Shakhtar Talent Day was held in Zaporizhia
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
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On October 3, Slavutych Arena in Zaporizhia hosted the player selection to Shakhtar Academy
The Shakhtar Talent Day participants were 96 children born in 2005 and 2006 from eight cities and towns (Zaporizhia, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Izmail, Odesa, Melitopol, Kherson and Nikopol).
Prizes for the best performers
Six groups of 16 amateur players held a series of short games with changing line-ups. For the results achieved and the goals scored, the officials awarded points to each participant. The tournament winner is Aleksandr Poleshko. Daniil Sivogrivov, Ivan Sukhomlin, Mikhail Galigulin, Konstantin Kotkorlo, Ignat Lyubashenko, Yaroslav Kashtanov, Nazar Martynenko, Artur Belyi, Ruslan Fesenko and Nikita Sirotkin received prizes from FC Shakhtar.
Besides, they awarded the guys who had covered the longest distance to attend the event - Vladimir Katkov from Odesa (555 km) and Denis Ivanov from Izmail (739 km). A separate gift from the club was awarded to the only girl participant Yelizaveta Ponomar.
Attention of scouts
Zaporizhia is the fifth city to have hosted the Talent Day. Earlier, the same events took place in Kharkiv, Lviv, Mariupol and Chernivtsi. All of them were attended by the Shakhtar Academy scouts, who assessed the kids’ capability and selected them for further trials.
- We’ve attended the Talent Day with Sergei Kravchenko and were satisfied. Many participants, some of them showed themselves very well, - says the Shakhtar Academy scouting coach Vasilii Popov. - Last time, I was in Kharkiv, but that’s the city with a population of 1.5 million, with many sports schools. I felt the difference in training. Nevertheless, everything was fine: we noted the names of five or six guys. The most important thing is their technique, player thinking and pace. We have already talked to them and their parents, in the future we will invite them to trials.
Shakhtar Social – is a non-profit foundation established by FC Shakhtar to implement social projects and to develop children's grassroots football in Ukraine. Its objectives include promoting healthy lifestyles, forming the right values and creating equal opportunities for everyone who likes football and plays the game. In partnership with DTEK, they implement the Come On, Let’s Play! project in cities and towns across Ukraine.
Prizes for the best performers
Six groups of 16 amateur players held a series of short games with changing line-ups. For the results achieved and the goals scored, the officials awarded points to each participant. The tournament winner is Aleksandr Poleshko. Daniil Sivogrivov, Ivan Sukhomlin, Mikhail Galigulin, Konstantin Kotkorlo, Ignat Lyubashenko, Yaroslav Kashtanov, Nazar Martynenko, Artur Belyi, Ruslan Fesenko and Nikita Sirotkin received prizes from FC Shakhtar.
Besides, they awarded the guys who had covered the longest distance to attend the event - Vladimir Katkov from Odesa (555 km) and Denis Ivanov from Izmail (739 km). A separate gift from the club was awarded to the only girl participant Yelizaveta Ponomar.
Attention of scouts
Zaporizhia is the fifth city to have hosted the Talent Day. Earlier, the same events took place in Kharkiv, Lviv, Mariupol and Chernivtsi. All of them were attended by the Shakhtar Academy scouts, who assessed the kids’ capability and selected them for further trials.
- We’ve attended the Talent Day with Sergei Kravchenko and were satisfied. Many participants, some of them showed themselves very well, - says the Shakhtar Academy scouting coach Vasilii Popov. - Last time, I was in Kharkiv, but that’s the city with a population of 1.5 million, with many sports schools. I felt the difference in training. Nevertheless, everything was fine: we noted the names of five or six guys. The most important thing is their technique, player thinking and pace. We have already talked to them and their parents, in the future we will invite them to trials.
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