Ukraine disapoints with first 4 goal difference in the World Cup

Stef don’t be cruel, it’s only football. Ukraine has a good football team, they can play better than today. Spain has played a good match today, but I’m afraid we will finish as always… you know?

Posted from  Spain

Juan, you have an amazing team. Best spanish team I have seen for a long time, perhaps even better than 1994 one. There are still games left to play, however this team definitely has enough potential to go all the way.

1)First of all Ukraine lost because the players that went are not the best players, the only reason that they are playing is that they had money to bribe or have a friend or relative thats is in position of power to get them in the national team. The whole system is corrupted,and everything is a lie. AS well they think that they can play dirty and get away with it, well wake up this is not the corrupted Ukraine, you pay the consequences.
2) Secondly, most of the players don’t even care if they win or loose, they only want to go abroad for free, and want to look good.
3)Thirdly, most of the team is Russian, thats and embarrasment.
4) Its a huge emberrasment, and my soul has been stabbed with a knife, and it hurts to watch Ukraine being displayed so falsy in front of others.
5) If i got the chance to play for Ukraine I would give ,my life to win and show the best possible effort.

Posted from  Canada

Stef, if you don’t know a thing about futbol, shut the fuck up. I am mystified by the number of people who get their jollies off by taunting people while they are down. Particularly, when they do not have a clue what they are talking about.

Posted from  United States

ivasyk some of your statements are dillusional.

1) Is ridiculous. These are the same players who brought ukraine through qualifications.

2) Are you one of those pseudo ukrainian canadians who still live in cold war?

3) Noone on this team is Russian. That would go against FIFA rules. Russian speaking maybe. But I don’t see the relation between two.

4) Trust me, everyone is disappointed, but if you do indeed care, you will just swallow this up, put on your ukrainian jersey and watch the game on monday. Have some trust in our boys for christs sake.

5) I don’t doubt that. But I don’t doubt that there will be another person who would criticize the hell out of you either.

Ivasyk, you must be a hardcore Ukrainian nationalist. You must be the most hardcore Ukrainian nationalist living in Canada.

Thanks for playing. DON’T come again.

Posted from  United States

I think Miguelinho hit it just right.

from my knowledge there is only one Russian born player on the team, I actually forget who but I know he’s Ukrainian background

I do slightly agree that Shevchenko shouldnt have played, I dont know if you guys noticed but he did appear still injured, he tripped/fumbled with his foot a few times …. he seemed to have been somewhat of a distraction, everyone trying to pass up the ball to him in desperation without thinking….

Posted from  Canada

I agree with you, radlx, but it’s better and wiser to wait and see. We will try to enjoy while we can, maybe happiness is not at the end but on the way.
Ivasyk is quite easy to critize when things go wrong. This is only a game, we should know to win… and to lose.
Though Andriy and Miguelinho state that the penalty was outside the box, I have wathed this piece of play several times (I have recorded the match) and I say when Torres gets into the box, Vashchuk is holding his shorts and pushing, and as there was no other defender but the goalkeeper… it is penalty and red card. Nobody can say Spain has won today because of the referee, Xabi’s and Torres’ (with Pujol and Cesc) goals have been two of the best in this champioship.

Posted from  Spain

I know at least two people who are not ukrainian by birth.

Nesmachniy, who was born in Russia, and Milevskiy who held Belarus passport, and later received ukrainian citizenship.

However I don’t really see how all this fits in…

Juan I agree 100%

Spain definitely deserved this win, and refereing has absolutely nothing to do it.

I totally agree with Ivasyk, we can’t judge the ukrainian team because it is not fair to do so. Corruption is obviously a huge problem in ukraine, and obliously it has shown its ugly head on this team. How is it possible that a country of 48 million people where everyone plays soccer very well sicne little kids, puts together such a team full of Russian names and a russian coach.

Posted from  Canada

all Ukrainians understand the corruption issues in Ukraine, but every time something goes wrong you cant blame it on corruption, it has nothing to do with the result of this game or the team, I watched those same players in every game of the qualifications and they were magnificant, where does corruption tie in all of a sudden ?

