EXC-CAPTANS CONTRACTS: “In the game with Azerbaijan could be a catastrophe”

The first captain of the Ukrainian national football national team Yuri Shelepnytsky He remembered the episode at the end of the match with Azerbaijan when Nazar Voloshin’s goal was canceled after watching Var.

“The offside was not considered there at all, because before that there was a foul on the part of Bondarenko. Artem, of course, violated the rules by accident – by inertia, first played in the ball, and then with a length hit the opponent. However, you imagine that after all these views, after Var has unscrewed the episode back, the opponent would also score after a penalty … a catastrophe could happen, ”Shelepnytsky said.

On October 13, a match of the 4th round of the Qualification Group D for the World Cup 2026 between the national teams of Ukraine and Azerbaijan took place. The match was held at the ICS Krakowia Stadium in the Polish city of Krakow. The nominal owners won 2: 1. The goals for Ukrainians today scored Alexei Gutsulyak and Ruslan Malinovsky.