Blue-and-yellow defender shares his thoughts after defeating North Macedonia.

Ukrainian national team defender Vitaliy Mykolenko commented on the victory of the "

" We spent the first half very well today. It is very pleasant to win at such tournaments, it gives confidence. But I will not say that the stone fell from the shoulders, because everyone wants to win in the next match.. You need to properly prepare for it.

By our penalty, the guys themselves decided who would beat. We have staff members. The fact that Ruslan Malinovsky did not score is the same game moment as everyone else, when people do not score or make mistakes in defense. Yes, he didn't score, but everyone is wrong. Of course, a footballer doesn't deal with negative moments very well, because we are not robots.. But the main thing is that we won and everything ended well.

Pandev? He was not my counterpart as he played more against center-backs. It can be seen that the player is experienced, knows how to hold the ball. The performer's class is noticeable, "

On Football. ua video review of the match Ukraine - North Macedonia is available.