Ukrainian soldier watches the national team match from the war trench
The well-known Italian portal “Fanpage” has dedicated an article to the action of a Ukrainian soldier, from the trenches of war, which is about football, the magic of this sport, especially when it comes to the national team, which identifies anyone proudly:
“A Ukrainian soldier watches his national team’s match from the trenches of war. Very powerful image published by journalist Vassili Golod, where you can see a soldier, taking advantage of a moment of rest, watching the 2-1 victory over Iceland in ” play off” and qualification to the finals of “Euro 2024”.
What the Ukrainian journalist has revealed is a photo, the size of which is small, but it makes it clear that football is of fundamental importance in people’s lives, even in the most difficult and sad moments. So, in a war trench, a soldier takes advantage of a break to watch a football match on the tablet he has with him.
Vassili Golod himself wrote these words to accompany the image: “This picture of a soldier in the trench shows the importance of football for Ukraine. The Ukrainian national team overturned a 1-0 deficit against Iceland and qualified for the European Championship. A really nice message among many things sad”.
The match did not go well for Ukraine as Iceland took the lead in the 30th minute through Gudmundsson, but Serhij Rebrov’s men equalized through Tsygankov in the 54th minute and then found the winner in the 84th minute, a Mudryk’s gem. This victory enabled Ukraine to qualify for the final stage of the European Championship. Ukraine will be placed in Group E with Belgium, Slovakia and Romania.”
