Yuriy Syomin: It feels like I have won my first Cup!
Read Yuriy Syomin's first comments after the the victory in the Russian Cup Final.
- It feels like I have won my first Cup! It's the trophy that gives me most happiness. What happened in the closing minutes? I don't really know, some provocation, maybe. But this is football, anything can happen here. I liked the team today. It was the real team. The guys are amazing. We've had a difficult period: tough defeats, low-quality games. But today they took it really professionally. We have deserved this victory, although had to fight hard. There was almost no time for rest before this game but the guys had been fit anyway. This Cup is a present to our supporters.
- How did you like them, by the way?
- They were fantastic! I haven't seen that many people on away games even in the old days. The club helped them a lot. I think if we'd have played on a weekend the stadium would have been sold out. But on the whole the Final ran smoothly.
- Was it your grandson who accompanied you on the pitch?
- Yes, my whole family came to Sochi except for my granddaughter Masha.
- Is there luck in today's victory?
- Luck is very important. Sometimes a team plays well but cannot win. Take our match against Amkar. Football consists of many little things you cannot foresee. But I wouldn't say we were lucky today.
