In Sevastopol, the football club’s game with Kharkov “Metalist” was canceled due to the threat of clashes
Sevastopol, May 07 (Navigator, Egor Kagorov) – In Sevastopol, the city team’s match with the Metalist football club from Kharkov was canceled, since the latter’s ultra fans took part in the tragic events in Odessa, where several dozen Anti-Maidan activists were burned alive.
Sevastopol officials explain the refusal to hold the match on their field by the threat of clashes.
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The match of the 22nd round of the Ukrainian football championship between the Sevastopol professional club and the Metalist team from Kharkov will take place today, May 7, at 17-00 at the Kiev Dynamo stadium (Lobanovsky stadium).
This was reported by the official website of the Premier League.
Previously it was assumed that the game would take place in Zaporozhye.
As the press service of the Sevastopol State Administration reported, the order to “impose a taboo” on holding football matches of the next round of the Ukrainian Championship on the territory of the new constituent entity of the Russian Federation was issued personally by the acting. Governor Sergei Menyailo.