Dynamo Kyiv U19 Tekuk Kryvbas 1&0 di Liga Nasional

Tim remaja Dynamo Kyiv U19 berhasil mengamankan kemenangan tipis 1-0 atas Kryvbas dalam laga tandang Matchday 25 Liga Nasional di basis latihan Hirnyk, Kryvyi Rih. Gol penentu kemenangan tersebut dicetak oleh gelandang Pavlo Liusin pada menit ke-14 setelah memanfaatkan umpan silang rendah dari Hubenko.

Kemenangan ini menjaga posisi Dynamo dalam persaingan gelar juara, sementara tuan rumah Kryvbas tetap tertahan di papan bawah klasemen. Dynamo mendominasi jalannya pertandingan sejak awal, termasuk peluang dari Liusin yang membentur tiang gawang serta upaya Fedorenko yang berhasil dihalau bek lawan di garis gawang.

Gelandang Dynamo Kyiv U19, Pavlo Liusin, memberikan tanggapannya mengenai jalannya pertandingan dan efisiensi tim dalam mencetak gol.

"The team is satisfied and the coaching staff is too because we won. But coaches always emphasize that we need to be more efficient in converting our chances. Today we managed to score only one goal. It’s good that it was enough for the win but we want to score more" ujar Pavlo Liusin.

Liusin menjelaskan bahwa keunggulan satu gol memberikan dampak psikologis yang positif bagi mentalitas tim di lapangan.

"Yes, of course. When you score the first goal it immediately becomes easier psychologically, the team feels more confident and the game flows more easily" kata Pavlo Liusin.

Pemain tengah tersebut juga mengakui adanya penurunan produktivitas gol dibandingkan pertandingan sebelumnya namun berjanji akan terus berlatih.

"Yes. It’s already the end of the championship, and I understand that it’s hard for the team but we have to find the strength to win every match. We ourselves want to score more but our finishing is letting us down for now. We will work even harder on this in training so that in future matches we can use our chances better" tutur Pavlo Liusin.

Mengenai proses terjadinya gol, Liusin memaparkan kerja sama tim yang melibatkan pergerakan taktis antar pemain di sisi sayap.

"During an attack on the flank Bekerskyi and I switched positions. He moved into the center and continued the attack through midfield. Then Ozymai find Hubenko with a through pass and he made the next pass. At that moment I was making a run to the far post — basically into Bekerskyi’s position. All that was left was to finish the move and send the ball into the net" ungkap Pavlo Liusin.

Ia juga sempat menyayangkan peluang emas lainnya yang gagal membuahkan gol kedua bagi timnya malam itu.

"Honestly, a little bit. It was a good moment, I made a nice move, it could have been a beautiful goal but this time luck let me down a bit" ucap Pavlo Liusin.

Perbedaan atmosfer pertandingan kandang dan tandang menjadi faktor yang menurutnya membuat laga kali ini terasa lebih sulit dibandingkan pertemuan pertama.

"Yes, it’s always more difficult to play away. The home team feels more confident in front of their fans so these matches are not easy" jelas Pavlo Liusin.

Menatap laga krusial melawan Shakhtar Donetsk, Liusin menegaskan fokus tim tetap pada performa internal mereka sendiri.

"Of course, we want to win because we really need these three points. But we don’t think about whether Shakhtar will drop points in other matches. We focus only on our own game. Our task is to win all remaining matches. Then we’ll see how things turn out and whether luck will be on our side. The main thing is to do what depends on us" pungkas Pavlo Liusin.

Bek Dynamo Kyiv U19, Daniel Dekhtiar, turut memberikan analisis mengenai performa lini belakang dan kondisi fisik para pemain di babak kedua.

"I think we played very well in the first half: we pressed the opponent and created many chances. Overall, in my opinion, we had a good match but in the last 20-30 minutes we dropped a bit physically, and the opponent started creating dangerous moments near our goal. If we had converted our chances in the first half, which the hosts allowed us to create, we could have calmly seen out the game without unnecessary nerves" kata Daniel Dekhtiar.

Dekhtiar tidak menampik adanya ketegangan di menit-menit akhir pertandingan karena skor tipis yang sangat berisiko bagi tim tamu.

"Yes, of course. With such a narrow lead you have to stay fully focused in every episode until the final whistle because any mistake can lead to dropping points, especially at the end of the game" ujar Daniel Dekhtiar.

Pemain bertahan ini merasa bangga dengan catatan tanpa kebobolan yang diraih Dynamo dalam empat pertandingan terakhir secara berturut-turut.

"Absolutely. It’s nice that we manage to keep clean sheets in defense while also scoring and winning. This is a very important indicator for the team. We would like to keep the championship trophy at home and confirm once again this season that we are champions" terang Daniel Dekhtiar.

Secara pribadi, Dekhtiar merasa sudah kembali ke performa terbaiknya setelah bermain penuh dalam dua laga terakhir.

"Yes, I do. In the previous match I wasn’t yet in optimal condition because before that I had only played 20-30 minutes and wasn’t ready to play the full match. But in the second game, which was today, I felt much better and believe I’m now fully physically ready" ucap Daniel Dekhtiar.

Ia pun menyadari bahwa pertemuan mendatang melawan Shakhtar akan menjadi laga yang sangat menentukan dalam perebutan takhta juara.

"We really want to win this matchup. Games between Dynamo and Shakhtar are always principled — it’s a long-standing rivalry between two competitors. It’s very important for us to win, reduce the gap and then maintain the championship" jelas Daniel Dekhtiar.

Pertandingan rivalitas tersebut diprediksi akan mengubah peta persaingan poin di papan atas klasemen liga remaja.

"Yes, a lot will really depend on it. We can either reduce the gap or on the contrary allow the opponent to pull further ahead" tutup Daniel Dekhtiar.