Daler Kuzyaev: "In the second half we came out and showed our character"

The Zenit and Russia midfielder on the 2-1 victory against Krasnodar.
What are your feelings after the match? 

Positive. We are very glad that we managed to win. Krasnodar are a very tough team and it was a hard game. 

How did you win the game?
 
It was our attitude, especially in the second half. In the first it was quite even, in the second we came out and showed our character. 

Why was the first half not as successful? 

I don't know, we took some time to get into the game and this should be corrected and we should play from the first minute. 

How much did Dzyuba's goal affect the team? 

Strongly. We then knew it will be easier, since Krasnodar had to come at us. And it happened and we scored the second goal on the counterattack. 

Any thoughts on the penalty? From the side it seemed a bit controversial.

I didn't see it really as there were players in front of me. There was some confusion and I haven't seen it again yet.