- We have left all emotions on the football pitch, now we feel nothing but joyful tiredness. It is good that we won. Can you imagine what a psychological shock it could have been for the players, if we had lost after being two goals ahead? We had an advantage in the first half, when Finonchenko alone had a chance of scoring three goals. We easily scored two goals in the second half, and then the team felt relaxed for some reason. Football does not condone such things, which eventually led to two goals conceded by our team. But we were able to put ourselves together in the extra time and win the Kazakhstan Super Cup. There was a bit of luck in this victory too. Before we scored our third goal, we could concede a goal but the crossbar saved us twice. On the other hand, it was a very good match, which was interesting for both journalists and fans. The final result is the most important thing in football, so I am happy anyway.

 

- I would say Maly and Simcevic can play even better. This was a first-match syndrome, especially in the championship that is new for them. We hope they will be playing better as we saw them play better during preseason camps.

 

- I told them off because there was no point in saying and explaining something in a calm manner. I was emotionally drained, which is why I had to be rough on the team.

 

- Objectively, Tazhimbetov is not ready to play two halves, because he could not long stand the load that we had in the training camp, so he got exhausted. It was evident that he was, so we substituted him for Khizhnichenko, who is also a forward recovering from an injury. Finonchenko was injured in the first half, the medication did not last for long, so we had to replace him. The replacement of Kukeeva was a purely tactical move.  

- I always want to look positively at football. Tonight, we have seen a very interesting and dramatic game of football. In the first half, we did a lot of unnecessary mistakes in passing, which led to a loss of stamina. At the beginning of the second half, the opponents scored two goals, but we were able to show what we were capable of and made the score even. In extra time, we could see the rule of an old football saying “If you don’t score, you do concede”. I congratulate Shakhter on this victory. 

 

- If you look at our defensive line, you’ll see that it is still far from what we want it to look like.

 

 - I hope it will have a pure positive influence. After this defeat, I told my players that a defeat was the beginning of new victories. 

 

- I can’t tell you exactly, because he and the team’s doctor went to the hospital for him to undergo a thorough examination. 

 

- This match opened the season and the atmosphere was good, which is for I would like to say thanks to the fans from both sides. The more such interesting games the more fans come to the stadium. It is important for me to make my team show the game that would bring fans to the stadium.

 

- The support from fans on November 11 and today was at a good level. True fans are the ones who are with the team even after its defeats. I think the fans saw that we lost it decently in a match against a very strong team.