Fedor Smolov: The next match is the most important for us

— Akhmat are the best team of the league in interceptions. Did they show this today?

— It's hard to say. I think that we completely controlled the game in the first half. It is necessary to look at where these interceptions are made. If the team defends low with a large number of players, it increases probability of some technical mistakes and ball losses, of course. Everything is relative.

— Your goal was scored after the interception. Tell us how it happened.

— It seems that I initially lost the ball, and it was knocked to someone from our team. Makar received a pass, and he threw the ball to me in one touch over the defender. I didn't even think. I simply hit the ball, because I was already tired. Therefore, I asked for a substitution after that.

— Your goal turned out to be very nice. Will it be one of your favorites for Dynamo?

— I think so.

— The teams are playing tight against Dynamo right now. Is it difficult to play with such a resistance?

— I can't say that it's hard to play. Due to the fact that we attack with a large number of players, there is always a risk of conceding a goal in a counterattack. After that it is doubly more difficult to come from behind. We need to take it positively. This means that the opponents are afraid of Dynamo. That’s why they play from defense. So, our team is becoming better.

— The team will fly to Kaliningrad soon, and it is going to play a derby against CSKA during the next weekend. Is this the most important and hard week of the second part of the championship?

— Every next match is the most important. Let's hope that it will not be the most difficult and important week. We want to achieve a positive result on Tuesday and advance in the Cup. Then, there will be matches in the midweek again.

— We won on the eve of the Dynamo 99th anniversary, and we celebrated this date well. What can you tell the fans?

— I want to thank the fans, because a lot of them came today, although the match was scheduled on a working day in the evening. It's great to play with full stands. It's good that we managed to make the fans happy with a victory.