Defender of Zhytomyr "Polesya" Sergei Chobotenko commented on the victory of his team over Shakhtar Donetsk (1:0) in yesterday's match of the 2nd round of the championship of Ukraine, in which he became the author of the decisive goal.
- Is this your first goal in the "Polesie" shirt?
- Yes. The main thing is that our team won. We gave a lot of effort, and I congratulate all our guys and fans. This goal is a decoration of this meeting. I used to score similar goals, playing in "Mariupol" and "Kolos". I will try to keep scoring in the next games.
- The first half "Polesie" was more successful?
- Yes. In terms of the quality of play - yes. In the second half, we played a lot without the ball and sat back a bit. "Shakhtar went for broke, and it was difficult for us.
- In the final seconds of the game there was a scuffle between the players of the two teams. Why did it start?
- Bondar pushed me in the back, and I flew off the pitch. After that I threw the ball at Bondar. I have already apologized and will write a message to Valeri, I have his phone number. It all happened on emotions. This episode does not decorate me.
- Why did not "Polesie" succeed in its debut in the European Cup?
- We have a new head coach, a lot of new players. The team is just being built. If we compare both our matches with Olimpija, the second game we played much better. We need to improve the understanding between the players - we have everything ahead of us. We will get stronger. "Olimpija" is a very organized team that has been together for a long time, it is a multiple champion of Slovenia.