The charity game named Match for peace #StopWarInUkraine between Legia, from Poland, and Dynamo, from Ukraine, teams will be held on 12 April at 20.30 (CET, 21.30 Kyiv time) at the stadium named Stadion Legii in Warsaw. The event will be broadcasted by the Polish TV channel TVP, the Ukrainian broadcasters 2+2, 1+1 International channels, Dynamo Kyiv TV, as well as online TV platforms such as 1+1 Video, Kyivstar TV, and YouTube channels of FootballHub, Dynamo, TSN and UNIAN.
This will be the first match in a series of charity events aimed at raising funds to support Ukraine. Thus, all the money raised from ticket sales, as well as donations that will be made during the TV broadcasting, will be used to address the biggest humanitarian issues that have arisen due to the large-scale war in Russia in Ukraine. In particular, the money will be transferred to the official accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, and these funds will be used to meet food needs and the needs for accommodation of refugees and people who left their homes due to the hostilities, to provide them with clothing and footwear, medicines and medical equipment; to provide people with things of basic necessity, one-time financial aid, and to meet other priority needs of human life, etc.
Ticket price starts at 30 zloty (PLN), you can get tickets on the website at this link.
In addition to the football match, the event will be attended by world-famous Ukrainian artists — Tina Karol, Julia Sanina (The Hardkiss), Kateryna Pavlenko (Go_A) and DOROFEEVA. Thus, the audience will experience an actual live performance, which will involve guests of the stadium — Ukrainian women and children who were forced to leave their homes temporarily due to the war, and who are currently sheltered by Poland.
Tina Karol is People's Artist of Ukraine, a public figure, a soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. She was awarded with the State Medal For Labor and Merit and the State Order for Peacekeeping Missions. In 2006, she represented Ukraine at Eurovision in Greece. She is a coach of 11 seasons in a row and 5-time coach winner of the Voice of the Country vocal show (The Voice) and the Voice. Children. On 12 April, at the stadium, Tina will perform with the iconic Ukraine Is You song, which is a symbol of Ukrainian unity and love for the Motherland, and which has been included in the school curriculum since 2016.
Julia Sanina is the frontwoman of The Hardkiss, a songwriter, a blogger and a real rock diva. She is included in the list of the 100 Most Successful Women of Ukraine and the 35 Brightest Representatives of National Culture who have achieved success under the age of 35 according to the NV magazine. As a member of The Hardkiss, she has repeatedly won and been nominated in the Ukrainian National Golden Firebird Music Awards, YUNA, M1 Music Awards. Julia will perform with the Lovers song, one of the most popular hits of the band.
Kateryna Pavlenko is a soloist of the Go_A electro-folk band, and she has also represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The performance of the band took 5th place in the final and the 1st place — in the Spotify Top Viral world chart. During the performance at the stadium, the soloist of the Go_A will address the audience and football fans with the legendary SHUM track (English — noise), which is in the TOP most popular charts in the world.
DOROFEEVA is a Ukrainian singer, a coach of the Voice of the Country, a blogger and a songwriter. She gained popularity as a member of the Vremya i Steklo band, at times of which she has repeatedly been a laureate and nominee for the Ukrainian National Golden Firebird Music Awards, YUNA, M1 Music Awards. During the first year of her solo career, she has become a real digital sensation in Ukraine, her songs topped the charts and gained record auditions on digital platforms. According to the results of 2021, she was included in the 100 Most Influential Women of Ukraine according to the Focus magazine. DOROFEEVA will sing the legendary, at times of shooting, Oh, In the Meadow Red Viburnum (Ukrainian — Oi u Luzi Chervona Kalyna ) song, which has now been a symbol of Ukrainian resistance and heroism in the war with russia.
The performances are organized by the 1+1 Big Entertainment Shows team, the event is directed by TRI Directions — Natalia Lysenkova, Natalia Rovenska and Maria Grygorashchenko, who are known for their productions for world-famous artists.
Igor Tsyhanyk, a Ukrainian sports journalist and commentator, will report the matches for Ukrainian viewers.
The initiators of the project named Match for peace #StopWarInUkraine are the Dynamo football club and 1+1 media, one of the largest media holdings in Eastern Europe. The project is implemented with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine.
