– Your appearance in the match is very unexpected. When did Yury Vernydub tell you about this?
– Let’s prepare for the game, and I prepare for every game because I want to play. I am very happy that I came out today and helped the team.
– The moment from the penalty. When Slobodian hit, did you know where he would hit?
– I was getting ready and, in principle, I was ready that he would hit me – and I forced him to hit the corner where he hit me.
– Before that, did you have any penalty kicks in the UPL?
– In the UPL – no, in the UPL – first. God willing, it will go like Palamarchuk’s, that’s why I congratulate him, he’s also very well done. It’s great that they won today, because the weather is very difficult, the field is quite difficult. But winter football has already begun. The main thing was to win today, score 3 points – and we are again in the fight for European Cup places.
– A little more on the penalty. Happy debut to you and happy debut.
– In this season – yes. I waited for a very long time and prepared for this moment, because you always have to be ready. Many examples when you don’t play for a long time, but… I’m very happy, honestly, that it came out today.
– And in training, how often do you practice penalty kicks?
– We work more with our goalkeeping workshop, with a coach. Periodically, sometimes, we work. Sometimes, they worked before the cup game. In principle, everything is normal.
– Apart from this episode, were there any moments in the match that made you a little nervous?
– Of course, such a difficult game is quite difficult. We knew where we had come. “Obolon” plays very aggressively at home, especially under Sergei Yuryevich, they added a lot, I think. I had a few moments today, but this is our job. It’s good that they won to zero. We are preparing further, we will have a very difficult game with “Polesie”, head-to-head. Frontal again, every game is frontal. It doesn’t matter if it’s a team from the bottom of the table or from the top. We will go to Kryvyi Rih to recover and prepare for Polesy.
Source: sport.ua