Mircea Lucescu: This league was created for one team

28-02-15 20:21:16

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Shakhtar coach’s comment after defeating Vorskla left the journalists questionless.

- It was a pretty good performance for the first game of the league season’s second part. Two strong sides locked horns, each of whom wanted to win. Even though we won with a big score, Vorskla proved to be quite convincing. It was evident that they had come to win points. Therefore, I am pleased with today's game, being unhappy with refereeing in some episodes. One gets the impression that we are the rudest team in the league. That’s been our fifth red card since the league season kickoff! As if we get punished for all the league titles we’ve won until the present moment. We could recall Shevchuk’s unjust sending-off in the match against Dynamo, also in the encounter with Dnipro, when they should have suspended Kalinic, plus many other episodes. I like pro-Dynamo specialists who rejoice when we are punished by referees and say that the officiating was just excellent and good. I’ve just mentioned it in my flash interview either. I want to warn them that we are going to play to the end, respecting the league and all the competitors, respecting our profession. But for the moment, the league is still artificial, being created for one team. It is not known whether any matches will be held tomorrow or not. Five teams do not play at their home grounds ... I'm very disappointed with the situation that has developed in the Ukrainian league today. We are facing a very difficult and crucial Champions League game in Munich. We represent Ukrainian football in the international arena and want to put our best foot forward against probably the world’s best team for today.

FC Shakhtar
Press Office