On Friday, June 24, at the municipal stadium "Medic" in Mierin, the opening of the sports festival "Open Football Lessons" took place within the implementation of a children's social project by the Ukrainian Association of Football.

Photo by the press service of UAF

The event began with the performance of the Ukrainian National Anthem and welcoming words from the national coordinator of the project, Yevgeniy Stolitenko, the Lviv Oblast coordinator, deputy head of the Lviv Football Association Stepan Poniadi, secretary of the Mierin City Council Mykola Voyvod, and chairman of the Mierin Football Association Andriy Zelinsky.

Photo by the press service of UAF

The attendees observed a moment of silence in memory of those who gave their lives for Ukraine's independence.

Then, nearly a hundred participants in 12 groups simultaneously began football lessons. The children were expected to complete various tasks, contests, and football exercises. The festival will last two days. Today, the participants are looking forward to even more interesting tasks and gift awards!