Antoni Mascaro: The guys fought just great against a strong opponent

Comments after the match of the 29th round of the National League U-19 2025\2026 Kryvbas U-19 - Shakhtar U-19 - 1:3.

Antoni Mascaro, head coach of FC Kryvbas U-19:

- What can you say, this is the best team in the league. And they prove it in every game. We planned to defend as reliably as possible and run out on counterattacks. We knew that they attack very high, and because of this they have problems at the back. But they played great, Tsukanov made a decisive move during the first goal. And later we made a big mistake.

You can't do this if you want to impose a fight in such matches. But you know, in the end, I think the guys fought just fine. I can't say anything bad, except good words about their work. I am generally satisfied with the team's actions. Regarding the halves... In the second half after the set-piece, we still scored our goal. Having been in the majority, we began to possess the ball more, had more opportunities to score a second goal.

Against Dynamo, it was not at all about luck. I believe that they were also better than us, which is why they won. And today too. After the sending-off, in my opinion, nothing fundamentally changed, since there were only 10 minutes left to play. But, of course, there were still some changes. But the opponent did not want to make any mistakes even in the minority. They played according to the score, dragged out time. And we were unable to do anything about it.

Illia Kalashnik, midfielder of FC Kryvbas U-19:

- A difficult game against a qualified opponent. It is a pity that we lost in the final home match of the season. Yes, not everything worked out, but we need to sort out our mistakes and move on. I think every opponent is a match for our team, but today our opponent was better, which is why we got three points. After the elimination from Shakhtar U-19, we started playing more confidently, but there was not enough time to change anything radically.

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