“Stress, struggle, emotions.” Metalist coach – about Kharkiv Derby

Metalist Kharkiv Club Coach Andriy Anishchenko The results of Derby with Metalist 1925, which took place in the fifth round of the Championship Group of the First League of Ukraine. Anishnko’s wards kept the account of two balls, but Metalist could not hold the victory. As a result, the fighting draw – 2: 2.

– No matter how cool, but it was a meeting of two teams from one city – from Kharkiv. It’s a derby. It is very unfortunate that because of the war, these two spring matches did not take place at home. Although it is worth noting very good conditions at the Left Bank stadium. And the atmosphere fully corresponded to the nature of this match – there was tension, struggle, emotions.

Our boys did everything they could. Something was better, something is not very, especially in the second half. But considering the human resource, we failed to balance the game and improve it at the expense of replacement. The opponent, on the contrary, greatly strengthened the game, releasing fresh and creative players. In the second half, they added noticeably at the pace, and the moments at our gates became more. In addition, in the second half of the Metalist 1925 match, he had an advantage on the flanks, and more space appeared near our penalty area and in the center of the field.

As a result, we have one score, and I believe that we deserved it in a very difficult game.

– Does the match meet your expectations?

– We always look forward to a positive account for us, but given how the events were … honestly, draw is a natural result of this match.