“The defender of the miners shared his emotions after the match with the Polish team in the Conference League”, — write: sport.ua
– How is this defeat perceived by the team now?
– Of course, it hurts a lot, because we felt during the game that we could beat them, and somewhere we felt the 2nd goal. But this is football. Nothing foreshadowed trouble, but it can happen, as it did.
– Did the 1st goal somehow demoralize the team? The 1st half did not look too convincing for Shakhtar.
– No, I won’t say that I was demoralized. On the contrary, we usually start playing after the 1st goal. I don’t know why, but it is what it is.
– After your goal, there was a stretch when they started to press Legia, drive into the penalty area, but then they stopped. What is the reason?
– Yes, that’s why I’m saying it – that we felt that we could score the 2nd goal, but they also defended well, and somewhere we mismanaged the moments with the ball, that’s why we have such a result.
– The fact that the fans of “Legiya” cheered not for their team today, but most likely against you – how much did you understand what they were shouting there and how much it affected you in a negative sense?
– I will not say that it had a strong impact in a negative sense. I only heard that they were shouting there, like: “Whore, Shakhtar.” I guess what it means, but I don’t know what it is, why they started shouting it. But I think that “Legia” as a club needs to understand what their motives were.
– A few words for your fans, who nevertheless tried to be heard and visible here.
– Yes, of course, I always come up, and Kolya Matvienko, the guys also came up to say thank you and talk a little with our fans. We always do it regardless of the result, a big thank you to them for coming and supporting us wherever we are.
– There was a little feeling that it was a home match after all?
– Of course, there was a little. When we play here in Krakow, a lot of people always come to support us – and of course you can feel it. Even if we are not at home, we feel at home.
Video review of the match Shakhtar – Legia (1:2)