Posted from  Canada

The folks who blame the loss on the national makeup of the team are delusional. The reason Ukraine lost was because Spain played well and they did not. Yes, the ref got the call fucked up and 2:0 should have been a fair result. But Spain was clearly the better team.

Those who attack Blokhin need to wake up and smell what they are showeling. This guy got you, folks, through the qualifying stage in flying colors in a very difficult group. He’s a World Class footballer, who played his heart out as a player. If you think he does not care or is not trying, you’re nuts.

It was just one freaking game. Bad loss, to be sure. But instead of turning on your team with nationalistic garbage, try actually supporting it.

Sincerely,

supporter of both U.S. and the Ukraine team.

Posted from  United States

I don’t think anyone can argue that Spain was not a better team (by far) in the first half. However, their goals were not that impressive and more coincidental (but then again, that’s football and is expected). They played with lots of evergy and a desire to win which Ukraine seemed to lack. However, in the second half, Ukraine showed some fire right from the tip off and who knows how things turned out if there was no red card and the PK… Oh, and as for the PK, the guy fell because of his shot momentum, there was no contact. Ukranian defender did pull his shorts, but let go and then he took a shot with no other contact. I’m not even gonna start on how bad the referees have been in almost all of this Cups games, especially on the offside calls…
From personal experience I know that it’s extremely tough to play in the heat, but that’s no excuse as was pointed out already. I hope Ukraine bounces back and I look forward to watching them play.

Posted from  United States

Gene I agree with you 100%

first 2 spanish goals were luck, 3rd was a gift and 4th was amazing… one of the best thus far no doubt…

I watched the game again and you should see some of spains passing… its simply amazing… if sheva could get some of those passes it would be much easier for him….

First half was pretty bad for ukraine they didnt know what they were doing.. giving the ball away,
2nd was much better and some of the attacks were pretty good considering ukriane was down one man… and the chances they created….

Unlike poland that was down 1 man for 10 min and it effected them much more

Would anyone agree with me that Spain just scared our guys. Sorta like “hey it’s ours tonite”. I don;t even think Espana played on the level that every1 raving about, Our guys were just scared shitless. Forget about corruption and naturalized players - this is the case (I am sure) on all the teams.
Bad calls - yes refs made some but it only increased the score. UKR played crappy from the minute one.
I am just looking over the game and things like pass distribution and OMG we are so not on point. Scared.

And I am scared too - of UKR not pulling together for Monday.

Just yesterday I was hoping Ukraine will heal tha scar of the USA’s game. But same fucking excuses. I am moving to Brazil.

Posted from  United States

i thought spain did really well especially the third goal..that was the best

Posted from  Malaysia

Hey dila
what game were you watching? The fourth goal was the best goal thus far in the tourny. i can guarantee Spain will score many more like this.

Posted from  Canada

Dear Gene!
I will shut the fuck up… you’re right… I don’t know a shit about football. BUT I’ve seen Blokhin sleeping in the Greek league, in 4 clubs. From the US where you are YOU CANNOT SAY THAT. (if you don’t believe me search the net a bit, you’ll find everything you need….)

About qualifying as first in the group: well these were qualification over a long period of time, with different conditions. NOW’S the real thing, 3 games in 10 days with the same weather in the same country, with the same players…

Here’s something more about Blokhin: (cut&paste)
The day after Ukraine’s qualification for this summer’s finals, Oleg Blokhin claimed, without so much as batting an eyelid, that his side were “capable of winning the World Cup”.

I might be WRONG about everything. Might have been the heat, or the stagefright… time will show. I just wanted to see a decent game… with some thrill about who’s gonna win it…

Posted from  Finland

ok, well they still will win the World Cup, that was the weak up call :O)

Posted from  Canada

Stef, I spent half of my life in Kiev, before moving to the U.S. I’ve seen Blokhin play for several years in the early and mid 1980s and I’ve even met him and got his autograph. He is a character and a hard ass, but the guy cares very much about the game and about winning.

Posted from  United States

Today,Ukraine is playing better and better,2 score advandge. They can go longer in the 2nd.

Posted from  China

aiai,this late.Ukraine goal!
3:0,wonderful.

Posted from  China

Im thinking that Ukraine could win that game with Spane if Ukrainian team played more like a team.

Posted from  United States