Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko told about the last match of the championship against Mariupol.

In the match of the 15th round of the championship of Ukraine Donetsk Shakhtar defeated Mariupol.

"We were waiting for this match, because on the football map of Ukraine Mariupol is the nearest point to Donetsk. For us it was important to play here.

I think our arrival to Mariupol gave the football festival to the city itself and became a good event for the club, Donbass and all Ukraine. The more such meetings, the more it will unite the country.

In the stands there were many Shakhtar fans and a special atmosphere was felt.

As for the fight, the Mariupol aggressively started, their mood was felt, they looked decent even with ten men. And we, and they had moments, but we better our chances realized and won. Now we need to rest and recover before the matches that have remained this year ".

Earlier, the head coach of the Miner, Paulo Fonseca, said that his team is happy that it could come so close to Donetsk.