Oleksandr Zinchenko played as a central midfielder and scored the opening goal in Ukraine’s 2-1 win over Albania this morning.

▪️69 minutes of play.▪️1 goal.▪️1 chance created.▪️42/45 accurate passes.▪️1/2 successful long passes.▪️3 ball recoveries.▪️2/3 successful tackles.▪️3/9 successful duels.▪️1/1 successful aerial duels.This was also the match in which Zinky was rated as one of Ukraine’s best players. 🌟It’s great that the Arsenal brothers are still doing well in this national team training session…!

“Today the result was the main priority. We achieved it, and now we have a chance to fight for promotion to League A. Each of us had a lot of responsibility; we didn’t get the necessary result in the previous match against Georgia, so today it was essential to win. I congratulate all of Ukraine. My goal? The most important thing is today’s victory. Of course, I am trying to regain my optimal condition, as I have missed a lot.

It was nice to score a goal; I was preparing for it as soon as I learned I would be in the starting lineup. Today marks 1000 days since the beginning of the full-scale war of the aggressor against Ukraine. I understand how difficult it is for all Ukrainians right now, so I want to dedicate this victory specifically to Ukrainians. Together we are unbreakable. I am confident that peace will come very soon, and we will all live as we did before,” Zinchenko said on MEGOGO.