Friday, July 1, 2022 at 4:53 PM• Jeroen van Poppel • Last update: 16:56

Ajax will play an exhibition game with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, July 26 at 8 p.m., the team from Amsterdam announced. The benefit match in the Johan Cruijff ArenA is dedicated to the victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tickets are for sale from 10 euros and the entire proceeds will benefit various projects and agencies that provide aid to Ukrainian refugees and aid projects in Ukraine.

Shakhtar topped the Ukrainian league at the end of February before it was shut down. The Ukrainian team is therefore allowed to participate in the UEFA Champions League this season and will be in the Netherlands in July for a training camp. Ajax and Shakhtar invite Ukrainian refugees who are currently being accommodated in the Amsterdam region to the practice match.

Ajax will add two more matches to the preparation for the new season. On Saturday 9 July at 2 p.m. Alfred Schreuder’s team will play against Lokomotiva Zagreb from Croatia, followed by a confrontation on Friday 15 July with the Belgian KAS Eupen. No supporters are allowed in the last two games.