Regional stage of Trust Cup tournament among Kyiv and oblast teams took place in the capital

18.03.2019 16:18

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On Sunday, March 17, Kyiv hosted the regional stage of the first in Ukraine children's football tournament "Trust Cup", which is supported by the Football Federation of Ukraine, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Football Development Charitable Foundation of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine and the Ministry education and science of Ukraine.

Last Sunday, 14 mixed teams from the capital and Kyiv region competed for the right to play in the final: Arsenal (Baryshivka), Olimpik (Brovary), Podil (Kyiv), Lypky (Kyiv), Dnipryanka (Kyiv). ), "Teenager" (Kyiv), "Boryspil", "FC-69" (Kyiv), "Troya-YuP" (Kyiv), "Patriots" (Fastiv), "Vyshnivchany" (Vyshneve), "Troya-PP" (Kyiv), Borshchahivka (Kyiv), Fortuna (Bila Tserkva).

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The uniqueness of the Trust Cup is that it involves children's teams trained by police. In November 2018, 38 police officers and cadets from Kyiv and the region underwent specialized trainings. After training, the police formed mixed children's teams aged 13-14.

This is how the concept of "Sport for Development" is implemented - a global initiative of UNICEF, which is implemented worldwide and aims not to win, but to develop, teamwork, building trust and mutual respect, fostering values ​​necessary for children to successfully implement their potential.

For several months, the girls and boys trained under the guidance of juvenile prevention inspectors and patrol police. And on March 17, after interesting matches in the capital's sports complex "Economist", the winners of the competition were determined. They were Arsenal (first place), Fortuna (second place) and Patriot (third place). In the breaks between the matches of the children's teams there was also a friendly match between the team of the National Police of Ukraine and the team of employees of the Football Federation of Ukraine, in which the representatives of FFU were stronger - 3: 1.

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At the award ceremony, valuable prizes and footballs were presented to participants and prize-winners by Vitaliy Maslo, Head of the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the Committee on Physical Education and Sports of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Oleksiy Ziborov, Deputy Head of the Public Relations Department of the Patrol Police Department. on special assignments of the Juvenile Prevention Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv Region Olena Kosenko, Coordinator of the Trust Cup Project of the Football Development Foundation of Ukraine Iryna Makarevych and Child Protection Project Manager of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine Anna Omelchuk.

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The organizers of the tournament thanked its participants for the interesting struggle and intrigue that was present in each match, and invited the children to an open training session of the national team of Ukraine, which will be held today, March 18, at the NSC "Olympic".

The final of the Trust Cup will also take place in the capital on March 24 with the participation of the winners of the regional stages in Lviv, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. In addition to football battles, unforgettable excursions to the Football House and the Klitschko Brothers Museum await its participants.

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