Mladen Bartulovic: Victory over Epicentr makes us stronger
The FC Kharkiv head coach shared his thoughts on the late victory against Epicentr, which secured the team's spot in the top 3 of the UPL.
Младен Бартулович, фото фк харків
FC Kharkiv head coach Mladen Bartulovic has reviewed the tense away match of the 10th round of the UPL against Epicentr, where his team clinched a 2-1 victory in the final minutes of stoppage time.
Ramik Hajiyev opened the scoring for Kharkiv, but the hosts leveled the match through Artem Kozak. The decisive goal came in the 93rd minute from Venezuelan substitute Sebastian Castillo, who entered the pitch in the 82nd minute alongside Ermir Rashica.
I believed in the boys on the pitch and waited for the right moment to make those substitutions. It turned out that Castillo scored the winner. He works hard, so it is no coincidence that he was the one who scored. Mladen Bartulovic
Bartulovic noted that although the second half was difficult after the opponent's tactical adjustments, the team's character ensured they earned the three points. This marked the sixth consecutive win for the club in the championship.
Currently, Kharkiv has 21 points after 9 matches and sits third in the table, two points ahead of Dynamo Kyiv. They trail only Shakhtar and Polissya. On Tuesday, October 27, the team faces Mayak in the Ukrainian Cup, followed by an away league match against LNZ on November 1.