On Thursday, August 21, in the first match of the playoff round of the Europa League qualifiers, Kyiv’s Dynamo lost 1:3 away to Israeli Maccabi (Tel Aviv). Below is the post-match press conference of Dynamo’s head coach Oleksandr Shovkovskyi.
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi. Photo — O. Popov
— Do you consider the red card for Vivcharenko to be fair, and how did it affect your plan for the second half?
— I can consider it fair or unfair, but it exists. And, unfortunately, this is not the first time we receive a red card out of nowhere. Being in possession, a technical mistake — and then a foul that the referees interpret as a red card. We can build a game plan, strategy, agree on something. But playing with a man down for almost 40 minutes…
— Could you please tell us what happened with Tymchyk? Why wasn’t he in the squad?
— Unfortunately, he had a fever, and we couldn’t count on him for this game. Supposedly, his condition has stabilized, and he no longer has a fever.