Ilya Krupsky: "It's good that we turned the game around in the second half"

The defender of "Metalist 1925" Ilya Krupsky summed up the victory over "Kudrivka", talked about his well-being and the team's busy schedule:

— It's unusual to see you coming on as a substitute. Is it a result of the collision in the previous match? Or is it just rotation by Bartulovich?

— Yes, of course, it's not very common for everyone to see me as a substitute. Yes, it was a result of the collision in the game against "Veres". We decided that I wouldn't participate in the match today at all, but during the game, we decided that I needed to help the team.

— How are you feeling?

— Much better. I hope to start from the first minutes in the next match.

— Today's match was quite challenging against "Kudrivka". Usually, it happens that maybe it's easier to play against the leader than against a team from the lower part of the standings.

— Yes, of course, it's always harder to play against such teams. Because they don't give up, fight until the end, close up, and it's hard to break their defense. You're right that it's easier to play against the leader than against such teams. It's good that we won today, took three points, which we really needed. Congratulations to everyone on the victory.

— Especially in the first half, there were mistakes that are not typical for "Metalist 1925" players. Perhaps there are signs of fatigue, considering this busy schedule.

— Yes, maybe. Of course, we didn't succeed in the first half because of unnecessary mistakes. But it's good that in the second half we changed the course of the game, became more confident, started playing more with the ball, and scored that goal.

— In the final minutes, they started playing with two forwards. Mba finally scored, and we were really waiting for that.

— Of course, the guys help us a lot. They scored four goals against "Veres". Today, Mba also stood out. They are great, as is the whole team today. I'll note that we played "to zero" in defense again — it's very pleasing. We will continue to work because the schedule is busy now. We will keep winning.