Former Desna Chernihiv player Artem Hryshchenko told us what he remembered about working with Oleksandr Riabokon.
- I can't say that it was a childhood dream. I always wanted to achieve at least something in professional football, to play somewhere. Unfortunately, at that time it was very difficult to get anywhere from Chernihiv, so I tried to cling to any opportunity. When I returned from Ternopil, the option of joining Desna arose. Oleksandr Ryabokon took me to the training camp in Odesa and decided to sign me.
At that time, Desna was in the process of forming, with many players coming and many leaving the team. Ryabokon is very fond of Dynamo and Shakhtar players, so I had few chances to get a foothold in his team..." Artem said in an interview withUV.