Ruslan Malinovsky, with his precise blow, brought a draw to the Ukrainian team in a friendly match with Italy (1: 1). After the fight, midfielder shared his emotions from the game and from the first goal for the national team.

"It was a tough game, in the first 15-20 minutes somewhere was gone. We watched their latest games, they knew that if they were revealed, there would be even more problems. Thanks to Andrey Pyatov, who made very good saves in the first minutes. In the second half, we played more compactly and tried to run out on the counterattacks and score the ball, "began Malinovsky..

"We played against a high-class team with top-level players who play in the Champions League finals. Therefore, for us it is a very good sparring.. The guys tried their hand at the background of such an opponent. It is seen that Italy has very good teamwork.. It was a friendly game, so we tried to play football and create dangerous moments. ".

"We were not afraid to play. Errors will be the most important thing - to immediately enter into the selection, work out in defense, it is very important to be a team on the field ".

"The scored ball? The first one is very - this is the first goal for the national team. Well caught the ball. Very nice. Long waited for it. It’s good that I scored in such a match, so it’s doubly pleasant, "concluded Malinovsky in the commentary to Football.

On football. ua available video goals and match review Italy - Ukraine (1: 1).

Andrei Shevchenko after the match, said he was very pleased with the game and the result of their wards.