Defender of Donetsk 'Shakhtar' Yefim Konoplya, who thoroughly amused Ukrainian fans with his clumsy simulation in an episode with Kyiv 'Dynamo' midfielder Shola Ognudana ('The Miner' fell as if struck down by the touch of a hand), shared his thoughts on the events in the Ukrainian 'Clasico'.
’I think that this time we wanted to win more. Throughout the match, from whistle to whistle, 'Dynamo', apart from the goal, basically didn’t create anything else.
We completely dominated in the cup match as well, but there’s always some 'but'. And today we completely strangled 'Dynamo' and didn’t let them do anything.
’Dynamo’s' activity after the goal against us? We felt it was a flurry, and we just needed to show that this is our home, that we are the hosts here, and we did it.
There is always an extra motivation to win against 'Dynamo'. And here we recently lost to them. It’s always great when there is an opportunity to get revenge and repay the debt. That’s exactly what motivated us the most,' Konoplya shared his conclusions on the 'UPL TV' YouTube channel.
It remains to be seen how well 'Shakhtar' defender will hone his acting non-talents in future matches.