Ticket sales for the Europa League match between Naftan and Belgian Gent will begin on July 12

July 8, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA /. Tickets for the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round football match between Naftan Novopolotsk and Gent of Belgium will go on sale at the ticket offices of the Vitebsk Central Sports Complex on July 12, the sports complex's accounting department informed a BELTA correspondent. The Novopolotsk team will play its home match on July 16 at the arena in Vitebsk, which is UEFA-licensed to host matches of the early stages of the Europa League and Champions League. Ticket prices range from Br8,000 to Br12,000. Some tickets are already being distributed directly through FC Naftan, and they can also be purchased through the sports complex's accounting department. According to Ruslan Krivtsov, press attaché of FC Naftan, a large influx of fans from Belgium is not expected for the match in Vitebsk. "We have information about the possible presence of about 100 people, but no official requests for booking seats for Belgian fans have been received yet," he noted. For Novopolotsk football fans, the club is distributing tickets based on requests from the city's enterprises and organizations, and 200 complimentary tickets have also been prepared for officials, players' families, and coaches. Directly for the match, a wide selection of souvenirs with club symbols has been prepared for the fans. The winner of the Belarusian Cup-2009 will arrive in Vitebsk on the day of the game. Currently, the team is preparing for another match in the national championship against Dinamo Brest, which the Football Federation of Belarus rescheduled from July 11 to July 10 at the request of the Novopolotsk team. "This will allow us to prepare effectively for our debut on the international stage, but for now, the team is intensively preparing for the upcoming domestic league match," emphasized Ruslan Krivtsov. The Belarusian club's opponent will fly in from Belgium by charter flight on July 15. Gent will be accommodated at the 4-star Luchesa hotel and will try out the Vitebsk CSC pitch in the evening. In a conversation with a BELTA correspondent, CSC Director Anatoly Sokolov said that preparations for the match are proceeding according to plan. The Vitebsk sports complex team has experience in hosting international matches at the national team level. The arena's readiness for major football will be checked by an official UEFA delegation on the eve of the match, and any possible remarks will be addressed promptly, Anatoly Sokolov emphasized. The return match in Belgium will take place on July 23. -0-