"We'll beat the water park teams ourselves": Chornomorets fans mock the sensational exit from the Ukrainian Cup

Odesa's Chornomorets ended its run in the Ukrainian Cup prematurely, losing at the round of 32 to a representative of the lowest division. The match against an amateur team from Zakarpattia ended in a narrow 0:1 defeat for the Odesa side, becoming one of the most unexpected outcomes of the tournament's early stage.

A limp away defeat

The match was played at the "Olkhovtsi Arena-Park" stadium in the Zakarpattia region. The Odesa team failed to overcome its opponent, which competes in amateur football, and lost by a single goal. According to Sport RBC.UA, it was this defeat that deprived the "sailors" of any chance to continue their cup campaign already at the very first stage.

Harsh words from the ultras

The fan group New Kids Odesa reacted sharply to the limp exit from the tournament. In a statement published on Instagram, the supporters addressed the club's management and Chornomorets' players with an ironic but biting suggestion: to register the ultras' own squad for the next edition of the Ukrainian Cup. "We, the New Kids Odesa collective, propose that Chornomorets register our squad for the next edition of the Ukrainian Football Cup. If anyone at the club isn't interested, or lacks the strength and the means, we'll get to the match ourselves, beat the teams from the school stadium and the water park in the early rounds, and once you find your motivation, you'll let us know," the fans declared.

Contradictory data

The available sources show a discrepancy in the transliteration of the opponent's name: in the Sport RBC.UA article and in the fans' statement, the club is referred to as "Olkhovtsi" (the "Olkhovtsi Arena-Park" stadium), whereas in other publications and broadcasts of the same match the variant "Vilkhovtsi" is used. Both spellings correspond to the Ukrainian toponym Vilkhovtsi and refer to the same club from Zakarpattia; however, for consistency, it is recommended to fix a single editorial transliteration going forward. The essence of the event — Chornomorets' 0:1 defeat and exit from the Cup — is confirmed equally in both cases.

The club's reaction

At the time of preparing this article, Chornomorets' press office and the Odesa side's coaching staff refrained from making official comments regarding the fans' reaction and the reasons for the failure in the cup match. Thus, the public discussion surrounding the exit remains open, and the initiative in the debate currently belongs to the fan community.