According to the expert, the Ukrainians needed to set the rhythm of the game as quickly as possible.
“Five defenders and four hawks came out at the start of Azerbaijan. The Ukrainians needed to move actively from the first minutes and give the result as soon as possible. The right choice was made in favor of Yarmolyuk, who added the creative, Ocheretko was fresh and gave this movement, and the exit from the first minutes of Malinovsky was true – in these matches he became a leader of the team, ”Shelepnytsky shared his observations.
On Monday, October 13, a match of the 4th round of selection was held for the world championship of 2026 between the national teams of Ukraine and Azerbaijan. The meeting took place in Poland and ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of Ukrainians. Alexei Gutsulyak and Ruslan Malinowski recorded on his account of goal and assistant.
Source: Sport.ua