Yuriy Vernydub - the best coach of the 11th round of the Ukrainian Premier League! Hrvoe Ilyich is the best player!

In the 11th round of the UPL, the press service of the competition and Ukrainian sports publications traditionally identified the best football players and coaches. Kryvyi Rih "Kryvbas" delegated four representatives to the symbolic team tour at once: head coach Yuriy Vernydub, defender Oleksandr Drambaev and midfielders: Denys Kuzyk and Hrvoe Ilyich.

In the home match against "LNZ" of Cherkasy, the red and whites won a bright victory - 3:1. 

UPL - Yuriy Vernydub (the best coach), Hrvoye Ilyich (the best player of the tour), Oleksandr Drambaev.

Sport Arena - Yuriy Vernydub (the best coach), Oleksandr Drambaev, Hrvoye Ilyich (Hero of the tour).

TaToTake – Yuriy Vernydub (the best coach), Oleksandr Drambaev, Hrvoye Ilyich (player of the tour).

UA-football - Oleksandr Drambaev, Hrvoye Ilich.

Sport.ua - Oleksandr Drambayev, Hrvoye Ilich, Andriy Ponedelnyk.

Football.ua - Oleksandr Drambaev.

- A solid performance from the left center back in the game against LNZ. During the meeting with Carrasco's wards, Drambaev acted confidently and cleaned up after his partners. Oleksandr did not fail, he actively went into pressing and selection, kept his position and structure well, - about the Drambaev UA-football game.

- In the match against "LNZ" Ilyich played perhaps his strongest game for "Kryvbas". He opened the scoring when Tverdokhlib dropped the ball after a pass from Mykytyshyn (we note the masterful reception and the shot on execution), and later he was remembered for his good integration into the combination game of the hosts and the execution of standards. Actually, Ponedelnik's goal happened just after a corner kick by Hrvoye. Taking into account the assist in the game against "Zorya" in the last round, the Croatian midfielder already started a small productive streak. Its continuation in the following games will show that the legionnaire is progressing and reaching cruising conditions, - about Ilyich's Sport Arena game.

- Due to various reasons, defenders Dibango and Stetskov, midfielders Khomchenovskyi, Lunyov and Poe could not help Kryvbas in the match against Cherkasy, some players are still getting in shape after injuries, like the same striker Kozhushko, who in his best days was the most accurate scorer of Kryvyi Rih long distance. And here - the visit of "LNZ", a team with a wide composition and great opportunities for reinforcement. To put it bluntly, against the background of those players that the opponents can afford to use to strengthen themselves, "Kryvbas" is not an over-performance, but an extra-performance! And once again, Vernydub's wards realized all their best opportunities, somewhere they even turned the tide of the meeting and won three points in a match against an opponent who, in terms of personnel potential, should have been in their place - about the work of Vernydub Sport Arena.

Previously, representatives of "Kryvbas" were also recognized by the Ukrainian mass media in the 2024/2025 season: Denys Kuzyk - 2, Daniel Sosa - 1, Matteo Amoroso-1, Hrvoye Ilyich - 1, Andriy Klischuk - 1, Rafael Bandeira - 1, Yehor Tverdohlib - 1, Timur Stetskov - 1, Oleksandr Drambaev - 1.

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