Vitalii Mykolenko: The main thing is that we won, and everything ended well

18.06.2021 12:00

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

Defender of the national team of Ukraine Vitaliy Mykolenko praised the result of the match against Northern Macedonia.

In the second round of the group stage of Euro 2020 blue-and-yellows beat us Balkans with a score of 2: 1. After the match, Vitaliy Mykolenko commented on this result.

"After the game with the Netherlands, I had some personal experiences. Today we had a great first half. It is very nice to win such tournaments, it adds confidence. But I will not say that the stone has fallen from our shoulders, because everyone wants to win in the next match as well. You need to properly prepare for it.

As for our penalty, the guys decided who would score. We have full-time performers. The fact that Ruslan Malinowski did not score is the same game moment as all the others, when people do not score or make mistakes in defense. Yes, he didn't score, but everyone is wrong. Of course, a football player does not experience negative moments very well, because we are not working. But the main thing is that we won and everything ended well.

Goran Pandev? He was not my opponent, but played more against central defenders. It is clear that the footballer is experienced, knows how to hold the ball. The performer's class is noticeable, "Mykolenko said.