- The score speaks for itself. We failed the first half. We were adapting to the situation for a long time, for the stadium, for the pitch. When we had a friendly game the first twenty five minutes were also a failure. We did not make the conclusions and lost today again in the first twenty five minutes of the match. We tried to balance the game with substitutions, tactical schemes. We could do something, created a few moments. But it is only the start for us. At the moment FC Sheriff is a stronger team. We do everything we could. I am sure we will speed up with every game and create problems for the opponents. But I congratulate FC Sheriff on their victory.
 
There was an impression that a second minute goal got them down so the first half was like this. What do you think?
I will probably agree. It was too wasy for FC Sheriff to be awarded with the penalty and open the scoring. It is very difficult mentally in such a situation but this is football. We planned to play in one game, the quick goal changed our plans. We needed to start playing differently, and the transfer was very hard for us.

FC Zimbru almost lost its chances to get into the European Cups. How hard will it be for you to motivate the players for the following games?
I think that we will not have problems with motivation. We want to create an effective team that will fight in every match. The guys also have their own goals. We have many players who can play in the national team. There are many guys who will be allowed to play in the main squad. I think there will be no problems with motivation. I am sure about it. We also need to take into account that we started to play with two leaders. Knowing the strategy of the club and next opponents, we will start to let the young players join the main squad.
 
FC Sheriff Press Service