Polissya players and Oleksandr Usyk met with the fans

After the victorious match of the 3rd round of the Ukrainian Football Championship between the teams of the First Division, where Zhytomyr “Polesie” defeated FSK “Mariupol” (4: 2), he met with the club president Gennady Butkevich and World Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk. fans of the team. For an hour, they communicated with football fans and answered their questions with the players of the club.

The meeting took place in the bar “Schulz”, an institution that has actually become FC Polesie’s fan sector. Indeed, due to the constant threat of rocket attacks from Russia to the territory of Ukraine, matches are held without spectators in the stands.

“After seeing the atmosphere in the bar, I was very surprised that so many people supported the team. Even though the stands were quiet today, I am sure that the players also felt the support of all the fans gathered here. At such moments, you can clearly understand that we love football and that we continue to improve it even under total war conditions. Polissya football “Of course, all this is possible thanks to our heroes in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who protect every meter of our land,” said Gennady Butkevich, head of the club.

Oleksandr Usyk joined the Polesie team at a training meeting in Turkey in the winter. He even appeared on the field as a striker in the matches of the Winter Cup friendly tournament. Therefore, the boxer visited Zhytomyr not only to watch football, but actually to support his own people.

“I’m glad to see the guys and sincerely root for the team, because he really got closer to me. It’s good to see that the people of Zhytomyr are supporting Polissya so much here in the bomb shelter bar, because they can’t do it in the stands because of the war,” Usyk shared his impressions of the meeting.

Also during the meeting, Polesie players along with Oleksandr Usyk signed a branded T-shirt for the 95th Air Assault Brigade from Zhytomyr. Along with the essentials at the front, especially cars, generators and radio stations, FK will soon hand it over to the army for combat positions.