“Kostyuk assessed the success in the match of the youth championship of Ukraine”, — write: sport.ua
– Of course, these emotions cannot be compared with anything. You see the emotions of the players, the emotions of our fans. A victory is a victory, three points in our score. The gap was reduced, now it is two points. But there is still a second round ahead, a long way. The boys did well today, they played until the end, they won 2:0, but due to mistakes they missed two goals. But they scored the winning goal, at first the one that was not counted. But they scored another one, which was counted. The wind blew a little, it helped, but this is football, the luck of the stronger.
– Two rounds ago, the gap was eight points. But in the last season, “Dynamo” was also very behind, but in the spring part it made up for it. Is it normal to play such a difference in youth football?
– Of course, this is a normal situation, because the players come after the academy and in the first half of the season they are just adapting, getting used to the demands that we put before them. In the first matches, they did not understand everything. But closer to the meeting and especially after the meeting, the team is already balanced, the players understand more about tactics and our requirements. There is more interaction and teamwork.
– “Dynamo” once again beat a principled rival. How much will this victory give the team confidence before the second match of the UEFA Youth League?
– Of course, the opponent is principled, but we told the players before the match today that it will be a difficult game, there will be provocations. Today there were some shouts from the stands again. We adjust our players not to respond to rudeness, provocations. We prove everything by the game and the result on the field, we try to avoid non-football moments that do not beautify the game.
– Based on the way the game played out, taking into account the disallowed goals, don’t you think the difference should have been bigger?
– This is football. You can say that we could have scored more. Apart from these two goals, the opponents did not create more chances. But whoever scores wins. We scored one more goal. We are used to slightly better pitches, and Shakhtar is probably too. The ball jumped, did not roll quickly. But we were on equal terms. Well done guys, the game was tough.
Now we are preparing for the UEFA Youth League. We are already leaving on Sunday. We have a tough second leg in Sweden. After this victory, we set off on our journey in a good mood, with good enthusiasm.
– There was an energy circle before the match. After the final whistle, the players also gathered to talk. If it’s not a secret, what words were heard after the victory? What greetings?
– There have been no greetings yet. These matches do not require additional motivation. You saw the emotions that raged two days ago when the first team won. And today, when the goal was disallowed, when we scored goals, the whole bench was jumping. These emotions cannot be compared with anything.
