Before the start of evening practice on May 7, the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Oleksandr Petrakov, met with the President of the Union of European Football Federations. Alexander ČeferinA few days before the 46th UEFA Congress to be held in Vienna on 11 May, he made a short visit to his hometown of Slovenia.

As you know, it was the head of European football who invited the national team of Ukraine to hold preparatory camps at the training center of the Slovenian Football Union and ordered UEFA to bear all the expenses so that the blue-yellows remained. Earlier, Shaferin received a call from the President of the UAF. Andrey PavelkoIn time of war, who decided not to leave the territory of his native country, who in a friendly conversation wanted to visit the team’s place.

As a result, the President of UEFA personally made sure that everything was fine in the training camp of the Ukrainians. blue and yellow coach Alexander Petrakov He sincerely thanked his famous namesake, whom he had known for a long time, for the care and hospitality shown by the Slovenes to the Ukrainians during the difficult period of the war.

“Thanks to you, we feel at home and for this we are eternally grateful to all Slovenia,” said the head of the Ukraine team. In turn, Aleksander Ceferin assured that he would continue to support Ukrainians in their needs.

Before the evening practice began, the team celebrated the midfielder’s birthday with a round of applause. Alexandra Pikhalenkawho is 25 years old. As at the beginning of the week, the national team again has birthdays – the anniversary of the senior manager of the team, Alexander Kistkin. On this occasion, “Happy birthday to you!” to the friendly team for dinner. solemnly performed two festive cakes.

But that was after an action-packed workout. After a run and warm-up, the teams entered the ball control speed relay race with racks kicking. The coaching staff encourages players to return to their playing conditions by maximizing the competitive effect in the current sessions. In the main part of the training, in the game series, the children received appropriate tasks that forced them to quickly search and make decisions. 20 players participated in the intense session.

Mihail Mudrik completes the recovery: he has already participated in the warm-up, relay, square and in the near future should fully participate in all the activities of the main group of players. Viktor Tsygankov continues rehabilitation after injury to the adductor muscle of the thigh. Alexey GutsulyakAnyone who has injured the lateral ligament of the knee joint needs treatment under the supervision of the team’s doctors.

On May 8, the Ukrainian national team will conduct two training sessions, especially in the evening, a double-sided match will be held between the teams.

VIDEO. Feel at home in Slovenia. Meeting of the Ukrainian national team with the President of UEFA