Evgeniy Krasnikov: “No matter what minor provocations they use against us, we will definitely make a team of winners”

Sports director of Dnipro-1 Evgeny Krasnikov commented on the situation after the match between his club and Rukh, when a large-scale brawl broke out on the field with the participation of functionaries, football players and employees of both clubs at the end of the match.

“Firstly, I would like to apologize to all the fans for reacting to the provocations of Igor Dedishin, an employee of the Rukh club. Initially, it seemed to me that these were post-match emotions. But after comments in the media and social networks, I understand that this situation was clearly planned," Krasnikov noted. - Dedyshyn's provocations began during the break of the match. I don't want to go into details of who benefited from this artificially created conflict.

I watched the match many times - Ivanov's refereeing was unbiased. If there was a mistake, it was only at the moment when Boychuk clearly violated the rules on Sarapie at the beginning of the attack with the first goal against Dnepr-1.

I don't understand who needs it and who is behind it. Perhaps someone does not like the leadership of SC Dnipro-1, which interfered in the struggle for a ticket to the Champions League, maybe someone is pursuing their own goals, maybe someone wants to settle their scores with someone, long-standing grievances. Or maybe just someone does not like the arrival of Kucher and Krasnikov in Dnepr-1.

Personally, from the first day of the war I was in Kharkov, I did not go to either Italy or Spain. I spent 171 days under shelling. We managed to evacuate women and children, the wives of the players, the club's employees. For those who stayed, we created the most comfortable and safe conditions.

I managed to find funding, and the first team spent 6 months in Turkey, the U-19 team and the children's school were evacuated to Chernivtsi, where excellent conditions are created for children - food, accommodation and quality fields.

It's no secret that our transfer with Oleksandr Kucher to SC Dnepr-1 helped save FC Metalist along with the administrative corps, coaching staff and players (at the moment, Metalist ranks third in the UPL - SA note). And we did all this during the daily massive shelling of the city of Kharkov.

Now I am the sports director of SC Dnepr-1. I accepted Andrey Rusol's offer with great enthusiasm and completely immersed myself in the work. Together we are building a new strong team. There are rough edges, there are difficulties - this is due to the situation in the country.

But I am sure that no matter who interferes with us, no matter how small and cheap provocations are used, we will still not deviate from the intended path and will definitely make a worthy team - a team of winners! ”, Krasnikov said.