Dnipro-1 midfielder Oleksandr Pikhalenok commented on his team's 1-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv in yesterday's match of the 11th round of the Ukrainian Championship.
- Why did we manage to win?
- Due to desire, due to our team. We fought for each other, fulfilled the coach's instructions. I think it gave the result.
In the first half we played well, and in the second half, about 25-30 minutes after its start - a little bit worse. And at the end of the match we "sat" almost to our penalty area. Thank God, we kept the result.
- Recently, many Dynamo and Dnipro-1 players were in the location of the Ukraine national team. How does it feel to meet on the pitch in such an emotional match?
- Everyone fights for his club, but when we are in the national team, we all fight together for our country, fight for each other. Therefore, there are no conflicts between players from different clubs: everyone fights for Ukraine. And the fact that today on the pitch "sparks were flying", so it is normal, it is football.
- What are the objectives for Dnipro-1 in this championship of Ukraine?
- To be in the top three. We go to this goal from match to match, we tune up for each game separately. We won the fourth match in a row. We will try to play our football in the future.