Yurii Maksymov: Getting ready for the semifinal against Mariupol, we persistently trained a penalty shootout

On June 24, Poltava's Vorskla defeated Mariupol in a series of post-match penalties and for the second time in its history made their way to the final of the Ukrainian Cup, where the club will face Dynamo Kyiv.

In early June, we already had to meet with Mariupol in a calendar match of the championship, - said the head coach of "Vorskla" Yuri Maksimov in a comment to the official website of the UAF. - Then it all ended with the signing of a peace agreement, and there was a feeling that the cup match will also take place on opposing courses, and it will be difficult for each of the rivals to tip the scales to their side. That's why in preparation for the match with Azov, we persistently trained to score a penalty, because everything could be decided in the so-called football lottery.

Due to the ban, you had to follow the actions of your wards from the stands...

- I have no complaints to the wards who clearly made all we'd talked about on the eve. It's a pity that we didn't snatch the victory in XNUMX minutes, because in the second half we already dictated the tempo and the whole game.

What prompted you to entrust a place in the goal in a penalty shootout to young debutant Pavlo Isenko, who became a real hero, saving three shots?

I have already mentioned that we have been carefully polishing the penalty shootout lately. I noticed how confidently Paul won his duels. So before the match he told him that if the winner is not determined for 120 minutes, he will come on as a substitute and hit two shots. As you can see, I almost guessed… Although, I repeat, the whole team performed well.

You had to win the Cup of Ukraine and the Cup of Germany as a football player and the Cup of Azerbaijan - as a coach. In July, the famous Kyiv Dynamo will be waiting for Vorskla in the final, which will be considered the favorite «

You know, a cup tournament has its own laws. Two years ago, when Keshla, which I headed, clarified relations in the final of the Azerbaijan Cup with Gabala, the chances of the wards of Ukrainian specialist Roman Hryhorchuk were considered higher, but the trophy went to my boys. After all, when Vorskla played in the final against Shakhtar in 2009, the majority preferred the miners, but the cup went to Poltava. I feel that on July 8 there will also be a very interesting confrontation ...

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