Oleksii Prylepov: We felt that Omelchenko would save the penalty
Comments after the match of the 22nd round of the UPL Youth League "Veres" U-19 - "Kryvbas" U-19 - 0:1.
Oleksiy Prilepov, senior coach of FC Kryvbas U-19:
- Not everything went according to plan. We played on the road and understood who was against us. We had a very difficult trip and there was not enough emotion on the field. We had good moments, and so did the opponent. We won the match, so we prepared properly. As long as there was strength, the team held on, but in the second half there was not enough strength, and the wind was still strong. They were somewhat patient, so I want to say that the boys gave two hundred percent. We had a feeling somewhere that Omelchenko would save the penalty. He did it. He is a goalkeeper - he must help. The team deserves this victory.
Timur Butenko, midfielder of FC Kryvbas U-19:
- The game was difficult, we tried to attack more, created moments. In the end, they turned out to be stronger - they scored the only goal in this match. I read the central defender's pass near the other side's goal, punched it, the ball bounced off the goalkeeper and I already scored in an empty net. In the first round, the match against Veres U-19 was completely different. The opponent then pressed and attacked more, and we were already playing back. In this match, everything was the other way around, we put our conditions on the game and won. Ihor Omelchenko was the hero of the match, we thank him.
Ihor Omelchenko, goalkeeper of FC "Kryvbas" U-19:
- It turned out to be a very difficult match, both teams had their moments. Somewhere we were lucky with a goal. Timur Butenko is undoubtedly the hero of the match, he scored a very good goal, and most importantly, a decisive one. While preparing for the match, we understood that "Veres" U-19 is a very strong team. In addition, they were playing against the former coach, so the mood was fighting. Everyone wanted to win and the boys came out from the first minutes and proved that we are stronger. Also, very cool emotions from the saved penalty in the last minutes of the match.
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