Head coach of "Dynamo U-19" Ihor Kostiuk shared his impressions of the away match against "Inhulets U-19" (Petrove), in which the "white-blues" won with a score of 4:0.
Ihor Kostiuk (photo: fcdynamo.com)— A confident victory, we achieved what we planned. All players approached the match well today. For us, each game is like a final; we need to win the three remaining matches and earn maximum points to become champions.
— In the first round match, you defeated "Inhulets" with a score of 7:0, now 4:0, so are you managing to play quite effectively against this opponent both at home and away?
— We remember how in the home game until the 60th minute the score was 0:0. Then we scored the first goal, the opponent opened up a bit, it became easier for us, and we scored six more goals. Today we scored a quick goal, and shortly after— the second, then it became easier to play. But at the same time, the team developed excessive confidence, which prevented us from scoring more. At halftime, we adjusted some moments, and in the second half, we scored two more times, although we could have scored even more.
We let the players who returned from injuries play, and as a result, we won confidently.
— Due to disqualifications, Surkis, Korobov, and Herich could not participate in the match; how significant are these losses for the team?
— We all understand that there must be players in the team who will not be second-choice and will not hide behind those who play regularly. They must create competition and show themselves in such matches, as happened today.
— How do you assess the debut of goalkeeper Artem Siomka?
— He played confidently, "to zero," there is not much to comment on.
— Only a few rounds remain until the end of the championship; what are your expectations for the upcoming three matches?
— The closer we get to the last game, the more responsibility there is, and it puts a certain imprint. Before the match with "Inhulets," we said that we had four finals left— now there are three. I repeat, every game for us is like a final, and we must play all the matches accordingly if we want to become champions.
