"Chernomorets" cancelled the match with Macedonian "Struga" because of the fact that the latter had a sparring session with the

Odessa "Chernomorets" issued an official statement, in which it announced the cancellation of the control match with the leader of the championship of Northern Macedonia, "Struga". The reason for this decision of the "sailors" is that the Macedonian team recently held a sparring with the representative of Russia - "Orenburg".

"Can a club refuse to play a friendly match with an opponent who has scheduled matches with Khimki, Wings of Soviets or Orenburg during the training camp? Maybe, because some things are more important than the training process. And even football itself.

So, FC Chernomorets informs about the cancellation of the game with the leader of the championship of Northern Macedonia FC Struga, which was to be held on January 29. "Struga have already 'lit up' during this training camp with a match against the Russian team," reads the statement of "Chernomorets".

In addition, the Odessa club said it was also ready to cancel the control match with Uzbek "Andijan" if the latter does not change its plans to hold a sparring match with CSKA Moscow on February 1.

"On 4 February Chornomorets should play a sparring match against Uzbek team Andijan. On 1 February "Andijan" plans to play a friendly match with a club from Moscow. If this information is confirmed, the match between Chornomorets and Andijan will be cancelled," the press service of Chornomorets reported.