Vitaliy Odegov's wards secured their third victory within the main round of qualification for the European Championship in futsal among U-19 teams, which took place in Moldovan Chiorescu.

In the third match within Group 6, our team faced the group’s outsider – Moldova. In their previous matches, Ukraine's national team confidently defeated Andorra (10:2) and Belgium (11:0), securing their qualification to the final tournament in advance.

This time, the blue-and-yellow team scored five goals against their opponent and concluded the selection with a maximum number of points.

2022 Euro (U-19) Futsal Qualification Round. Group 6

July 7, 2022

Ukraine — Andorra — 10:2

Belgium — Moldova — 6:0

July 8, 2022

Belgium — Ukraine — 0:11

Moldova — Andorra — 4:5 

July 10, 2022

Andorra — Belgium — 2:3

Moldova — Ukraine — 0:5 (0:2)

Goals: Malinovskiy (14), Tkachuk (17), Kalashnik (25), Smytanenko (31), Britan (36). 

Moldova: Kuban (c) — Kaminskiy, Bezhnaru, Krasilov, Tumuрук — Urus, Kiriac, Kokosh, Sirbu, Gurgurov, Beshtanko. 

Ukraine: Dyachenko — Britan, Dychuk (c), Kvasniy, Tkachuk — Huyvan, Lutai, Kalashnik, Malinovskiy, Smytanenko, Semenchenco, Skibchik.

Warned: Britan (40). 

Final Standings

As a reminder, seven participants of the final tournament of the European Championship in futsal-2022 among youth teams were already known based on the results of matches within the main qualification round. The company included Spain, who will be the hosts for the first time, Italy, Portugal, France, Poland, Romania and Croatia. The last participant in Euro-2022 was determined by the results of Group 6 matches – it became Ukraine.

The final part of Euro-2022 (U-19) futsal will take place from September 3 to 10 at the "Olivo Arena" in Spanish Jaén, which accommodates 6500 spectators. According to the draw, eight tournament participants will be divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.

As a reminder, at the first-ever Euro in futsal among young men that took place in 2019, Ukraine's national team qualified for the final tournament and secured third place in their group. And the champion was one of the blue-and-yellow team’s rivals – Spain's team.