In the match of the 20th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, Donetsk Shakhtar won a landslide victory over the Poltava Vorskla. The Pitmen's central midfielder Taras Stepanenko, who spent all 90 minutes on the pitch, shared his emotions from his first appearance after a knee injury.

" I want to say a big thank you to the medical staff, which helped me in everything, listened to my feelings.. Nobody drove me or rushed me. Did their best to get me out on the pitch tonight. Good emotions: after all, skip most of it, the diagnosis is not very good... But I played. I can't look into the future, but now I feel fine and I am calmly preparing further "

" If I hadn't been one hundred percent ready, I wouldn't have come out today. I consulted, talked: there are people who had such injuries, and they played with them for a long time. It all depends on whether there is pain or not. Now she's gone, thank God. Therefore, I will continue to try to get in shape "

\? Yes, I saw the moment:

Yavorsky is already running, looking at the ball and does not see anyone, like a steam locomotive. I walked away, and this guy, apparently, did not expect. I was immediately scared, looked - it was clear that a concussion was possible, because my eyes began to roll. Of course, wrestling - this happened in football, and it happened to me. I wish the guy only good health, "

As a reminder, you can watch video goals and an overview of the match Vorskla - Shakhtar on Football. ua.