Football: Shakhtar, Dynama and Minsk to play in Europa League on July 18
Shakhtar Salihorsk and Dynama Minsk will play the 2nd qualification round games at home, while Minsk FC - away.
The Shakhtar Salihorsk official website published an appeal to the fans, in which the players promise "to break the curse of the European cups starting rounds" - "as we know perfectly well that the whole Salihorsk is eager to get an international victory". The Belarusian championship's leaders will play against Milsami Moldova at home.
Dynama Minsk head coach Robert Maaskant has said during the pre-match press-conference that although Locomotive Zagreb are serious rivals, Dynama will play for the victory.
Minsk FC players are heading for Malta, where they will meet with the local team Valetta. The club's website informs that Mikita Bukatkin and Ivan Mayeuski will not play - Mikita misses the game after the last year's disqualification while Ivan has not recovered after the injury yet. Nevertheless, both players have been included into the application form and will watch the game at the stands.
