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The Ukrainian referee brigade, headed by the best referee of Ukraine, will serve Nikolai Balakin last season with the match of the Play-Off League of the Virtus Conferences (San Marino)-Bradablik (Iceland).

Alexander Berkut and Victor Matyash will help the main referee of Balakin as linear assistants. The fourth referee is Denis Shurman.

Alexei Derevinsky and Dmitry Panchyshyn will be responsible for the work of the Var system.

The match between Virtus and Bradablik will take place on Thursday, August 28, at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Earlier it was reported that Shakhtar and Polesie matches in the selection of the conference League will serve the arbitrators from Spain.