Obolon's head coach Valerii Ivashchenko commented on the 1-0 victory over Cherkasy LNZ in the UPL's Matchday 27.
Valeriy Ivashchenko. Photo: fc.obolon.ua"A long-awaited victory, very important in terms of the standings. We all knew that it would be difficult, especially since we hadn't won for a long time, but it was a breath of fresh air for the guys. We need to stay focused, there are three more tough matches ahead and we need to concentrate on them. It's too early to rest yet.
How would the game have turned out if the goalkeeper hadn't saved in the first minutes? This is football, anything can happen. There was some excitement at the beginning for about five minutes, but it was okay, we managed. Artem Kichak played great, he helped out our defenders who failed, but this is football, a team game where everyone has to insure, advise, help, this is team spirit. And somewhere we withstood, broke the first attack of the opponent. We scored a goal and had other chances, but yes, it was a tough game. We needed to win in the standings, and it doesn't matter how we did it.
Do you have any inspiration? Of course, all victories give us inspiration, the main thing is that the guys don't get caught up in the moment, don't stop, and move on," Ivashchenko said.
