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Dan Barker

Dnipro Kids charity chairman admits Scotland win at Hampden would be 'bittersweet'

Charity worker Steven Carr knows the turmoil unleashed on Ukraine better than many and what the match means to both teams.

The chairman of Dnipro Kids has helped bring dozens of children to the safety of Scotland.

Steven, 54, said: “I would love Scotland to win because Scotland has been deprived of a big championship for a long time.

"But it’s going to be a bittersweet victory if we do win because, obviously, everybody is 100 per cent behind Ukraine with what’s going on and I don’t think anybody would be too disappointed if Scotland did get beat and Ukraine went on to qualify.

“I don’t think anybody in Scotland would be overly perturbed by that situation. It’ll be a disappointment, but well done to Ukraine and all the best in qualifying.”

Stephan Luczka, a third generation Ukrainian, is hoping manager Andriy Shevchenko will lead his men to Cardiff.

He said: “The match itself I think every football fan in the world, who isn’t Scottish, will be supporting Ukraine. That’s nothing against Scotland, it’s just the extraordinary circumstances we find ourselves in.”

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