KHARKIV, Ukraine, October 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —

Ukraine’s national football team moved a step closer to the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil, after its convincing 1-0 win over the Polish national team. Played at full capacity in the 40,000-seat Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine, luck and fan support were definitely on the side of the Ukrainian team with more than 39,000 fans on the arena.

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Edmar, midfielder for FC Metalist and Ukrainian national team: „A big win for our team that improves our chances for a straight trip to Brazil. It was a remarkable match for both teams. I am glad that it took place on the Metalist Stadium and that fans could attend it. Big thanks to our national team and to all the fans! The atmosphere was outstanding! I am also very thankful to all the stadium services, they did a really great job and the match was organized on the highest level.”

About the stadium:

Metalist Stadium is the modern sports complex, which has a main and sub-football fields, 6 gyms, health-recover centre, and a hotel for players. Metalist Stadium, owned by the President of FC Metalist Ukrainian businessman Mr. Sergey Kurchenko, is the main object of Kharkiv football and has a capacity of 40 000 seats.

More details about the game and the stadium on official FC Metalist web site http://en.metalist.ua/home/ and in our photo gallery http://ru.metalist.ua/gallery/2292.html

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