Rybalka: Fans ought to prepare to uncork champagne

Rybalka: Fans ought to prepare to uncork champagne

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National soccer team midfielder Serhiy Rybalka is optimistic on the eve of the second-leg play-off qualifying match for Euro 2016 against Slovenia.

He was confident that after another successful result for our team in the city of Maribor Ukraine fans would uncork champagne bottles tonight, Football-Ukraine.com website reports.

"Of course, the tie will be different than in the city of Lviv. I think the Slovenians from the first minutes will rush ahead trying to crush us. Our coaches have advised us to be on alert from the first minutes and be prepared for this psychologically. We will attempt to demonstrate our best abilities by successfully mounting our counter attacks. I am sure that fans will uncork champagne bottles joyfully after the final whistle. I hope we will overcome the bad tradition of losing in playoffs. The situation in our country is hard now, and I want people to smile,“ the soccer player noted.

As a reminder, Slovenia vs Ukraine game will take place tonight on November 17 at Ljudski Vrt Stadium in Maribor. The kick-off time is at 21.45.

In the first-leg match in Lviv Ukraine won 2:0.

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