The midfielder of FC Astana Ivan Mayeuski shared his expectations from the upcoming match of the qualifying round of the Europa League against Montenegrin Buducnost, a correspondent of KazFootball.kz reports:

- We were waiting for this match, because European matches are special. We understand that a serious match awaits us, since this year the format of European Competitions has changed a bit, the round will consist of one leg, you need to be ready for anything. Therefore, we put ourselves in mood very seriously and we need to minimize any errors.

- How has the training process changed? How did the team react to Bilek’s leave?

- Any changes shake up the team a little. All the guys are professionals, they continue to work as before, give their best. Ashworth knows us all well, he has been at the club for several months. It is comfortable to us all and everyone understands what is required of him. We have a large group of players and we understand that now is the most important segment of the season.

- What is the situation in the team?

- We put ourselves in mood to win, there is no doubt about it, because tomorrow we will play not only for FC Astana, but for the whole country. It is clear that August was a bit twitchy for us: we played unsuccessfully in the Champions League, there were a number of unsuccessful matches in the Championship. I think the pause for the national teams was good for us. The guys went to their national teams, we had a little rest, reset our heads. Now we come back with new strength and emotions. I think it was evident in the match against Ordabasy (2:1). Everyone was concentrated one hundred percent, and we understand that we have already lost a lot of points. Now we must regain our reputation, image. So, there are no problems with the spirit.