- What do you think, when a turning point occurred in the match?
- We had an advantage from the very first minute. And we did not lose it. Russian football players were stronger in any part of the field.
- Is the Estonian team too weak?
“You can't say that.” Still, the previous matches were not easy for us. But today was partly our day. On the side of Russia was luck.
- What do you say about the field?
- What can I say about him? We won - the field was ours.
- To whom to record the first goal?
- We must ask the judge.
“He's not there yet.”
- It's not important for me. We won, scored goals. All players of the Russian team defend the honor of the country. It does not make sense to pursue their own interests.
- And in the second moment you aimed at the far corner?
- Hee hee. Yes. I definitely hit the far post so that the ball flies, and the goalkeeper did not get it.
- Did you strike with a “bang” or a “lift”?
- “By the bang” ... No, of course, by the “rise”. Such a blow would not have worked out.
- How quickly did you restore your gaming ties with Vladimir Bystrov and Andrey Arshavin?
- Yes, today there was a super team. We played very well. And there were no problems with networking.
- It was striking that Estonians are much larger and taller than Russian forwards. There were no problems in martial arts?
- It was completely unimportant - the result is obvious.
- What happened to the team in the first half? She did not attack too well and defended.
- I don’t think that we had any problems from the first minute. We had the advantage of both halves.
- But there were moments at your gate?
- Yes, what are the moments. So, the bustle.
- But still.
- Estonians played very simply: they beat forward in the hope of catching on something there. But I did not notice smart actions on their part.
- However, you struck the first shot on target only in the 45th minute.
- So what? Yes, in general, what's the difference when the first shot on target was hit? We won - this is the most important thing. Even if this shot on target was in the 90th minute, but it would have been victorious. What's the difference? Ok, let's write that we were shooting.
- Did you expect the game with Estonia to be nervous?
- Who was waiting for this? I do not think that the fans were waiting for an easy victory. And we thought it would be difficult. And so it happened. There are no easy games. This is a qualification.
Alexey Shevchenko, Tallinn