The "Prometheus" Cup took place in Kyiv among football players with OVAR injuries

On November 30, at the Kyiv City NTK named after Victor Bannikov, with the support of the Ukrainian Football Association, a match for the «Prometheus» Cup in football among athletes with spinal cord injuries took place, featuring teams from Kyiv city and region as well as Chernihiv region.

The "Prometheus" Cup took place in Kyiv among football players with OVAR injuries

Photo: Dan Balashov

On November 30, at the Kyiv NTK named after Viktor Bannikov with support from the Ukrainian Football Association, a match for the "Prometheus" Cup among athletes with ORA injuries took place. The teams of Kyiv city and region and Chernihiv region participated.

The match was held on the eve of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, traditionally organized by CMFSKI "Prometheus".

In a fierce battle, the Chernihiv team celebrated victory with a score of 7-4.

Photo: Dan Balashov

I would like to wish that the next games will be even more successful, and we conduct similar sporting events more often at a higher level. This is important both for the development of sports and for uniting youth across Ukraine.

Also, I want to thank everyone who contributed to organizing and conducting the match. Thanks to your support and dedication, we were able to create an event that unites and inspires. Respect to all those who contribute to the development of sports in Ukraine, and thanks to the ZSU for the opportunity to hold such events,— noted during the closing ceremony President of UAFLI Oleg Andriienko.

Photo: Dan Balashov

Honorary certificates from the UAF were awarded to players Bogdan Dembik and Yaroslav Chernysh, as well as coaches Dmytro Saburov and Oleksandr Petrachenko.

We have been holding such tournaments for over 10 years. I would like to note that in this Kyiv city and region team there are players who play in "Liza Duzhikh" and national teams of various specialties.

The organization of this tournament has become an important unifying factor in the development of football programs for people with disabilities. Thanks to its stability and consistency, we manage to systematically develop corresponding directions and attract new participants.

During a brief discussion, potential joint projects were outlined that could be implemented in Kyiv and have positive prospects. In this context, it is especially important that regional representatives continue to actively support the scope of work that has been developed earlier,— noted Honored Coach of Ukraine, member of the Executive Committee of UAFLI, chief referee of the tournament Dmytro Saburov.

Photo: Dan Balashov

Individual Awards

Best goalkeeper — Dmytro Veremeiev (Kyiv city and region team).

Best defender — Oleksiy Dubovik (Kyiv city and region team).

Best forward — Yevhen Korol (Chernihiv region team).

Best player — Anton Bezpalii (Chernihiv region team).

Young talent — Yaroslav Varfolomiychuk (Kyiv city and region team).

Football hope — Illia Shevchenko (Chernihiv region team).