Metalist 1925 Kharkiv captain Artem Gabelok shared his impressions of yesterday's 1-1 match with Dynamo Kyiv, a draw that allowed his team to avoid participation in the head-to-head matches for the right to retain their place in the UPL.
Artem Gabelok (left) and Vitaliy Buyalsky"Everyone exhaled - that's the feeling. Everyone exhaled, last week was tense, no one wanted to play the transitional matches. Plus, with Dynamo as our opponent, everyone understood that we had a chance, but the week was still tense. And now everyone has exhaled, everyone is satisfied, the task has been completed. So, now we are finally in a good state.
We had enough time to recover and prepare for the game. I think we played a good match today. Everyone was preparing, everyone wanted to get a point at least. Everyone felt that we could definitely get a point. Moreover, in such a game, when we were losing 0-1, no one gave up, the guys played on. Well done, guys, in general.
My goal? Yes, yes, it's nice to score at such a moment. You don't need to score a lot, one goal was enough, the main thing is that it was a goal. It's good that I helped the team by scoring. I have such pleasant emotions now. We exhaled, gave everything on the pitch, it's hard to say anything else," said Gabelok.
