Senior coach of "Dynamo U-19" Igor Kostyuk commented on his team’s victory over "Left Bank" (4:0) in today’s youth championship match.
Igor Kostyuk. Photo — fcdynamo.com— We started the game well, scored two goals, and overall everything went as we planned: the guys reached their zones, accelerated quick attacks, and did not allow the opponent to counterattack. After the break, a few players who had injuries couldn’t hold out and in the second half somewhat "dropped" in the midfield — and moments started to appear for the opponent. But we reacted in time, made substitutions, leveled the game, scored two more goals, and brought the game to completion, to victory. Overall, we could have scored more and also conceded a few goals.
— The first round match against this opponent was also productive — your team won with a score of 5:0. Did the events today unfold according to a similar scenario?
— Yes, these matches are similar in terms of gameplay and substance. In both cases, we controlled the game, attacked, created moments, in the first game we scored five goals, today the match was also productive.
— Danilo Ishchenko played his first match after injury, how would you assess his game?
— As I said, he handled one half well, but in the second he "dropped" a bit, began to be late with the adjustments, and he was not helped in the midfield, so we substituted him. But it’s good that he lasted one half. He is a player we need, and he needs match practice to compete with others.
— What was the reason for the substitution of Kirill Osipenko?
— He wasn’t going back, he wasn’t fighting for the ball, after which the opponent gained an advantage in the midfield and created moments. That’s why we substituted him. He didn’t enter the game, primarily emotionally. Also, there was no aggression from his side, especially in the defensive zone.
— You hosted a home match for the first time in a long time — over a month the youth team played only away matches. How do you feel about this?
— It’s always nice to play at home. The pitch is good, the home walls. The footballers also experience completely different emotions when we play at home. But overall, there is no difference where to play, as in every match we need to gain results and points to become champions. Now we are preparing for the next match in a standard mode.
