At the moment he’s the White-Blues best UPL assistant of the season (6 assists). After the match he shared his impressions of this achievement:
- After this win Dynamo took the second place in UPL table…
- Sure, we really needed this victory. Basically it was the battle for second place. Anyway we need to focus and finish the season without losing points.
- Major events happened after the break. Is that about weather?
- In the first half we were keeping the lower profile. As you know, we rushed forward in the game against Shakhtar at once and then got exhausted after the break. So, this time we acted differently. The task for the second half was to apply pressure and attack more.
- In the second half the turf was wet. Did you need some time to get accustomed to that?
- At first we were a bit cautions. We worried that the ball would be getting stuck in the grass all the time. But generally the field was of great quality and we have no claims.
- The assist in this game has made you Dynamo leading assistant of the season. What does this mean to you?
- Frankly speaking, I don’t follow my personal statistics. I just want our team to win. I play in the midfield and it’s natural for players in my position to perform assist.
- Could you please tell about de Pena’s goal?
- Mykolenko found me with a long ball, I saw Carlos rushing into that zone and just passed to him. And then he did a great job and scored.
- Would you like to become Dynamo best assistant of the season?
- I don’t set such a goal. What matters is to win every game remaining. And then we’ll count.
- Dynamo next game is the Ukrainian Cup match against FC Mynai. Will you manage to recondition by Wednesday?
- I think we will. We’ll be getting ready as we usually do. I don’t think the game will be easy as it will be like the final stand for our opponents. Anyway, we need to win.
