Dynamo Kyiv defender Vladyslav Dubinchak don yarn about him return to action as him team beat Zorya Luhansk 3-1 for Matchday 24 of di Ukrainian Premier League. Di player wey no play for long time say him dey happy to dey back on pitch. Him talk say positive emotions full everywhere because dem win di match.
Dubinchak start di game for Dynamo. Him say him dey happy when head coach tell am say him go play. “I was happy,” him yarn. “I spoke with the head coach and he told me I would play today so I prepared for it.” Him add say e sweet say dem win so emotions dey positive.
Di match wey hold for Dynamo home ground see early penalty set tone. But decisive strikes after halftime swing di match for di host side. Di result don reshape pressure among top contenders for di league title.
Martiy Ponomarenko open scoring for Dynamo for 18th minute. Volodymyr Brazhko strike from penalty for 63rd minute. Bohdan Relushko extend lead to two goals for 68th minute. Zorya answer early for di match – for 7th minute, Pylyp Budkivskyi convert penalty for dem.
Dubinchak talk about how conceded goal affect di team. “Of course it did because we came out with one game plan and, when you concede, it changes,” him explain. “So we adapted to what was happening on the pitch. It didn’t always work immediately so we needed a bit more time.”
Di defender say dem feel say dem go eventually come back into di game. “Yes, but sometimes you create chances and don’t convert them,” him add. “So there was more concern about taking our chances.”
Dis victory dey important because of previous unsuccessful results. “Very important, especially before the Cup match,” Dubinchak talk. “Positive emotions are very much needed right now.”
For upcoming match against Bukovyna Chernivtsi for Ukrainian Cup semifinal, Dubinchak say dem go try to win and reach final. “Bukovyna will also try to beat us,” him yarn. “I think it will be a very important game for both teams and an interesting one.”
After completion of 23rd round, leaders remain LNZ and Shakhtar with 51 points each. Polissia get 46 points, Dynamo get 44. Next na Metalist 1925 with 41, Kryvbas with 37, and Kolos with 34. Zorya and Karpaty dey close with 32 points, Veres get 26, Epicenter get 23, Obolon get 22, Kudrivka get 21, Rukh get 20, Oleksandriya get 12, and Poltava get 10.
Other matches for di round include Obolon vs Poltava for 18:00 kickoff. For Saturday, April 18, Cherkasy LNZ go visit Kolos from Kovalivka for 13:00 kickoff. Kharkiv‘s Metalist 1925 go play Kudrivka for 15:30 kickoff.
For Sunday, April 19, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih go host Rukh Lviv for 13:00 kickoff. Epicenter from Kamianets-Podilskyi go test Karpaty Lviv for 15:30 kickoff. Di round go conclude on Monday, April 20: Oleksandriya go face Veres from Rivne for 13:00 kickoff, and Donetsk‘s Shakhtar go play Polissia Zhytomyr for 18:00 kickoff.
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