Petrakov committed his side's 3-1 win over Scotland to arrive at a World Cup playoff final
Ukraine chief Oleksandr Petrakov devoted his side's 3-1 win over Scotland to arrive at a World Cup season finisher final to those battling down and dirty of his conflict torn country.
In their most memorable cutthroat match since Ukraine was attacked by Russia, Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk scored the goals to set up a conflict away to Wales on Sunday for a spot in Qatar not long from now.
"This triumph was not so much for me or for the colleagues, it was for our country. This was a tremendous triumph for Ukraine," said Petrakov.
"They thoroughly took care of individuals they play for, the Ukrainians.
"For the people watching them back home: the military down and dirty, individuals working in the emergency clinics. They say thank you to us and we say thank you to them."
The match had been moved from March, only weeks after the conflict started, to allow Ukraine the opportunity to satisfy the installation.
Six of the firing line-up for the guests are as yet contracted to Ukrainian clubs and had not played seriously for quite a long time.
Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko separated in tears just before the game as he depicted the amount it would intend to take Ukraine to the World Cup.
However, drove by the extraordinary Zinchenko, they gave no indications of rust or letting the assumption for a country weigh vigorously on their shoulders.
"We played for the people who battle in channels, who battle with their last drop of blood. We played for Ukrainians who experience consistently," added Petrakov.
"We actually have the Wales game before us. We will do all that to do right by Ukrainians."
The Ukrainian players entered the field hung in yellow and blue banners before an inwardly charged public hymn which was commended from all sides of the arena.
Among the Ukranian support, youngsters held up signs saying "stop war."
Be that as it may, when the activity started off, it was the little band of voyaging allies who had undeniably more to cheer.
Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon kept his side in the game right off the bat with staggering recoveries to deny Viktor Tsygankov and Yarmolenko.
Ukraine's more noteworthy balance and specialized capacity before long told, however, as from Ruslan Malinovskyi's through ball, Yarmolenko's ideal control permitted him to hurl the onrushing Gordon to make it 1-0 soon after the half-hour mark.
Scotland had been unbeaten in eight games, however seldom undermined a reaction to keep alive their expectations of arriving at a first World Cup starting around 1998.
"Sadly, it's cruised us by," said Scotland skipper Andy Robertson. "After a really certain mission, we've let ourselves down this evening."
In no less than four minutes of the last part, Scotland's mountain to ascend got considerably more extreme when Benfica striker Yaremchuk headed in Oleksandr Karavayev's cross to the back post.
The hosts finally glinted into life to pacify a disappointed rat horde of 50 000 at Hampden Park in the final quarter.
John McGinn some way or another headed wide from point-clear reach after Georgiy Bushchan spilled Scott McTominay's cross.
Another Bushchan blunder then, at that point, gave Scotland a life saver a little ways from time when Callum McGregor's strike fallen through his grip and just went too far before the safeguard could clear.
The Scots, however, needed creative mind as they continued looking for a balancer as Ukraine repulsed a whirlwind of long balls.
Dovbyk then broke clear in the final seconds to put the seal on a profound win by crushing home at Gordon's close to post.
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