Zinchenko and Mykolenko: Ukrainian tears during Everton vs. Manchester City [Video]

An emotional hug between the Ukrainians Vitaly Mykolenko, from Everton, and Oleksandr Zinchenko, from Manchester City, reflected the pain of the war, in the clash between both teams, played at Goodison Park in Liverpool.

It was a gesture against the war. The stadium observed a minute of silence before the start of the match between Frank Lampard’s team and Pep Guardiola. In those sixty seconds, tears fell on the faces of the players, sensitized by the situation in their country, invaded by Russia.

Later, both players -from opposing teams- searched for each other on the pitch and they merged in an emotional embrace, in the midst of an atmosphere against the war. Both Mykolenko and Zinchenko started as substitutes in the Premier clash.

It was the epilogue of a unanimous movement for peace. The components of Everton jumped onto the field with Ukrainian flags tied around their necks. Those of Manchester City with a white shirt against the war.

On the video scoreboard, “Stop Putin, Stop War”, an appeal to the President of Russia to to stop, to stop the war. The public carried banners for peace, in a unanimous movement of all those present at the Goodison Park stadium.