Andrii Klischuk: I am proud of our team

Goalkeeper of Kryvyi Rih "Kryvbas" Andriy Klischuk - about the second match of the third qualifying round of the Europa League 2024\25 against "Viktoria" Plzen - 0:1 on UPL TV. 

- Andrei, how would you comment on the match?

- First of all, I want to say that I am proud of my team. We played two matches against a good opponent at a very high level. Only the first 20 minutes of the second half in Kosice can be classified as passive. I think we looked better and should have gone past Viktoria if we had taken all our chances.

- Did the team feel pressure from the Czech fans today?

- It is very cool to play with such support. Although they were fans of the opponent, we missed such an atmosphere. That's why the fans didn't bother us at all, on the contrary.

- How can you comment on the moment with the missed goal?

- I think this is a recorded combination of "Victoria". In the first half, they often made passes to the far post, but we tried not to let them do that. Unfortunately, such a submission did go through once.

- What is the main reason for the defeat?

- Probably, realization of moments. There were good chances to score in the first half, but we couldn't handle the ball properly. We have what we have. If we add in this component, we will be able to outplay rivals like "Viktoria".

- Does "Kryvbas" have time to recover mentally between UPL and European Cup matches?

- Yes, in this regard, everything is fine. All last year, we worked so that in the next season we would have many games: UPL and European Cups. We are only glad that we are in such a busy schedule. Now all thoughts are about Veres. It is necessary to rehabilitate, because the team suffered a painful defeat in Lviv. In Rivne, you have to play from a position of strength and win.

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