Goodison Park hosts a very special fixture a week today with Everton playing Dynamo Kyiv in the ‘Match for Peace’. But as well as being a fundraiser for humanitarian charities in Ukraine, the game is also a platform for both sides to step things up ahead of a return to competitive action.
As well as being the final friendly of Frank Lampard’s first pre-season as Blues boss, before the visit of his previous employers Chelsea in Everton’s Premier League opener eight days later, Dynamo will be glad of such a test as they look to finally resume a top-flight schedule in their war-torn homeland.
Dynamo have previously participated in games in Poland, Turkey, Croatia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Belgium since the start of the war, as part of their ‘Match For Peace’ initiative. However, this will be the first such occasion on British soil.
