On Saturday, September 27, in the match of the 7th round of the Ukrainian championship, Kyiv’s “Dynamo” played to a 3:3 draw with Lviv’s “Karpaty”. The match took place in Lviv at the “Ukraine” stadium. Here is the post-match press conference of the head coach of the capital team, Alexander Shovkovsky.
— Morgun, Tiara and Blanutse — stronger than Neshcheret, Mikhavko and Yarmolenko?
— Well, if Yarmolenko were put in goal, then yes, definitely: Blanutse would look better in attack, that’s for sure.
— Are you satisfied with today’s result?
— Scoring three goals is generally enough to win. Moreover, we had other chances to score as well. As for the goals we conceded, in the first case, in my opinion, there was a referee’s mistake. I don’t know what he was watching when Pikhalyonok was on the ball, he should have played, but he was fouled, and the “Karpaty” attack went on, and they scored a goal against us. Although, of course, Bilovar could have cleared the ball. The second goal: a positional error by Karavaev. He misread the situation and went between two players when he should have stayed and confronted the opponent. The third goal — also a positional error, this time by the goalkeeper. So, three goals conceded.
Alexander Shovkovsky. Photo — A. Popov— How will you get to the Conference League match with “Crystal Palace”?
— Tomorrow we will be in Lviv, and the day after tomorrow we will head to Lublin.
— What can you say about “Crystal Palace”?
— We haven’t analyzed this opponent yet. We have enough information about this team, but we always prepare for the next opponent.
— The first half wasn’t in favor of “Dynamo”, but during the break you didn’t make a single substitution. Did you find the right words for the players?
— I always find words for the players.
Expect the post-match press conference of “Karpaty” head coach Vladislav Lupashko a little later...
Alexander POPOV from Lviv
