Former head coach of Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukrainian national team Jozsef Szabo commented for 1927.kiev.ua on the victory of Kyiv over Minaj in the first round of the Ukrainian championship.
Jozsef Szabo- "Kyiv did well, they conceded first and got back at it. The only thing I don't understand is how Bushchan missed. He was standing next to the post, controlling the moment. It's strange... In general, Dynamo were much stronger. Vanat was in the right place twice, Dubinchak earned a penalty, and in the end Kyiv scored the fourth goal without any problems. I didn't expect anything good from Minaya. I was sure that Dynamo would win, because Minaj has no players who can 'make' the game. For now, Minaj will continue to fight for survival.
It's not the first time Denis Popov has been sent off in similar episodes. He needs to be more careful - Denis plays with a certain delay. The coaches need to correct the player's behaviour and work with him once again. In international games, such fouls will give the opponent an advantage. Also, I was surprised to see Bilovar in the first team. He didn't seem to spoil anything. We'll see how he plays further.
Yarmolenko. I said that Andriy would be a coach on the football field. I did not see anything supernatural in his game. We will be rooting for him.
The first matches of the season are always tense. Players only get involved in the game after the training camp. When I was asked about the favourite for the championship, I gave Shakhtar the first place, but according to the game, the Pitmen are still weak, as is Zorya. We can talk about strength after the fourth or fifth rounds. So far, everything looks a bit weak, but the main thing is that we have started the championship," said Sabo.
