Former player of the national team of Ukraine Adrian Pukanich discussed whether Shakhtar’s victory in the central match of the 11th round of the Ukrainian Championship over Dynamo — 3:1 was deserved.
Photo: Yu. Yuryev«From the first minutes, it felt like Shakhtar was better prepared for the match and worked more effectively on correcting the mistakes made in the recent cup confrontation.
The higher individual skills of Shakhtar’s players also had an impact, positively influencing the overall cohesion of the game. of the "miners» fell out of the ensemble, unlike the Kyiv players.
Finally, the legionnaires from Donetsk were very angered by critical remarks directed at them by Dynamo’s Denys Popov after the cup match. Such disrespect in football is penalized swiftly. The Donetsk team actively pressured Popov, forced him into making mistakes, and he was one of the weakest in his team.
«Shakhtar won deservedly, although they could have, as they say, closed the game much earlier,» said Pukanich.
