Defender of Donetsk "Shakhtar" Valeriy Bondar commented on his team’s victory over Kyiv’s Dynamo in the final match of the Ukrainian Cup (1:1, pen. — 6:5), which took place yesterday in Zhytomyr.
“At halftime, when we were losing 0:1, our head coach calmed the team a little, said that we still had at least 45 minutes. We talked about how we would act in certain moments in attack, in defense, changed our approach a bit and started to play a little differently, a bit more aggressively.
Yes, this season is unsuccessful in the championship, but we won the Cup and thereby, I think, brought them a little joy and happiness today. Winning the Cup is always pleasant, and I think we managed to make people happy today.
There are two matches left in the championship. We will do everything to achieve two victories and leave for vacation with a good mood,” Bondar’s words are quoted by "Tribuna".