Former Armenian national team goalkeeper Valeriy Voskonyan, who now plays for Ukrainian first-league side Poltava, spoke about Oleksandr Petrakov's work with the Reds.

- "When Petrakov came in, the team started playing more interesting football. "Now I don't miss the national team's matches, I follow and communicate with the players I met in the national team," Valeriy was quoted as saying byUkrainian Football.