Mladen Bartulovich: "We were supposed to win this match"

Main coach of the football club "Kharkiv" on UPL TV Mladen Bartulovich about the match of the third round of UPL, in which his players played against "Shakhtar":

— What was the reason for the missed goal?

— It turns out that we didn't go out on the field in the first minute and missed. But what happened on the field afterwards, I can only thank the team. I am proud of how they played after that goal. We should have won this match. In the second half, we were supposed to play with an advantage, as Nazarina jumps with both feet in his penalty area, and for this, no penalty is awarded and no card is shown - I don't understand that. It doesn't even matter if he played the ball. This is a very important moment of the match. Today we created chances, we deserved more today. The ball was heading towards the goal. If Itodo didn't touch it - it would have been a goal.

— Did you ask Itodo - did he not realize what the reason was?

— I haven't asked him anything yet. It doesn't make sense anymore. It's very unfortunate that we are losing points in such a match.

— In such a situation, probably, the attacker should not be blamed, because his task is to score a goal?

— Of course, the situation on the football field needs to be evaluated.

— Mladen, 4-4-2 against "Shakhtar" is unexpected. Smolyakov in midfield, Martinyuk below him. Is this more for the opponent or for the attack of your team?

— "Shakhtar" has a very strong right flank and Martinyuk needed help there. What we prepared worked very well.

— Let's analyze the episode regarding a possible penalty in "Shakhtar's" goal?

— In my opinion, this is a penalty. Everyone has their own opinion. I think it's a very dangerous foul.

— There was a skirmish in front of the dressing room, what happened there? What is your position?

— My position is this: when a young Brazilian comes to another country, first of all, he must respect his elders and his opponents. If he pushes Mykola Petrovich Pavlov?

— Are you talking about Elias?

— Yes, it means that there is no respect for us, our football club, and people. That's my opinion. A young person cannot behave like this in another country.