Shakhtar Donetsk played on Saturday in their very first match since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine halted soccer in the Ukrainian Leading League in February.
The 13-time champions of Ukraine started their Shakhtar International Tour for Peace with a friendly against Olympiakos in Athens.
Shakhtar say that all proceeds from the tour will be “allocated for humanitarian help to the people today of Ukraine”.
A crowd of 5,000 persons watched the activity at the 32,000-ability Karaiskakis Stadium, exactly where a lot of of the vacant seats had been filled by toys, which include teddy bears, which will be donated to refugee little ones.
Each teams wore the text “Stop WAR” in place of the logo of their sponsors.
Tiquinho scored the only intention as Olympiakos 1-.
Olympiakos 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Highlights
Toys fill seats throughout a Global Tour For Peace friendly in between Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympiakos
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Gamers from Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympiakos don the words “NO WAR” on their shirts
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Olympiakos sporting director Christian Karembeu mentioned immediately after the match, as quoted by Target: “We are proud to host this celebration to raise consciousness of the war. We use football as a tool for peace.”
Shakhtar director Sergei Palkin included: “We want to talk about war and peace in Ukraine in these matches.
“The require to finish this madness and return to usual existence and to rebuild the nation.”
The Shakhtar World Tour for Peace will carry on on Thursday with a vacation to Lechia Gdansk in Poland, just before later on online games versus Fenerbahce and Hajduk Split.
Shakhtar Global Tour For Peace Fixtures
| Opposition | Date |
|---|---|
|
Olympiakos |
Sat, April 9 |
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Lechia Gdansk |
Thu, April 14 |
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Fenerbahce |
Tue, April 19 |
|
Hajduk Split |
Sun, Could 1 |