The famous expert Oleg Dulub shared his impressions of the game of the 21-year-old right-back of "Kharkiv" in the match against Hungary, giving him a rating of 6.5 out of 10. The coach noted that this debut reminded him of Mykola Matviyenko's first appearance for the national team in Zagreb against Croatia.
Despite the fact that the right flank of the team led by Andrea Maldera was the most dangerous before the break, Illya left the field in the 59th minute - an early yellow card forced the coaching staff to react.
He actively joined the attacks: dribbles, shots, passes to Tsyhankov and central forwards. The sharpness in the first half came precisely through his flank. The only flaw was the yellow card, which, I think, was the reason for his substitution. If not for the "mustard", I would have rated Illya 7.0.