- Andriy, do you believe that Poland can at least tie the game against England?
- There’s no use hoping on someone. First of all we must think about our match.
- Didn’t two yellow cards, Ukrainian supporting midfielders got early in the game, give cause for concern?
- They are experienced players and yellow cards made them calm down a bit.
- Ukraine lay stress not quality of play, but on the final result. Which game within 2014 World Cup qualification was the best for the Yellow-Blues?
- If we play spectacularly, but achieve bad results that won’t satisfy anyone. Of course it’s better to win and demonstrate good play.
- What happened late in the first half? Poland had some goal-scoring opportunities…
- Poland played very orderly. They had good counterattacks. Still I think that after the break we played better.
- Was it easier to play after the goal?
- Of course it was.
- Can you recall the episode when you scored?
- Yevhen Konoplianka put a good cross into the box and my task was to hit the target.
- What was the difference between this match against Poland and the one which took place in Warsaw?
- This time they played well for defense. In Warsaw they attacked more, but we scored twice early in the game.
- Did you experience psychological pressure before the game in Kharkiv?
- Everything is fine. We knew that a lot of fans would come to support us and that we can win if we demonstrate our best qualities.
- Were there congratulations after the final whistle?
- Of course everyone is satisfied, but we haven’t qualified for the World Cup yet.
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