Euro 2023 Futsal (U-19). The Ukrainian youth national team began their path in the main qualifying round with a victory over Montenegro
The Ukrainian youth team secured their place in the main round of the third European Football Federation Futsal Championship (U-19).
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In the second round of Euro-2023 (U-19) futsal qualification, Group 2 includes Ukraine's youth team, Romania, Serbia, and ../../article/47358 group V winner from the previous stage — Montenegro. The mini-tournament is hosted by Serbian city Vrnjacka Banja. Only the group winner will advance to the European Championship.
The blue-and-yellow team started with a match against Montenegro. From the very beginning, our boys took control of the game. On the 4th minute, after an offside call, Ukraine went ahead — Sujnevych scored. Very soon, Skibchik increased our team's lead by taking advantage of Ribitskyi's precise pass.
Almost immediately, Malynovskiy scored another goal, and the Montenegrins managed to break the deadlock with an error from the Ukrainians on their half. For a while, both teams exchanged chances until Malynovskiy netted two goals in one minute. Before halftime, Yelishev converted a penalty kick, and Chetkovich scored an own goal. 7-1.
In the second half, our team did not ease up. Pelytskyi and Tkachenko both scored doubles, while in the final ten minutes, the blue-and-yellow squad masterfully controlled the game and forced their opponents to score another own goal.
So at the start of the Euro-2023 (U-19) futsal qualification main round, Igor Moskvichov's wards secured a convincing victory — 12-1. The next match will be against Romania tomorrow, March 23rd (kickoff at 8 PM Kyiv time).
Euro-2023 (U-19) Futsal Qualification Main Round Group 2
March 22, 2023
Ukraine — Montenegro — 12:1 (7:1)
Goals: Sujnevych (4, own goal, 35, own goal), Skibchik (5), Malynovskiy (10, 11), Yelishev (16, 17), Chetkovich (19, own goal), Pelytskyi (22, 27), Tkachenko (28, 29) — Gopcovich (6).
Ukraine: Dyachenko (Belimov, 21) — Ribitskyi, Malynovskiy, Tytyuray, Skibchik (c); Tatumirak, Tkachenko, Yelishev, Fedyk, Snitarenko, Pelytskyi.
Montenegro: Krunic — Rochenovich, Gopcovich, Miyushkovich (c), Doknic; Markovic, Todorovic, Nikolich, Bayagich, Sujnevych, Chetkovich, Pilastro.
Warned: Gopcovich (6).
Romania — Serbia — 1:6 (0:4)
Tournament Table
|
|
Pos. |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts. |
|
1. Ukraine |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+11 |
3 |
|
2. Serbia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+5 |
3 |
|
3. Romania |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-5 |
0 |
|
4. Montenegro |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-11 |
0 |
March 23, 2023
Serbia — Montenegro (5 PM)
Romania — Ukraine (8 PM)
March 25, 2023
Montenegro — Romania (5 PM)
Serbia — Ukraine (8 PM)
Match times are in Kyiv time.
The venue for the final tournament of Euro-2022/2023 futsal among under-19 boys was ../../article/46317 announced as Porec (Croatia). Besides hosts Croatia, seven other teams will participate from March 3 to September 10. The format remains unchanged: eight participants divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two advancing to the semifinals.
The inaugural European Championship among under-19 boys was held in Rijeka in 2019 and the second edition took place in Hain in 2022 — both times Spain's team emerged as champions (2019, 2022). The second championship was initially planned for 2021 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukraine's team participated in both final tournaments. In 2019, Vitaliy Odegov's wards placed third in their group, and in 2022 they reached the semifinals.
