Mladen Bartulovich: "We lost this match today as a team"

The coach of "Metalist 1925" Mladen Bartulovich summed up the match against "Zorya" in a flash commentary for UPL TV:

- Your players struggled to achieve much. What do you attribute this to?

- First of all, congratulations to the opponent on the victory. Secondly, I believe we started the match well, had good moments, but failed to score. Then an unfortunate mistake happened, we conceded a goal and lost our confidence. However, we managed to equalize. Then, unfortunately, we conceded another quick goal. This balance was lost, and it was difficult to regain it because the opponent played with the score in mind.

- The first conceded goal came from the defensive zone. How would you evaluate Lytvynenko's performance in the defensive midfield position today?

- We play the ball out from the goalkeeper. I demand short passes from my players, so this is also my mistake. I don't want to single anyone out; today we lost this match as a team. The coaching staff also lost, so we need to keep working and moving forward, correcting mistakes.

- The personnel potential of your team was limited. Kalitvintsev joined the already crowded infirmary. Who can return to training and UPL matches during this international break?

- Yes, it's a tough situation, but nobody cares. We hope that our key players will return, and after the break, we will play better.