The legendary forward of Kyiv Dynamo Igor Belanov told in an interview with Josimar Football what kind of player he was.
- I have always been aggressive in a good way. In Kyiv, I had to prove myself. I remember, in the second match against Dynamo Moscow I fell in the penalty area after a foul. Blokhin, Bessonov and Demyanenko were discussing who would take the penalty. I took the ball, hit it and scored. It was as if I was saying to them: "Guys, I am not just here to watch.
Then I scored two more goals in Donetsk, two more goals against Spartak Moscow in a game with 100 thousand spectators. I scored two amazing goals but I cannot find them anywhere on the internet. One of them was a two thousandth goal by Dynamo Kyiv. How is it not stored in the archives? The ball flew magnificently over Dasaev, straight into the back nine. The stadium exploded. After the match the fans carried me all over the city on their shoulders. I was afraid that they would throw me under the metro (laughs). Then I promised myself that I would never talk to the fans again," said Igor Ivanovich.