Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Taras Stepanenko commented on the match against Dnipro-1 (3-0) in the Ukrainian championship.
Taras Stepanenko. Photo: shakhtar.com"We played those two matches, which were league matches for us, at a very high level. Everyone gave his best. Everyone who was on the bench and in the stands - we were united and that's why we won fairly.
We were stronger than Dnipro-1. My goal? I hit the goal and the ball flew in. Then I realized that that was all, full stop, today we can celebrate. That`s why I reacted so emotionally.
As for the scuffle at the end of the game, I was more of a partaker. Once, I have already experienced something like that. Although it is emotion, but this does not beautify football. We must keep our emotions to ourselves. The more so because we have very difficult events in the country, so fights do not paint either team. National team had more separation, the guys from Latin America ran out there. There are guys who sit on substitutions and do nothing, but as soon as they get into a fight - they ran out first. You go out and show it on the field when you play in European competitions, show it, do something good for the team, bring Ukraine some points," Stepanenko said.
