The head coach of the Finnish “Ilves,” Joonas Rantanen, commented on his team’s defeat to Donetsk’s “Shakhtar” (0:6) in the first match of the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League.
“The result is harsh and, of course, very disappointing. We played against a very strong team by European standards and tried to adapt to it as best we could. We needed to keep the score smaller, but the opponent ruthlessly exploited even our minor mistakes.
We must accept this result and come to terms with it without excuses. Moving forward, we need to determine for ourselves what is more beneficial: to continue worrying, or to learn all possible lessons from this experience to get better,” - the official website of “Ilves” quotes Rantanen.