The First league. Obolon extended the contract with the head coach, LNZ wins in friendly matches

25.07.2022 17:05

In the updated lineup, "Obolon" played two sparring matches with representatives of the elite - "Colossus" and "Chornomorets". Photo of FC "Obolon"

First of all, it is good news for the fans of Ternopil Niva. FC management informed PFL that "Niva" will take part in the championship of the first league of the season-2022/2023. On July 26, Ternopil football players plan to start preparing for a new draw.

And the most drastic perturbations, it seems, will be in the Kyiv "Obolon": 13 performers have already left it, the most famous of whom are Ihor Medynskyi and Oleksiy Maydanevich. However, head coach Valery Ivashchenko extended the contract with the "brewers" until June 30, 2023. Kyivans also added goalkeeper Artem Kichak, defenders Danylo Karas, Dmytro Fateev, Yevhen Korokhov, midfielders Serhii Kosovsky, Serhii Mashtalir, Taras Moroz and Vitaly Grusha. Having held several sparring matches with amateurs, the players of "Obolon" competed against the elite: they lost to "Colossus" - 1:2 and drew with "Chornomorets" - 0:0.

But the players of "LNZ" are only winning in control matches so far. First, Yuri Bakalov's wards won over Myrivsk "Druzhba" (4:2), and then defeated another representative of the first division - "Flint" (4:0). By the way, from now on, Ihor Bilan, who previously headed Ternopil Niva, will be responsible for the training of goalkeepers. Mykyta Polyulakh, Ihor Soldat, Oleg Synogub, Denys Shelikhov, Serhiy Shvets, Arsen Slotyuk, Andriy Lyashenko and Anton Savin will continue their careers in the Cherkasy team.

As for "Polissya" from Zhytomyr, it is preparing for new tests in Poland. After losing to the representative of the elite division of the neighboring country, "Jagiellonia" (2:3), Yuri Kalitvyntsev's wards inflicted defeats on "Znich" (7:0) and "Legionovia" (2:1).

Football players of "Karpat" held another sparring match with "Veres" and exchanged goals - 1:1. By the way, Dmytro Makhnev, who used to defend the colors of the Rivne team, played in the center of Lviv's defense. He has already signed a contract with the Galicians, and six more players are being watched, including Ihor Duts from Kazakhstan's "Okzhetpes" and the brothers Mykola and Ihor Koguty from "Agrobiznes". At the beginning of August, Andrii Tlumak's wards will play two more sparring matches with UPL teams — "Minai" and "Lviv".

On July 20, Prykarpattia football players resumed training. Before the start of the season, they are going to play seven test matches, mostly against the master teams of the neighboring regions.