The game between Rukh Lviv and Metalist Kharkiv started at 3 p.m. and ended at 7:27 p.m. on Wednesday.
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The match of the Ukrainian first division of football between Rukh Lviv and Metalist Kharkiv lasted 4h27 instead of the regulation 90 minutes, Wednesday August 24th. In question, three alarm sirens warning of air alerts sounded in Lviv, where the match was taking place.
Stało się.
We Lwowie alarm przeciwpowietrzny.
Wszyscy gracze, sztaby, sędziowie, oficjele i ja w schronie.
“Przebieramy się i gramy tutaj” żartują niektórzy. pic.twitter.com/uE1wiLydFT
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They forced the players off the lawn. The two teams spent a total of 145 minutes in dugout, with no strikes detected in the area. The Metalist finally won (2-1) for the first day of the championship, behind closed doors.
The city of Lviv, located in western Ukraine and home to many refugees since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, has suffered violent air attacks in recent months. Ukraine celebrated Independence Day, which commemorates its separation from the USSR in 1991, on Wednesday, six months to the day after the start of the conflict.