Andriy Yarmolenko: "At half-time Serhiy Rebrov didn't say much good to us, but it had an effect"

Ukraine captain Andriy Yarmolenko about the Euro 2024 qualifying match against Northern Macedonia the day before yesterday (3-2).

"Of course, we are happy with the result, because we lost 0-2. But there are a lot of questions about the game. Especially in the first half we played very badly. But well done everyone for pulling together in the second half and turning the tide in the match. The game is forgotten but the result remains. Now we need to rest and prepare for the next game.

Of course, at half-time Serhiy Rebrov told us little good, but it worked. It's good that we responded in such a way and were able to change the game. Now we have scored six goals in two games. It is good, but we also concede a lot. We need to work on our mistakes.

Two of our players scored their debut goals for the national team in this game. We congratulated them in the dressing room. Well done - they worked hard. Guys have proved that they are true Ukrainians, who fight to the end. I want to congratulate all the fans on this victory," said Yarmolenko.