"It is clear that the game was not easy. Czech Republic good football demonstrated. A new coach came, and, as for me, they started to play better. In the second half, pressed us a little bit, "- said Stepanenko in an interview to Football 1.
"We were not pressured by the result, and we were satisfied with a draw. We gave the initiative somewhere to the Czechs, but we deservedly won ".
"Somewhere we can say that our players are individually better than the Czechs. There are guys who come to replace and enhance the game. The team is progressing, and most importantly does not stop there.
"The main task of the Ukrainian team is to get to Euro 2020. Our results are encouraging, we go further, "said Taras Stepanenko.
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