A emotional hug between Ukrainians Vitaly Mykolenkofrom Everton, and Oleksandr Zinchenkofrom Manchester City, reflected the pain of warin the clash between both teams played at Goodison Park in Liverpool.
It was a gesture against the war. The stadium observed a minute of silence before the start of the match between Frank Lampard’s team and Pep Guardiola. In those sixty seconds, the tears fell on the faces of the playerssensitized by the situation in their country, invaded by Russia.
Later, both players, from opposing teams, looked for each other on the pitch and they melted into an emotional hug, in the midst of an anti-war atmosphere. Both Mykolenko and Zinchenko started as substitutes in the Premier clash.
Was the culmination of a unanimous movement for peace. The components of Everton jumped onto the field with Ukrainian flags tied around their necks. Those of Manchester City with a white shirt against the war.
On the video scoreboard, “Stop Putin, Stop War”an appeal to the president of Russia to stop, to stop the war.
The public carried banners for peace, in a unanimous movement of all those present at the Goodison Park stadium. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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