Oleksandriya is aiming for a club record in the Ukrainian Cup

04.03.2021 19:41

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Having won a series of post-match penalties over Dnipro-1, Oleksandriya footballers after a five-year break have acquired the right to play in the semifinals of the Cup of Ukraine.

- Of course, we are very anxious to cross this line and for the first time in the history of the club to take part in the decisive match for the trophy, - said the director of FC "Alexandria" Dmitry Kitaev in a comment to the official website of the UAF. - Although the opponent is in the semifinals after today's draw got a formidable - Luhansk "Dawn", fights with which we always take place in an uncompromising struggle. Still, we hope that thanks to the support of the native walls we will be able to tilt the scales to our side.

As for yesterday's confrontation with Dnipro-1, the actions of our team were affected by the absence of the injured leader - midfielder Kirill Kovalets. In addition, for a long time due to the removal of another midfielder, Dmitry Grechishkin, we had to act in the minority. But the boys managed to survive, kept a draw, and the fate of the ticket to the semifinals was to be decided in the football lottery - a series of post-match penalties. Our goalkeeper, the player of the national team of Ukraine Yuriy Pankiv, became the hero. And, in the end, that's what he and the captain!