On 15 May, Vorskla Poltava and Shakhtar Donetsk will decide the fate of the Ukrainian Cup in the final match of this season's competition.
The match will be available to watch for every Ukrainian. The Ukrainian Football Association has enlisted the support of Ukraine's largest media holding, Starlight Media, and will broadcast the match together with ICTV2.
The UAF and ICTV2 have invited the legendary Denys Bosianko, who switched from commentary to the military in 2022, to commentate on the first major Ukrainian final since the start of the full-scale invasion.
"Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I have been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, I have not picked up a microphone for two years and I missed my favourite profession terribly. So when the UAF and ICTV2 offered me to become a commentator for the cup final, I experienced a real emotional uplift. I am looking forward to spending a few hours at a football match and working for all ICTV2 viewers and the Ukrainian football community. Moreover, this match has been declared a match of gratitude to the Defence Forces of Ukraine," shared his expectations Ukrainian military man and commentator Denys Bosianok.
Bosyanok will be working on air in a pair with blogger and football commentator Roman Bebekh. Before and after the game, Roman will host a special cup studio from the stadium. The experts will be Vyacheslav Shevchuk, former Shakhtar Donetsk and Ukraine national team player, and Iia Andrushchak, head coach of Vorskla U-19 and former player of the Ukrainian women's national team. Watch the studio broadcast on ICTV's YouTube channel.
The match between Vorskla and Shakhtar was called the Match of Gratitude to the Ukrainian Defence Forces. It is thanks to the defenders of Ukraine who are heroically defending our country that the Ukrainian Cup final with the fans at the stadium became possible. All proceeds from ticket sales will be transferred to the needs of the military.
The Ukrainian Cup final between Vorskla (Poltava) and Shakhtar (Donetsk) will take place on 15 May.