Shakhtar vs Stal: Pitmen’s comments
Sunday, December 4, 2016
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Players of the Donetsk team shared their impressions of the victory
Taison, Shakhtar midfielder:
- I am very glad that I managed to score. I want to dedicate the goal to my friend, who, unfortunately, was killed when the plane with Chapecoense team on board crashed. As for the match, it has been very difficult for us today. To the onlookers it might have seemed that the victory was easy for us, but it’s not true because there were many tough moments. Thank goodness we claimed the win. Now we have two games left and we are going to give our all in them. Are we thinking of Dynamo? Frankly, it is hard not to think about the Ukrainian Clasico. All the players prepare for that kind of meetings in a special way. But we try to do that step by step: first, our thoughts will be focused on Braga, and then we will fully switch to Dynamo.
- I am very glad that I managed to score. I want to dedicate the goal to my friend, who, unfortunately, was killed when the plane with Chapecoense team on board crashed. As for the match, it has been very difficult for us today. To the onlookers it might have seemed that the victory was easy for us, but it’s not true because there were many tough moments. Thank goodness we claimed the win. Now we have two games left and we are going to give our all in them. Are we thinking of Dynamo? Frankly, it is hard not to think about the Ukrainian Clasico. All the players prepare for that kind of meetings in a special way. But we try to do that step by step: first, our thoughts will be focused on Braga, and then we will fully switch to Dynamo.
Today’s game has been important for us. The coaching staff paid special attention to that. After all, we got a chance to break away even more from Dynamo
Taras Stepanenko, Shakhtar midfielder:
- Today’s game has been important for us. The coaching staff paid special attention to that. After all, we got a chance to break away even more from Dynamo. The team operated in a focused way from the off, although Shakhtar players did not always make the right decisions. Nevertheless, it was clear that everyone was determined to win giving their all in challenges. I think that’s what secured our win. Why so few scoring chances? Stal defended well, playing one-on-one against our wingers, leaving nearly no open spaces. However, the opponents achieved nothing near our goal. That’s the achievement of the whole team, who quickly and well reacted when losing the ball.
- Today’s game has been important for us. The coaching staff paid special attention to that. After all, we got a chance to break away even more from Dynamo. The team operated in a focused way from the off, although Shakhtar players did not always make the right decisions. Nevertheless, it was clear that everyone was determined to win giving their all in challenges. I think that’s what secured our win. Why so few scoring chances? Stal defended well, playing one-on-one against our wingers, leaving nearly no open spaces. However, the opponents achieved nothing near our goal. That’s the achievement of the whole team, who quickly and well reacted when losing the ball.