Ukraine's Georgii Sudakov once again spoke about the 2-0 victory over North Macedonia in the Euro 2024 qualifying round, which took place last Saturday in Prague.
"As for the episode that led to my goal, if I'm not mistaken, we quickly entered the fight for the ball, there was a selection. Then Sashko Zinchenko gave me an incredible pass, and I shot, and the ball flew into the goal. With a ricochet. In the second half, to be honest, I shot and fell, but I saw that the goalkeeper still pulled it out. Was it a great save? I want to watch that moment again on video.
We expected a difficult match. A strong opponent who has already shown his class in North Macedonia. The Macedonians have a very good attack, great players who play well one-on-one. But we created enough chances and could have scored more. We lacked a little bit of realisation, but the most important thing is that we have a victory and three points.
I don't care who I play with. It's just that when you play for the national team, you won't play against some weak team. Now everyone is on the same level. It makes no difference whether it's against England or North Macedonia. With such support from the audience, you can't stop for a second. We felt it both before and during the match. It was an incredible atmosphere! I would like to thank all the fans. Both those who came to the stadium and those who watched the match on TV and enjoyed the game. Now it is important for us to recover quickly, because in two days we have our next match against Malta," said Sudakov.