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Euro 2016: first Ukrainian open training session in France draws crowds
09.06.2016 16:34 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The Ukrainian football team held its first training session at the Georges Carcassonne stadium, which is a 10-minute drive from the hotel where the team is staying, UNIAN says referring to the football24.ua website report.
«The first training session was open to the public who filled the seats of the local stadium. Ukrainians who arrived from Marseille, Nice and other parts of France, the French public and many local children provided the national team with a ‘home-like’ atmosphere,» the report reads.
As to the report, after the training the Ukrainian national team was welcomed by Aix-en-Provence Mayor Marice Zouasenne, who said that it was a great honor for the city to host the team.
In turn, Andriy Pavelko, the Ukrainian Footbal Federation President, thanked her and the city residents for their hospitality.
It is to be admitted, Ukraine will play its first match against Germany on Sun, Jun 12 at 22:00 (Kyiv time).
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