Timbers Academy U19 player Vova Kubrakov, fresh from his goal in the PTFC for Peace charity match, recently spoke with the BBC's Sportshour show about his memorable goal in the match, his journey from Ukraine, his concern for his family who are still there and how soccer has remained a welcome method of balancing all of his emotions about the conflict.
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Timbers Academy player Vova Kubrakov interviewed by BBC's Sportshour about PTFC for Peace and conflict in his native Ukraine
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