After the match, midfielder Nazar Voloshin, who scored two goals against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, shared his impressions of the match and the 4-2 victory.
Nazar Voloshyn (photo: O. Vasylieva)- Did the air raid, which delayed the start of the match by 15 minutes, affect your preparations for the game?
- No, I don't think so. We just started warming up a little faster.
- Did the opponent's penalty make it easier for you to win?
- Of course, it is always easier to play when there are fewer opponents on the pitch. In my opinion, the sending off as a result of two warnings was fair - the opponent played tough against our players.
- Did you expect Kharkiv to score when they were outnumbered?
- You should always expect this. I can't say that we relaxed, there were just moments when we "failed". In the moment with the first conceded goal, I didn't get there, and in the episode with the second, it turned out that the player went one-on-one with the goalkeeper, beat him and managed to score.
- How do you feel after scoring a double in the match against Metalist 1925?
- Scoring two goals for my home team at such a stadium was very important for me and the team. It's good that we won today. This is my first double at this level.
- Before the match, did you have a feeling that you would be able to score more than once?
- I felt I would score, but to be honest, I didn't think it would be twice.
- Tell us, how exactly did you manage to do it?
- It was a combination of moves I had learned in training. Firstly, Buyalsky gave me a great pass into the area, I ran out one-on-one with the goalkeeper and scored in the near corner. And in the second episode, the goalkeeper saved Shaparenko's shot, and I already played on the finish.
- At the moment of the first goal, did you have enough time to think about where to shoot?
- No, I thought of the direction of the shot on the spot. I saw that the goalkeeper was not blocking the near corner too tightly, so I hit it there.
- Apparently, the coaches were satisfied with the execution, but they didn't like the defensive performance?
- Yes, we will work on our defence to avoid conceding goals.
- Today you played on the right, before that - on the left, where do you like it better?
- In fact, I don't care where the coach puts me, I will play there.
- How do you feel about working with the new head coach?
- Very well. Oleksandr Volodymyrovych communicates a lot with the players, gives a lot of advice, in short, everything is great.
- In the last round, you failed to play against Minaj in Uzhhorod, how do you feel about that?
- It was disappointing, because we spent three days travelling and in the end we couldn't play. We really wanted the match to take place, but there was no lighting at the stadium, so it didn't work out.
- Did this give you more time to prepare for the match against Metalist 1925?
- Probably, yes. However, we always recover quickly, so we were ready to play.
- Given the first leg, will Metalist 1925 be a special team for you?
- Every team is special for us, and every game is important. We have to win and earn points.
- The team has won its third game in a row and improved its position in the standings, does this mean that the players' psychological state has also improved?
- Yes, it has become easier mentally, victories inspire new victories and work with even more desire.
- There's one match left in the first part of the season, how would you assess this period?
- I think it's good, but we still need to win the last match to go on holiday in a good mood.
- Which opponents can you call "convenient" for Dynamo? Is Metalist 1925 among them?
- Perhaps, yes, given how many goals we have scored against them.
