UKRAINE: SHELAYEV 'WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE'

(AGI/ITALPRESS) - Kiev, Sept 11 - The last train for Ukraine for Euro2008 passes through Italy. Like his coach Blokhin, Oleh Shelayev is convinced that tomorrow's match against the Azzurri will be decisive for his last chances to qualify for the European cup because if they lose they can forget about Switzerland and Austria. His goal on Saturday was not enough to allow them to win against Georgia: 'We have lost important points in the last match and I didn't see those qualities that could help us defeat Italy. In spite of that, I am optimistic and I am sure that we can take advantage from our last chance.' However, historically, Ukraine has not done well with Italy. In the world cup in Germany Italy won by 3-0 and in the match of the first round Italy won by 2-0. 'But we cannot pretend to be defensive,' said Shelayev. 'We must give our 150-200 percent,' confirmed Andry Shevchenko. 'This is the only way we can obtain a good result. We know that Italy is champion of the world and one of the strongest teams on the planet, if not the strongers.