Already in March, the women's national team of Ukraine will participate in the third European Championship in floorball history. As part of their preparation for the tournament, they have traveled to Slovakia to play friendly matches against a local team.

In the first match held in Banská Bystrica, Oleh Shaytanov's players won with a score of 3:2, scoring the decisive goal three seconds before the final whistle. The second friendly match will take place tomorrow (kickoff at 17:30 Kyiv time).

Friendship Match in Floorball

Slovakia - Ukraine - 2:3 (1:1)

Goals: Rybanska (11), Valova (36) — Khomova (14, own goal), Shulga (21), Titova (40).

Missed double penalties: Titzhakova (38, S), Valova (40, S).

Squad of the Women's National Team of Ukraine in Floorball

Goalkeepers:— Anastasiia Tereshenko ("Interacional", Portugal), Viktoriia Kislова ("Torreblanca", Spain), Nataliia Mytrofanenko ("Deportivo Coruña", Spain); field players:— Yulia Titova ("Italkaverealestatte", Italy), Yulia Forsyuk, Kseniya Grytsenko (both — "Móstoles", Spain), Iryna Dubitska, Taisia Babenko (both — "Interacional", Portugal), Oleksandra Skibina, Mariia Vaskovets (both — "Hueventut", Spain), Anna Shulga ("Torreblanca", Spain), Snejana Volovenko ("Atletico Navacerrada B", Spain), Polina Drozd, Vera Dyatel (both — "Ilves", Finland).

Recall that according to the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee, which includes Andriy Pavelko, president of the Ukrainian Football Association, Hungary will host the final stage of Euro-2023 in women's floorball from March 17 to 19 at the "Phoenix Arena" in Debrecen. Matches of four teams will take place there.

One of the participants will be the Ukrainian national team. Spain, Portugal and Hungary also qualified for the final tournament. On January 24 in Debrecen, the draw took place, according to which the blue-and-yellow team will face Hungary in the semifinals.

Euro-2023 Women's Floorball Championship

17.03     17.00     Semifinal             Spain — Portugal

17.03     20.30     Semifinal             Ukraine— Hungary

19.03     18.00     Match for third place

19.03     21.00     Final

Match start times are in Kyiv time.

In the main round of qualification for the European Championship in women's floorball, which took place in Poznań, Poland, our team managed to secure first place in their group. In the first match, Ukraine defeated the Netherlands (5:2), in the second — beat Croatia (5:1), and concluded the mini-tournament with a draw against Poland (1:1). As a result, our team qualified for the continental championship for the third time in history.

Recall that the women's national team of Ukraine in floorball became bronze medalists at the final tournament of Euro-2022, which took place from July 1 to 3 in Portugal.