Igor Leonov: "In the final of the DUFL championship, Lviv residents put up a decent resistance to Shakhtar"

03.07.2018 14:01

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The head coach of the Shakhtar (U-17) youth team Igor Leonov commented on the success of his wards in the final match against UFK-Karpaty (1: 0), as a result of which Donetsk became DUFL champions at the age:

—  First of all, I would like to note that in the final we met a very worthy opponent. Lviv beat Dynamo Kyiv in the semifinals, so our opponent was more than serious. UFK-Karpaty play football themselves and let others do it.

As a result, the final match turned out to be difficult, but worthy of its status. In the first half, Shakhtar scored a goal thanks to the skillful actions of Mykhailo Mudryk, who beat several opponents and sent the ball into the net with a long shot, surprising the goalkeeper. The second half was more nervous, Lviv attacked, but we had a chance to put an end to the counterattack. Well done guys, patient and in the end brought the case to victory, persevered.

In six months of working with the team, I did not have to make too many changes. I can say that we benefited from the tournaments in Chernivtsi and Italy in preparation for the finals. The guys got the necessary experience, hardened. They passed the championship exactly, and in the last six matches they did not miss a single ball.