Vbet League match 5 "Veres" — "Ruh" took place at the "Avangard" stadium in Rivne. This is the first home match of the red-and-black team after a five-year-plus break due to reconstruction, which continued even after the start of full-scale war.

Now the renovated "Avangard" — a modern sports arena with hybrid grass, automatic irrigation and heating, and state-of-the-art lighting system. Today it is one of the most interesting in terms of architecture, design, and functionality stadiums in Ukraine. It should be noted that the first stage of reconstruction took place within the framework of the President's program "Great Construction" of Ukraine.

The match in Rivne, which ended with a draw — 2:2, allowed to expand the geography of championship matches for the season-2022/2023 even further into another region.

Photo by the press service of the UAF

"Together with First Vice President of the UAF Anatoliy Demianenko, president of "Veres" Ivan Nadeinym, head of the regional football association Oleksiy Khakhlyov and executive director of the UPL Yevgen Dyk, we familiarized ourselves with the infrastructure of "Avangard".

Every square meter and every detail here speak about the soul invested by the club's leadership and the dream of thousands of fans for future victories and achievements of their beloved team. Comfortable changing rooms, referees' rooms, administrative offices, stands — everything is very cozy and inspiring.

Photo by the press service of the UAF

We also visited the territory of the club's base, whose construction is still ongoing. Thanks to such selfless people as the leaders of "Veres", head of the regional military administration Vitaliy Koval, mayor of Rivne Oleksandr Tretiak, and heads of the regional association, football in Ukraine continues to actively develop despite the war. Therefore, new talents will emerge and there will be more great victories!» — noted President of the UAF, UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelko.