On Wednesday, 24 May, Dynamo Kyiv defeated Kolos from Kovalivka 3-0 in an away match of the 28th round of the Ukrainian championship. The meeting was held in Kovalivka at the Kolos stadium. The post-match press conference of the teams' head coaches is to your attention.
Oleksandr SHOVKOVSKY, acting head coach of Dynamo:
- First of all I would like to congratulate Dynamo fans on the victory. And to thank our defenders for the fact that we generally have the opportunity to play matches of the Ukrainian championship. Thanks to our glorious warriors, who defend Ukraine. We wish them to get such a coveted victory as soon as possible, and for all of them to return home alive and healthy. This is the main thing.
As for the game itself, we understood that we were facing a completely different game compared to the one we had in the previous round. We were preparing for a tough game with a team that will competently organize their defensive lines and play on the counterattack.
Александр Шовковский. Фото — А.ПоповWe managed some things, some not. But it is good that today we played to a score. I am pleased for Zhora Buschan, who finally returned to the starting lineup and played his first game this year. I am very happy for Mykola Shaparenko. We wanted to give him a chance today. Yes, he is not 100 percent ready yet, we can see that, but at the same time we want him to have more incentive to get ready and try to reach a good level of his condition for the June games of the Ukraine national team. We want him to be ready to help our national team score important points and get their first wins in the Euro 2024 qualification round.
We support our youth and look to the future.
In conclusion I would like to say that this match was special for me: today is the birthday of my mum, Olga Korneevna, and I would like to congratulate her.
Yaroslav VISHNYAK, Kolos`shead coach:
- I think the game turned out well. In terms of creating chances. Both teams tried to attack, create chances. But only Dynamo managed to score goals. And we did not manage to score at all. Hence such a result. I think we showed a good game, created chances, but did not convert them.
It`s unpleasant to lose at home with such a score, but so far it`s all we can do against top-5 teams. We can resist them, put up a fight, but so far we haven't managed to get points in those matches. We can't get points in such games because of our poor realization of goals.
Alexander POPOV from KolosStadium
