An important football event took place in Smyga, because of the project «11х11 champions. Football for the Development of Youth and Regions» Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ Ukraine) our FC «Euroshpon-Smyga» has become one of the 11 winners in this competition. In the framework of the competition during those days, the following equipment was delivered to the big football stadium, which is being constructed by PJSC «Euroshpon-Smyga», namely: football gates – 6 (2 large, 4 small) with an extremely high quality grid, a machine for marking the field and other football attributes.
It was during this event that a children’s tournament was timed «Summer football fest» among boys born in 2009. The consequences of the group stage determined the four strongest: FC «Volyn» Lutsk, FC «Euroshpon-Smyga», CYSS Dubno, FC «Adrenaline» Lutsk. It is nice that among this quartet there are two teams from Dubno region. Semifinal matches: CYSS Dubno – FC «Adrenaline» Lutsk – the draw result of the match, determined the winner in a penalty shootout. The children from Dubno, who won the right to compete in the final, turned out to be more well-aimed and psychologically more confident. Second semifinal: FC «Volyn» Lutsk – FC «Euroshpon-Smyga» was in an uncompromising struggle, most of the playing time was a draw and only under the curtain of the match the Volynians proved their superiority.
Matches for the prize places took place on the updated grassy lawn of the stadium of the village of Smyga in the presence of a large number of spectators, honorable guests and in breaks under the accompaniment of performing musical works of the wonderful Exemplary brass band of Smyga House of Culture. In the match for the third place, the players from Smyga demonstrated a qualitative game, overcoming the team «Adrenaline» Lutsk – 2:0 and deservedly became the bronze prize-winners of the tournament.
The final turned out to be fighting, young footballers from Dubno resisted the Volynians and yet again, at the end of the match, FC «Volyn» Lutsk takes a victory. So the winners of the tournament have become:
1 place – FC «Volyn» Lutsk;
2 place – CYSS Dubno;
3 place – FC «Euroshpon-Smyga».
Awarding the winners was especially solemn and very enjoyable for the players, because their rewards were received from celebrities: the first vice president of the Ukrainian Amateur Football Association Alexander Kadenko, Head of the FFU Organizing Department, curator of UEFA’s massive football projects in Ukraine – Yevhen Stolitenko, Head of Dubno Regional State Administration – Yuriy Parfenyuk тand the legend of Smyga football – Oleg Shandruk.
Author: Levkova Olena