On May 30, the Day of Ukrainian Football was celebrated in Uzhgorod. A friendly match between the national teams of football veterans of Ukraine and Hungary (red) took place at the stadium "Avangard". The result of the match is 3:1 for Ukraine.
In fact, this game was a rematch of the historic match, which took place on the same pitch 25 years ago. Then, on April 29, 1992, the first ever match of the national football team of Ukraine was played.
The first match in the history of our national team took place after both FIFA and UEFA sent documents on granting the football federation of the young state the status of a temporary member of the organizations. The choice of the opponent was attributed to geographical and political factors (Hungary was among the first countries to recognize the independence of Ukraine). Uzhgorod was chosen as the venue of the match.
The match between the teams, as we know, ended with the score of 1:3 for Hungary, but Transcarpathians remember it first of all because the only goal for Ukraine was scored by our countryman from Ilnytsia in Irshava district Ivan Hetsko. Besides, it was the first international match of the independent Ukraine. And now, 25 years later, the Ukrainian team gained revenge, with the same score – 3:1 – in our favor!
Also, at the entrance to the stadium "Avangard", a memorial plaque on the match of April 29, 1992 was unveiled.
Emotions and faces of the historic match in the photographs.
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