Oleksandr Khatskevich: “In character, moral and strong-willed qualities had to be used in the second half”

29.07.2019 09:48

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Dynamo head coach Oleksandr Khatskevych shared his impressions after the victory over Shakhtar in Ukrainian Super Cup.

- The beginning of both the first and the second half was left for Shakhtar, - said the coach of Kyiv at the post-match press conference, - maybe we were wrong on the field. But we did not plan to own the ball anymore. Our current functional state does not allow us to put more pressure on the opponent and play more with the ball.

Shakhtar have more technical and fast players, they tried to use the fast transition from defense to offensive, they created moments. But we also managed to get good attacks. As for the second half, the most pleasant impression of it is the score on the scoreboard. We were the owners of the Super Cup and had no right to give it away. I had to use character, moral and volitional qualities ...