Dynamo U-19 head coach Ihor Kostiuk commented on his team's 3-2 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in a home match.
Ihor Kostiuk (photo: fcdynamo.com)- We are always happy when we win. Today, I am pleased that the guys got the maximum result and fulfilled what we had agreed with them. There were quick transitions from defense to attack, and we took advantage of this and scored our goals.
- You scored once in the first half. Can we say that you acted rationally and used your chances effectively?
- Yes, we did. I am pleased that the guys are already keeping the balance, they understand when to press and when to retreat. You can see that Yatsyk, Bol, Malysh have joined our squad - these are the backbone players of our team, they keep the balance.
- Comment on the goals scored. Were they the result of individual actions of the players or played combinations?
- We opened the opponent's flanks and attacked through them. We asked our players to accelerate them through the flanks if there were quick attacks. In the first half, the goal came from something we practiced in training - a cross from the flank. There was a rebound of the ball and a high level of concentration in the penalty area - just what is needed for the striker Dmitry Kremchanin, who played in this position today. He was the fastest to orient himself in the situation and put the ball in the net.
In the second half, we again saw a high-speed attack through the flank, a cross and a goal by Samba Diallo, who closed it out. And when we scored for the third time, we pressed the opponent high, intercepted the ball, turned the attack into the middle and created a numerical advantage. Malysh could have passed to Samba, who was good at creating an advantage in such a way that the opposing defender did not understand what to do - to block Diallo or to meet Malysh. But Naveen took advantage of this moment himself, and thanks to his individual actions, he scored the goal.
- Do you have any comments for the defenders in the moments when your team conceded goals?
- Yes, you saw, I suggested during the game that you can't keep the opponent's players in your own penalty area, where both goals were scored.
