The national team of Ukraine on the ninth of October will play the second match of world Cup qualifiers 2018.
As reported by the Federation of football of Ukraine, match between the national teams of Ukraine and Kosovo will work referees from the Netherlands, headed by 42-year-old Kevin Blom.
On the side lines to assist the Dutchman will be Patrick Langkamp and Bas van Dongen. The reserve referee is appointed Paulus van Boekelo, and the functions of the observer for the arbitration entrusted to the Lithuanian Paulus Malinska.
Blom became a FIFA referee in 2005. The Dutchman only once tried a match of the national team of Ukraine – in June 2010, “blue-yellow” in a friendly match beat Norway, and the only goal was scored by Roman Zozulya.
Since Ukraine at the diplomatic level not recognized the independence of Kosovo, a qualifying match for the world championship will take place on neutral territory. The match between will take 15-thousand Jozef Pilsudski stadium in Krakow.
We will remind, the Ukrainian team new qualifying campaign started with a home draw with Iceland, and Kosovo, the players managed to get points in the away match with the Finns.
