Fernandez: Courage must be shown to the end

The head coach of the Carpathians, Francisco Fernandez, commented on the draw in the UPL match against Veres (1:1). "It seemed like a tough week. We played two away matches against serious opponents. Tough travels. We understood that the game would be difficult. We competed against a good opponent who plays quite compact in defense, who knows his football. We achieved probably the most difficult thing - we opened the score. The substitutions we made in the second half were supposed to freshen up the game and help us look for the opportunity to score the second goal. Nevertheless, a decisive episode occurred. In my opinion, this is not a red card at all. I think that the judges who worked in the field clearly saw that it was not a red. Everyone can make mistakes. The VAR team made a mistake. However, we did not stop, we played until the end. It's a pity that they lost two points. We played seven matches and two games in the Cup. We lost only to Shakhtar. Of course, we are the team that scored the most goals and conceded the least. After the break in the championship, we must continue to work in the same spirit. I think the team is showing emotional stability. Proof of this is the matches in which we made comebacks, for example, the match on Wednesday against Colossus. We had moments in the opponent's half. In particular, the exit of Cheber. At the same time, we see that the team is starting to show its readiness to fight and always tries to show itself as best as possible. We understood that it would be difficult, taking into account the long journeys, taking into account the difficult opponent and the hot weather. But the fact that the field was dry enough. We are not used to this. I think we lacked activity at the beginning of the game, the ball should have circulated. Don't you think that the team has too much aggression? I respect everyone's opinion. As for Fellipe, we replaced him, because his last fouls did not lead to a warning. But considering that he had a yellow one, we decided to replace him. Regarding Kostenko's foul. I don't think it's red, because Jan played the ball first. Regarding aggressiveness, I will note that we are not the most aggressive team in the championship. I think that in this respect we are doing nobly. I always emphasize that players have to learn to play with the result in mind. If we recall the moment of the foul, then the opponent's player turned over three times on the field after contact. I think the team is playing well. We are the team that most often reaches the opponents' penalty area. We are gradually fulfilling the set goals. The championship is quite strong, but we have to be brave. Courage must be shown until the end," the press service of the club quotes Fernandes as saying. A video review of the match Karpaty — Veres is available for viewing on media.