Denis Mamonov: "Today all the guys showed their character"

"Today all the guys showed their character. We prepared well, we had a game plan and in some moments it showed, the game worked out. In the first half we had chances and we could score more. Today a lot of fans came to the stadium. This is pleasing and it was important for us to win and to please the spectators.

However, I will note that this was the first game in the qualifying round and the first games are always difficult. Today we felt the excitement and it is always there. In our team there are guys who got into the atmosphere of national team matches for the first time and the next games will be much easier for them.

During the match the team was under pressure from the score. When you are leading 1:0 at the end of the game, you try to simplify it. The opponent takes advantage of this, goes forward and you have to spend more energy on the game without the ball.

The most important thing is that we won, as it will help the guys psychologically. Next we have a difficult opponent, England. We hope that even more fans will come to our game in September. We will prepare for the game with England in a special way,” Denis Mamonov said.