Mladen Bartulovich: "We found the strength and scored a goal, but it was not counted"

Flash comment from the head coach of "Metalist 1925" Mladen Bartulovich after the match against "LNZ":

— We will probably start from the 85th minute when the goal was disallowed. You seemed very unhappy with this decision, didn't you?

— Good afternoon. First of all, I want to congratulate the opponent on the victory. And secondly - I am very sorry for my boys who give their all. For the second match in a row, we score a goal, but it is not counted. And I don't understand why. There is no evidence that it was not a goal. I am very sorry because the boys work hard - both in training and in matches. It is very unpleasant to lose like this. In my opinion, the ball was scored absolutely cleanly. We would like to see replays that would prove why it was not counted, but there are no cameras or angles that could show this. Very unpleasant decision

— The teams were looking for each other's mistakes. How difficult was it to resist today's opponent?

— I think we were the better team. We wanted to play more football. "LNZ" played very pragmatically. There was a lot of fighting, long passes. We expected it to be like this, but today we did not convert our chances. And the opponents scored a goal from the first shot.

— At the end of the first half, you had quite a few chances. I even heard Krupsky encouraging the team: "Come on, guys, just a little bit - we'll score now!". Why was this enthusiasm lacking in the second half?

— We finished the first half well, prepared for the second. We started it better, controlled the game. But then this unfortunate missed goal... We made a mistake, allowed the opponent to take advantage of this moment. Then we found the strength and scored a goal, but it was not counted.

— You are not the first match to replace Martyniuk towards the end of the game. Is it because of the player's fatigue, or is there another reason?

— Yes, he has a certain problem with his leg - towards the end of the match, this problem worsens, and we react to it.

— Yet, there was a chance to equalize.

— Yes, and we equalized, but the goal was not counted.