Midfielder of the first league “Phoenix-Mariupol” Artur Remenyak exclusively for Sport.ua told why it was not possible to find a winner in the main time.
“During the preparation, we did not take it lightly, because “Agrotech”, despite its amateur status, became a troublemaker in the cup tournament. This is not surprising, because among the hosts there were enough players with experience of performances not only in the First League, but also in the class of the strongest. Perhaps, indeed, Agrotech has problems with the training process, but its football players have enough stamina to play at the limit of their capabilities once a month.
Before the break, we were doing better and were rewarded for our activity with a goal. Maybe they believed too much in their own strength, because when in the second half the home team started purposefully attacking in the center, it was far from always possible to find counterarguments. “Agrotech” scored on its goal.
We didn’t specifically train before the match in Kropyvnytskyi to shoot from the 11-meter mark, but that didn’t stop us from drawing a lucky ticket in this football lottery.
Who would you like to meet in the quarterfinals? With “Dynamo”, especially since our team has a lot of young people who have not yet played against opponents of this level. But we are not against competing with the second-league Lokomotiv, even though they managed to make a loud statement, forcing the elite Veres and Kolos to withdraw from the competition, Artur said.
Source: sport.ua