Yuriy Vernydub: We have one more match – we’ll fight to the end

11-05-14 19:39:30

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The head coach of Luhansk-based Zorya talked to the press office in the wake of the match against the Pitmen.

- I do not particularly feel like commenting on it. It is clear that we are fighting for a spot that would give us the right to play in next season's Europa League edition. Throughout the league season I have not talked about the referees, and I do not want to do that now. Nevertheless... I am ready to apologise if I'm wrong, but I think that the penalty and the red card were not the case in that episode. If so, then let the match officials apologise at least once. As they are allowed to do anything, they are humans. But teams suffer from it, coaches... Nobody pays attention to this kind of stuff and discuss such topics. We were left short-handed already in the 12th minute, and, of course, to play against Shakhtar, especially with ten men, is very difficult. I am grateful to the guys for the fact that they stood and fought to the bitter end. There was a chance when we could score. We had a great desire to change the scores, but we failed. We have one more match. We will fight to the end. I think we're on the right track.
 
- We would like to hear a few words about the reception of your team in Cherkasy and the pitch condition.
- Many thanks to the city of Cherkasy, to everyone who took part in preparing the field and the stadium and who provided us with the opportunity to play here. Of course, it’s bad that the fans were prohibited from being present in the stands. In the end I want to thank once again Cherkasy for their reception, perfect pitch and excellent conditions.
 
FC Shakhtar Press Office based on the materials of the official website of FC Zorya