Defender “Shakhtar” Yaroslav Rakitskiy will not help the team in the upcoming matches of world Cup qualifiers.
Official website of the football Federation of Ukraine reported about the new personnel the loss of the main team of the country – in the matches with Turkey and Kosovo, the coach of “blue-yellow” Andriy Shevchenko will not be able to rely on the main defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
One of the leaders of Shakhtar because of a thigh injury missed the recent matches Shakhtar vs Volyn and Braga, but returned to the game with Zorya. In the national team Rakitskiy got a relapse of an old injury and is out indefinitely.
Injured Shakhtar defender in the team will replace his teammate Serhiy Kryvtsov, which account for only one match in the national team. In this season, the graduate of the Zaporozhye “metallurg” at club level played four matches.
After injury Yaroslav Rakitskiy in the centre for the protection of the national team of Ukraine will suffer major changes. Paired with Yevhen Khacheridi can leave the Pitmen, Oleksandr Kucher, Ivan Ordets or Sergiy Kryvtsov.
We will remind, on sixth of October, the Ukraine national team in Konya will play with Turkey, and ninth in Krakow will examine Kosovo.
