The leadership of Ukrainian football will follow in the footsteps of Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Dynamo and Shakhtar are not the only ones to hold charity exhibition matches. Soon the national team of Ukraine will play similar matches. This was stated by Andriy Pavelko, president of the Ukrainian Football Association, in an interview with Football 1/2/3 TV channels.
According to the functionary, the main goal is to prepare Petrakov’s team for the important qualifying match for the World Cup.
“We heard from our fighters, from our fans – both in Kharkiv, and in Nikolaev, and in Zaporozhye about what we need to play, our team needs to prepare for this match (against Scotland ).
Many plans are being made. They are now linked with UEFA, with future competitors in friendly matches. At the end of April, the launch of such opportunities is planned.
Now it’s hard to think about football, but we have to fight our rivals for our defenders, ”Pavelko said.
Recall that the match against Scotland the Ukrainian team will play in Glasgow in early June. The winner of the pair will face Wales for the right to compete in the World Cup.
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Source: korrespondent
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