— Dato, congratulations on the goal! Tell us what we lacked yesterday to finish off the opponent?
— Hello! Thank you all for your congratulations! I don’t want to discuss the refereeing, of course, but there’s no way around it. The second goal was scored against us from a pure offside position. And before that goal, we played very well in the second half, we came out, dominated, the opponent was depressed, didn’t know what to do. But then there was a set piece, after which a goal was scored against us from an offside position. At the end, we again had moments, but we just didn’t convert them! If you take all 90 minutes, we won in one-on-one battles, had more possession, created more scoring chances, were better, in my opinion. But we lost in the end.
— Despite the defeat, you scored a beautiful debut goal, who was the first to congratulate you on the goal?
— I am very happy to score my first goal, and it is doubly pleasant that I scored for Alania, my home club. It is disappointing that we failed to win. But we have every chance ahead! Of course, the guys from the team and the coaches congratulated me right away, and then my mother and sister, who were in the stands yesterday.
— What emotions did you feel when the ball flew into the net?
— The emotions were indescribable, especially when your family is sitting in the stands. You can still imagine what will happen when we play at home in Vladikavkaz! It is a big dream to play on our field.
— The head coach of the opposing team and the midfielder of the Yaroslavl team noted that our team is combative, plays beautiful and interesting football. What do you say about this?
— I definitely agree. We always try to play beautiful and aggressive football. All this is possible thanks to our coaches, who do hard work with us. I repeat, all thanks to the coaching staff! Because many of them have never played at this level before, all of them are young. We try to learn quickly and gain experience. Our mentors give us faith in ourselves and motivate us! And I want to thank the fans. There were more of them yesterday than usual. Thank you for your support. We are waiting for you at every match! Together we are stronger!