In Transcarpathian football, women have been qualified for referees

Two girls have been qualified by the Football Federation of Transcarpathia, the chas-z.com.ua informs.

Today, April 9, retests for football referees of the region took place at Uzhgorod stadium "Avangard". Referees were taking tests in physical training, sprint for 60 meters, fitness test and test for theoretical knowledge of the "Football rules."
Under the close supervision of the Acting Chairman of the referee committee of the Football Federation of Transcarpathia Vitaliy Demyanenko and the head of the Transcarpathian school of young referees Mykhailo Mytrovsky, all referees successfully passed the tests and were qualified for the matches of the football championship in the first and premier leagues of Transcarpathia.
The referee of the FFT Roman SENYSHYN says that there are two girls among them – Yana Saschyna and Kristina Shytyeva. Yana Saschyna returns to referee work after several years break: "I like to judge football matches, to be in the game, that’s why I have decided to return to this work."

V.Demyanenko reported that 40 teams would take part in the championships in both leagues, that is 20 referee crews will be engaged.