Midfielder of Dynamo’s youth team Pavlo Liusin, who scored the only goal against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, shared his impressions of the away match and the 1:0 victory:
— Considering the win, is everyone satisfied with the result? Did the coach have any remarks after the match?
— The team is satisfied and the coaching staff is too because we won. But coaches always emphasize that we need to be more efficient in converting our chances. Today we managed to score only one goal. It’s good that it was enough for the win but we want to score more.
— If you had converted more chances, you probably would have felt calmer at the end of the match?
— Yes, of course. When you score the first goal it immediately becomes easier psychologically, the team feels more confident and the game flows more easily.
— You also won the previous match against Zorya 1:0. Did coaches pay attention to scoring productivity?
— Yes. It’s already the end of the championship, and I understand that it’s hard for the team but we have to find the strength to win every match. We ourselves want to score more but our finishing is letting us down for now. We will work even harder on this in training so that in future matches we can use our chances better.
— Tell us about your goal and the combination that led to it. How did you end up in that position?
— During an attack on the flank Bekerskyi and I switched positions. He moved into the center and continued the attack through midfield. Then Ozymai found Hubenko with a through pass and he made the next pass. At that moment I was making a run to the far post — basically into Bekerskyi’s position. All that was left was to finish the move and send the ball into the net.
— Almost immediately after that you could have scored a brace but the ball hit the crossbar. Were you disappointed?
— Honestly, a little bit. It was a good moment, I made a nice move, it could have been a beautiful goal but this time luck let me down a bit.
— In the first round you beat Kryvbas 6:0 at home. Was it harder this time?
— Yes, it’s always more difficult to play away. The home team feels more confident in front of their fans so these matches are not easy.
— Up next is a match against Shakhtar which could be very important in the title race. How will you prepare for this game?
— Of course, we want to win because we really need these three points. But we don’t think about whether Shakhtar will drop points in other matches. We focus only on our own game. Our task is to win all remaining matches. Then we’ll see how things turn out and whether luck will be on our side. The main thing is to do what depends on us.
