “Chornomorets” is in the last, 16th place, and is 5 points behind the 14th place, which grants the right to participate in the playoff for retaining a spot in UPL — ed.),” Gabelok said on the YouTube channel “UPL TV.”
