The best young players of Ukraine received the Golden Ball of Duffle
Today in the House of Football the ceremony of awarding the best football players and the coach of the 2018-2019 season with the prizes of the Children's Youth Football League of Ukraine took place.
The best were determined in five age categories (each separately - the best player of the defensive and offensive plan), in which the championships of Ukraine are held under the auspices of DUFLU, as well as the tournament in the first league among U-19 teams. The winners were determined by a group of experts, which, in addition to DUFLU employees, included coaches of the youth national teams of Ukraine, scouts of domestic top clubs and other specialists. This year the ceremony was held for the second time, last year it was canceled due to the declaration of martial law in some regions of the country.
The opening ceremony was attended by UAF First Vice President Vadym Kostyuchenko and DUFLU President Vitaliy Bort. "We wish this year's winners to reach the same heights as their senior colleagues - the winners of previous years. A striking example is the success of Vladyslav Supryaha - the world champion in the youth national team of Ukraine U-20 ", - said in his speech Vadym Kostyuchenko.
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So, the list of winners is as follows.
Age category U-14 (2005 football players)
The best player of the defensive plan is Vladislav Kravets (Shakhtar).
The best player of the attacking plan is Nazar Yanchyshyn (Lviv / Dynamo).
Age category U-15 (2004 football players)
The best player of the defensive plan is Andriy Buleza (Shakhtar).
The best player of the attacking plan is Igor Gorbach (Dynamo).
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Age category U-16 (2003 football players)
The best player of the defensive plan is Eduard Kozyk (Shakhtar).
The best player of the attacking plan is Oleg Ocheretko (Shakhtar).
Age category U-17 (2002 football players)
The best player of the defensive plan is Arseniy Batagov (Dnipro-1).
The best player of the attacking plan is Georgy Sudakov (Shakhtar).
Age category U-19 (football players born in 1999-2001)
The best player of the defensive plan is Marlen Chobanov (Obolon-Brovar).
The best player of the attacking plan is Ivan Litvinenko (Dnipro-1).
The best coach
Alexander Sitnik (Shakhtar).
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Leaders of the Ukrainian Football Association, DUFLU President Vitaliy Bort and League Vice President Oleksandr Sopko, coaches of Ukrainian youth national teams of different ages, Ukrainian football stars Volodymyr Yezersky, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Stanislav Kochubynsky, Andriy Voroba took part in the awarding ceremony. Serhiy Nagornyak, Oleg Kuznetsov, Oleksiy Belik and others.
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"I send you congratulations from the head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko and the players of the national team," said, addressing the participants of the ceremony, the President of the UAF, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee Andriy Pavelko. - I am glad to welcome you here, in the House of Football, because this is a really great place. Two years ago, your predecessors received awards in various categories, and later many of them achieved significant success in big football, including becoming world champions among 20-year-olds. I wish you great football victories and achievements! ”