On May 12, 19 and 26, 2018, mini-football tournament took place among Mykolaiv divisions of NIBULON; it was held at Dynamo sports society. This time twice as much teams as compared to the previous tournament held in October 2017 competed for the victory. There were eight teams:   “Central office-1” captained by Mykyta Tokar, “Central office-2” captained by Valerii Ushanov, “Falieievska” captained by Serhii Zanozdra (NIBULON’s office on Falieievska St.), “Transshipment terminal” captained by Dmytro Akimochkin, “Shipbuilding and repair yard” captained by Serhii Kotik, “Department of passenger motor transport” captained by Andrii Zavadskyi, “Department of freight motor transport” captained by K. Kireiev, “Shipping company” captained by Pavlo Tsyhulskyi.
According to the results of quarter-final and semi-final, “Central office-2” and “Shipping company” entered the final. “Shipping company” earned a 3-2 victory over “Central office-2”.  The team of NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard took the third place.
In addition to the players’ relatives and friends, NIBULON’s General Director Oleksiy Vadaturskyy also came to support his employees and to warm the spirit of victory. When awarding the winning team he noted that kind of tournament only rallied employees of different departments, but also raised corporate spirit.
“I am pleased with the level of training of all teams’ players. The prize-winners of the tournament demonstrated really professional football. I am happy to congratulate the winners (“Shipping company” – author’s note). We will provide teams with a sports uniform, outfit so that they could continue to be engaged in sport. Of course, it will be useful for our company”, said Oleksiy Vadaturskyy.
In turn, Valerii Ushanov, a mini-football tournament organizer, thanked everyone for participation and support,
“First of all, I would like to thank our supporters who came to support us today and the company’s management for helping us to organize this event. Many thanks to all the participants. This year we have twice as much of them. It’s really nice to give people some positive emotions”.
This tournament identified the strongest team among NIBULON’s departments in Mykolaiv. The issue of the team participation in the city football competitions is already under discussion. In addition, the autumn tournament also penetrated sports spirit of NIBULON’s branches. The directors of the company’s branches offer to hold regional football competitions, as they enable many to discover their potential, open up new hobbies and rally teams, develop team skills. We are looking forward to visiting the next tournament in autumn.