Athletes on the Novovoronezh field showed a high level of football, mastery of the ball, interesting combinations, beautiful goals. From the beginning, the stellar team took charge of the situation. Spectators in the stands loudly greeted their idols: the legendary goalkeeper, the Honorable Master of Sports Rinat Dasaev, one of the best defenders in world mini-football, the Honorable Master of Sports Alexander Verizhnikov, the international-class master of sports Valery Shmarov , masters of sports Dmitry Kuznetsov, Alexander Panov, etc. But the players of the veteran Voronezh team “ATOM”, which included the chairman of the Voronezh Regional Duma Vladimir Netesov and deputy head of personnel management at NV NPP Oleg Urazov, outperformed their rivals. As a result, the game ended in a friendly draw – 5:5.
“In Novovoronezh we received a warm welcome. We try to show everything that we are capable of, so that football is beautiful and spectacular, and the public enjoys it,” said famous football player Rinat Dasaev.
“In this game, friendship won, sport won, it turned out to be a real football holiday. Novovoronezh pays great attention to the development of sports, introducing the population to a healthy lifestyle. Among the spectators, I saw many children who they came with their parents. I am sure that after such impressive tournaments, one of these children will become a great football player and will play not only in the best clubs of our country, but also in the national team,” said Vladimir Netesov. , Chairman of the Voronezh Regional Duma.
After the match, eminent footballers were not allowed to let go for a long time – a whole queue lined up for them to sign autographs and photographs as souvenirs.
The meeting was timed to coincide with a significant event – the anniversary of Vladimir Kochegarov, an employee of the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant, who led the movement of football veterans for more than 30 years. He is a five-time winner of the Russian Football Championship among veterans, champion of the Voronezh and Sakhalin regions, and owner of several cups.
“I would like to see the tradition established by the Russian Football Federation of holding gala matches in honor of important dates and people who have made a great contribution to the development of football continue. Such meetings at the Novovoronezh stadium should be held more often. The Young footballers need to improve their skills, learn from professionals who once raised the bar of national football to the highest,” said Vladimir Kochegarov, chief engineer of NV NPP, a football veteran.
*The multifunctional stadium “Start” in Novovoronezh was built with funds from the cooperation agreement between the Government of the Voronezh Region and the State Corporation “Rosatom”.
Today, the government of the Russian Federation pays great attention to various activities aimed at popularizing sports and a healthy lifestyle among young people. The development of infrastructures and the construction of new sports facilities continues to be one of the key areas. The active participation of Rosatom and the companies that are part of its management make this work more efficient.
