Midfielder of Oleksandria Serhiy Buletsa commented on the defeat to Kudrivka in the first round of the Ukrainian Championship of the 2025/2026 season.
Serhiy Buletsa. Photo: fco.com.ua— The defeat of the silver medalist of the last championship by the debutant of the UPL requires explanations.
— I don’t want to look for excuses. Each of us needs to sort himself out. We had a difficult journey from Belgrade. We played two tough matches against Partizan in the Conference League. Our team has a lot of new footballers — we need to work hard.
— Did the exit from Partizan break the team?
— Psychologically, it’s difficult for us. The pressure on our guys in Belgrade was colossal from the fans of Partizan. What they shouted and said — I don’t want to talk about it. We needed to endure and respond on the football field. But what happened, happened.
— Now you have many legionnaires. Do they understand where they are?
— Everything needs to be explained to them strictly. The first communication took place in the dressing room today. Tomorrow is a day off. Then we will continue the communication even more strictly. We can’t play like this.
— How to explain the red card to Campos?
— He at least fights on the football field. I can understand that. I have no questions for the guys. But, I’m sure our head coach has questions for them. I have questions for the referee of today’s game, Yevhen Tsybulka. How does he officiate? A slight shove from our side — he immediately blows the whistle. We get kicked on the legs — there’s no reaction from him.
— How much time do you need to recover from such a heavy defeat?
— I need a day, I need to disconnect from football. Then I need to work hard.
