“The Dynamo Kyiv player made his comment after the European Cup match.”, — write: football.ua
The Dynamo Kyiv player made his comment after the European Cup match.
Oleksandr Pihalyonok and Lucas Torreira, Getty Images January 22, 2025, 3:55 p.m
Galatasaray — Dynamo Kyiv 3:3 Video of goals and review of the match 21.01.2025
The match with the participation of “white and blue” in the seventh round of the main stage of the Europa League 2024/25 was hosted by the Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex in Istanbul.
“Emotions are very good. Full stadium, very loud support. It was very nice, even though we were playing away. I think it’s the first time I heard such loud support from the fans here. It’s good to get the first point of the tournament in such a competitive match , now we will try to win the next match.
Perhaps only Hampden Park, which I visited as part of the Ukrainian national team, can compete with the Galatasaray stadium. But there I did not go on the field, I watched the game from the bench. Did the atmosphere in the stands affect the Galatasaray players? I would say that it is a matter of concentration. It is clear that when the home stands push forward, it is easier to attack. But, in my opinion, everything depends on concentration – somewhere they lost a player, unfortunately, they missed fast balls. But then they got together, played one ball. I haven’t watched the episode with the penalty yet, I wonder what was there… And after that, thank God, they equalized. Even with the score 3:3, if they managed the ball better, they could count on victory. But it’s good that it ended like that, because the hosts also had their moments. In general, the game was a draw.
I believe that Vanat’s goal before the break brought Dynamo back into the game, because always when you score in the locker room, even with a score of 0:2, this goal gives the team strength. With what instructions did Yarmolenko and I go out on the field? Play more forward, impose more struggle in the center of the field, which is what we tried to do. Yarmolenko came out, put two – and left the field.
Did Andrii thank you for the assist in the episode with the second goal? You can say that. He scored a brace in the match, making a big contribution to this result. Of course, Yarmolenko’s return to the field added strength and confidence to the team. He is an example for us both on and off the field. With him on the field, you feel only positive emotions,” the official website of Dynamo Kyiv quotes Pikhalyonka as saying.
During the current campaign, the 27-year-old Ukrainian scored four goals and two assists in 17 matches in all competitions.
We will remind, earlier it became known that Dynamo Kyiv will hold a sparring match with Llapi before the final match in the League.