Coach of «Lisne» Vadym Melnyk announced that the team from Kyiv region will not play in the 14th round of group A of the second league against «Uzhgorod».
Vadym Melnyk— How true is the information that your team may not travel for the match against «Uzhgorod», effectively disrupting the scheduled second league match?
— I cannot fully confirm or deny this information yet, but most likely we will not go.
— Is the reason still the same as before — financial problems of the club or have the players staged a rebellion due to non-payment of salaries?
— There are no finances…
— How many players are currently at your disposal, considering your predecessor Oleksandr Ryabokony mentioned that some of the guys have already found other jobs?
— All the players are here, but no one trains. The team doesn’t train at all…
— Has the management told you something like: boys, hang in there a little, everything will be sorted out? Have they promised to pay the arrears?
— Everything Oleksandr Dmytrovych told you is true — neither the players nor the coaches have received any salary since the beginning of the championship. They promise: hang in there, hang in there, but…
In the last game (a crushing defeat from «Polissia-2» with a score of 1:5 — ed.) the guys came out, gave time, thought the leaders would resolve something. Everyone understands that if we don’t play twice, the team will lose professional status.
— So, «Lisne» might not make it to the end of the first half?
— How can we make it? If we don’t play against «Uzhgorod», don’t play in the next match — that’s it…
Viktor Glukhenky
