Sergiy Sapronov: "I am convinced that sparring with the strongest teams of Ukraine will be my benefit in favor"

20.02.2020 16:10

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

February 22 in Kharkiv WU-17 Ukrainian national team will begin the penultimate stage of preparation for the elite round of the European Championship, which will be hosted by Norway at the end of March.

- For collection we summoned 22 football players, - the head coach of the team Sergey Sapronov in the comment to the official site of UAF told. - Although I do not hide that some of them will be superfluous, because we will take 18-20 players to Norway.

- Who did you call up to the national team for the first time?

- Defender Victoria Rozhko from Kostopil's Rodyna-Lyceum, midfielders Ruslana Levchenko from Mykolayiv's Spartak-Orion and Valeria Honcharuk from Kyiv's Zmina.

- Were there any among the collections that could not come to Kharkiv for good reasons?

- Yes, defender Viktoriya Myronenko from Nadiya-CYSS (Hrebinka) and midfielder Anna Kaverzina from Volodymyr-Volyn Ladomyr. If they return to power in the near future, I will give them a chance to prove themselves at the final stage of preparation, which will take place in mid-March in Kiev.

- As you know, on February 26 and 28, your wards will hold sparring matches with Zhytlobud-1 and Zhytlobud-2, respectively. But, I remember, the plans were control matches with the national team of one of the neighboring countries…

- According to the information I have, such negotiations with potential sparring partners were indeed conducted, but no agreement was reached. However, the situation should not be dramatized. Believe me, rivalry with the strongest domestic women's teams will also be my ward in the adventure.

- Aren't you worried that you will have to train and play on artificial turf in Kharkiv?

- No, because, according to reliable information, in Norway we will also play on an artificial turf. Therefore, the test of the battle in Kharkiv from all points of view should be useful.