After the match,Dynamo midfielder Vladyslav Kabayev, who scored thesecond goal against Rukh Lviv , shared his impressions of the game and his team's 2-0 victory.
Vladislav Kabaev (photo: fcdynamo.com)- Victories always make me feel good. In the standings, we are not in a position to pay attention to the quality of the game, the main thing for us is to get points. Victories should add to our positivity, inspire us and push us to develop as a team, because Dynamo is the face of football in Ukraine. As I said, such successes encourage us to move forward.
- Dynamo and Rukh were close to each other in the standings, did you feel that the match was particularly important?
- No, we just knew that Rukh had a very good start to the league, they have a lot of young guys who may not have much experience, but they have fire in their eyes. Of course, we understood that the game would be difficult, but we were prepared as always. Dynamo must come to any game like a champion and play accordingly. It is not always possible, but we have nowhere to retreat.
- It seemed that after the first goal Dynamo gave the initiative to the opponent who had more possession. Did you do it deliberately?
- Perhaps, it happens more on the subconscious: if you win, you start playing by the score. We scored, we understood that Rukh would run forward, and we couldn't open up and let them equalise. We slowly did our job, we had great counterattacks, after which we could have closed the game in the first half, scoring much more than two goals. We are all grown-up footballers, we can talk to each other on the pitch and adjust our actions.
- Last season, Dynamo drew away to Rukh, did you pay back the favour today?
- You can say that, to be honest, I don't remember how we played then, because last season we lost a lot of points, not only in the matches with Rukh. Regardless of the name of the opponent, we have to win every match now.
- Both goals today were scored in a similar way - after the opponent's pressure, which forced the Lviv team to make mistakes. Did you feel that this tactic worked?
- Not that it works... We watched and analysed Rukh for a very long time and a lot. One of our tasks was to put pressure when their goalkeeper started the attack. We knew who was supposed to press whom, and it worked twice. So, we fulfilled the coach's instructions, although we failed in some ways.
- What emotions do you feel about your own goal?
- I'm a winger, I haven't scored for a long time, I've received a lot of criticism. I was really looking forward to this goal, I set myself the task of taking more shots on goal, but in the first minutes I couldn't hit the net. I think this ball should push me and the team to the next goals and victories in the future.
- Dynamo is gradually rising in the standings, does this add to your positive emotions?
- Of course it does. We believe that the results will get better and better. We have started to move up, but we need stability.
