On Sunday, November 2nd, in the central match of the 11th round of the Ukrainian championship, Kyiv «Dynamo» lost 1:3 to Donetsk «Shakhtar». The match took place in Lviv at the «Arena Lviv» stadium. Here is the post-match press conference of the head coach of the capital team, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.
— First of all, I want to say that the Ukrainian «Classic» was successful. Yes, sometimes emotions were over the top, but the players more or less controlled themselves.
Undoubtedly, there were moments I was unhappy with, both in the actions of my team and in the refereeing. This is the second time recently that a penalty has not been awarded against the opponent. It was the same in the match with «Zorya», and it was the same today. A clear-cut penalty! A clear-cut one!
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi. Photo — Y. Yuriev— After these two matches between «Dynamo» and «Shakhtar», can we say the intensity of the «Classic» has returned?
— The intensity of the «Classic» will return when our stadiums are completely filled. When our fans are concerned not by what is happening — not for their loved ones, not for our Defenders, but for their teams. And while there is a war in our country, we thank our Defenders for giving us the opportunity to play football.
— How would you evaluate Mykhavko’s performance in the position of a fullback?
— I will not evaluate the actions of individual players. We are working on different options. One of them is Mykhavko in the position of left-back.
Congratulations to «Shakhtar» on their victory. Surely, we did not count on such a result. And for now, I wish everyone a calm, quiet, and peaceful night. Glory to Ukraine!
Post-match press conference of «Shakhtar» head coach Arda Turan.
Oleksandr POPOV from Lviv
