The captain of Dynamo's youth team, Nazar Balaba, celebrated his birthday on the day of the match against Shakhtar, and with his precise shot, he brought the White and Blues a 2-1 victory over their principled opponent.
Nazar Balaba. Photo: fcdynamo.com- Every game with Shakhtar involves a lot of emotions, but you need to be able to cope with them. Today was an important game for us, we can say, for the championship, all the guys were in the mood, gave 100 per cent.
Although in the first half, we could say that we couldn't cope with our emotions a little bit, we were too worried. But in the second half, we came out in a better mood. I think if it wasn't for the sending off, the game would have been more even. And so the red card spoilt the game a little bit, but we still brought the match to victory on character.
- In the episode with the second goal, you played like a skilful forward...
- I just felt the moment - it's not something I train for, it's just on a subconscious level. At that moment, I felt that I needed to connect, asked for a pass and scored. And Oleg Venglynskyi taught me how to hit the far corner (smiles).
- Today, we spent a lot of emotions, but we must remember that there are still two matches left to play before the championship finish...
- We were given two days off. I think all the guys will have a rest, recharge their batteries, and we'll get ready. To beat Shakhtar in a match like this and then give away the championship is not an easy thing to do. So we will give our last effort to win the remaining two matches.
