The national veterans team held a charity match in support of the Ukrainian Defense Forces
In Lviv at the «Skif» stadium, a charity match in support of Ukraine's Defense Forces took place, in which the national team of Ukraine veterans defeated the «Lviv Lions» team with a score of 4:2.
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A charity match in support of the Ukrainian Defense Forces took place in Lviv at the "Skif" stadium, where the national team of Ukraine veterans defeated the "Lviv Lions" team with a score of 4:2.
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The scorers for the winners were Eduard Tsykhmeystruk, Myron Markiv, Volodymyr Lysenko and Oleg Sheleiev. In addition to them, the star team also included Yuriy Pankiv, Andriy Polunin, Oleksandr Kosyrin, Serhiy Nazarenko, Ruslan Kostyshyn, Andriy Vorobey, Artem Starhordetskyi, Vitaliy Samoylov, Ivan Krivosheyenko and Mykola Yashchenko.
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The symbolic first kick was made by Vitaliy Bilyak. The brave young man lost his leg while performing a combat mission about one and a half years ago, and now, during the difficult rehabilitation process, he actively engages in public activities. In memory of Vitaliy, the veterans' team presented him with a jersey signed by the players.
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The match was organized by the All-Ukrainian Sports Association of Football Veterans, LLC "Agrobusiness", Sobczak Family Charity Fund, Ukrainian Association of Football and Lviv State University of Physical Culture.
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