Volodymyr Brazhko: "The game played by Dnipro-1 cannot be called anti-football"

Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Volodymyr Brazhko summed up the results of his team's 2-1 win over Dnipro-1 in the 26th round of the Ukrainian league in Dnipro yesterday.

- It was a tough game. At first we were losing. These pauses also throw off the rhythm of the game. But we know why these pauses are caused by our enemies, the Russians. But we continue to live and play. We thank our defenders for the opportunity to play football. This victory is for all Dynamo fans.

- We conceded a goal right before half-time and scored right after the break. How important is it that you managed to quickly equalise?

- It is very important when we quickly equalise. We immediately get a plus in terms of morale, and the opponent gets a minus, respectively. Then we try to press on. That's what happened today. With a red card and an unassigned penalty. But we won, we were stronger today.

- Was there a foul against you, was there a penalty?

- Of course, because I can feel when I'm being held by the shirt from the very beginning of the movement. Yes, then I slipped, but they held me, so I couldn't get closer to the ball. Of course, this was followed by an emotional breakdown, and as a result, Tymchyk's red. You could say it was. But in the minority, we pressed the opponent and won an important victory for Dynamo.

- Was it anti-football on the part of Dnipro-1 - breaking the rules, a lot of fighting?

- It can't be called anti-football. It was a tactic for the match, a game plan. Yes, they played aggressively, but we didn't concede in the second half either. I think the match was spectacular and interesting for the fans.

- Why is this opponent so uncomfortable for Dynamo?

- Because they are a strong team. Each game is important and difficult, because each opponent prepares for the match with Dynamo in a special way. We all understand that Dynamo and Shakhtar are good irritants for all teams, they prepare as if it were their last match.

- How did you manage to score the goal in stoppage time?

- Shaparenko or Shepelev passed the ball to me, I stretched the ball out, wanted to pass it to Voloshin's right, but I stretched it further and saw a free zone where Supryaga was. I passed the ball to Vlad, who passed it very well to Vanat - and that was it, the moment was decided. I can say that this is Vanat's skill - to make a cool finish in the last minute. We won an important victory with the whole team today.

- Then there was an emotional celebration of the goal. What was it about?

- This is what happens when you give everything from the middle. It was very important to score in the minority and win this victory.