Antoni Mascaro: We created a lot of chances and got an important win
Comments after the match of the 26th round of the National League U-19 2025\2026 Poltava U-19 - Kryvbas U-19 - 1:2.
Antoni Mascaro, head coach of FC Kryvbas U-19:
- We wanted to avoid mistakes and not create problems for ourselves from the very beginning. We knew that this team finds it very difficult to win, but it is still not easy to play here. And we understood that the first minutes would be very important in order to start confidently. Of course, this affected us a little, and I think it was difficult for them to continue the fight. Their goal made the game a little more difficult for us. But, fortunately, we created many chances and won this victory.
I evaluate the guys' actions well. It is not easy here, not easy at all. I know that Poltava is in last place in the table, but it is not easy to win here. Some good teams were losing or losing points here. And I'm very happy because the team created a lot of chances. Of course, I'm not 100 percent happy because I think the team deserved to win with a more confident score. But, yes, I'm satisfied, and the players deserved it - they worked hard for this success, and now they have every right to enjoy it.
Game plan? Yes, we tried to follow it from the first minutes. The guys may not have fully understood what was happening on the field, because the opponent changed one detail a little. But when we started playing as we planned, after two or three long attacks we still started to create a lot of chances. However, in the last 20-25 minutes the team played more on emotions and with passion than with their heads. The players were just trying to maintain the lead and their advantage, and they didn't act at all the way I wanted. But it's okay, I can understand it somehow. Football is for the players, so yes, I am satisfied, although not completely.
Yevhen Maiakov, defender of FC Kryvbas U-19:
- A difficult match on a difficult field. It is good that we managed to get important three points. I congratulate everyone on the victory. I am glad, of course, that I scored my debut goal for the team. The pass went from a corner - I managed to close the far post. The opponent imposed a fight on us, so it was definitely not easy. Training with the first team gives me a lot: experience, progress, so I transfer all this to the U-19 games.
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