Central defender of "Dynamo" Taras Mikhavko assessed the central match of the 11th round of the Ukrainian championship, in which the "white-blues" played a draw with "Shakhtar" (1:1).
Taras Mikhavko. Photo: fcdynamo.com— For you, the match with "Shakhtar" is a derby or "Classico"?
— For me — it’s "Classico". The intensity of the match was noticeable. For us and "the miners," this is the most important match of the season. The game was tense and interesting.
— In the first half, Dynamo did not manage everything?
— Yes. This was due to our travels. We had two days less time to prepare for this match. We understood that it would be hard for us to play against "the miners". "Shakhtar" is always among the leaders of the Ukrainian championship. Regarding the result, we wanted to score a second goal at the end of the match. However, we were not upset and will continue to work hard.
— At the beginning of the second half, Dynamo conceded a goal after a corner kick. What were your thoughts at that moment?
— We conceded a rather unfortunate goal; there was chaos in our defensive area. But such things happen in football. We had only one task — to score a response goal.
— Did you see the episode with Krytskyi’s rough play against Bilovar clearly?
— It was a tackle from behind, a rough challenge, there’s really nothing to argue about here. But I want to say that there were such episodes in this match as well.
— How did the game go overall?
— Yes.
— On Thursday, "Dynamo" played in Rome. Did you manage to recover psychologically?
— An unfortunate episode happened to me in the capital of Italy. It was my mistake; I mean the penalty awarded. Of course, I would like to forget that episode quickly, as we have moved to prepare for the match against "Shakhtar". But it’s difficult. It will be a good experience for me in the future.
