In Spain, the blue-and-yellow team is holding a training camp before the start of the final stage of the European Championship, which begins on September 3 in Poreč, Croatia. Two friendly matches against the current continental champion were scheduled during the camp.

In the first match on August 23, Igor Mosyichov's team won — 5:4, while today, August 25, they lost — 2:5, although they were leading after the first half thanks to goals by Tkachenko and Malynovsky.

It is worth noting that on August 30, the blue-and-yellow team will play a friendly match against another European Championship participant — France's national team.

Youth U-19 Friendly Match in Futsal

Spain - Ukraine - 5:2 (1:2)

Goals: Víctor Ramos (1), Snitsarenko (24, own goal), H. Martínez (31), Tapia (39), Pol Cánovas (40) — Tkachenko (19), M. Malynovsky (20).

Spain: Pau López — Rubén Rodríguez, Miguel Vicente, Pol Cánovas, Víctor Ramos — Alejandro García, H. Martínez, D. Martínez, Tapia — Soler, Pol Salas, Roque Pándes, Juan Moreno.

Ukraine: Belimov (Rafalskyi, 21) — Skychyk, Tytyuray, Fedik, M. Malynovsky — Yelishev, Tkachenko, Snitsarenko, Pilecky — Tatumiak, Prykhod'ko, Rybitskyi, Drodov.

Warned: M. Malynovsky (19), Fedik (25), Tkachenko (26).

Suspended: Juan Moreno (33).

Our team is preparing for the Euro-2023 (U-19) tournament, which will take place from September 3 to 10 in Poreč. The host Croatia will be joined by seven group winners. Eight participants of the final tournament were divided into two groups of four teams each, with the top two from each advancing to the semifinals. According to the draw results, Ukraine's youth national team was placed in Group B, where they will play against Finland, Slovenia, and Italy.

Euro-2023 (U-19) Futsal Final Tournament

Group A: Croatia, Portugal, Spain, France.

Group B: Ukraine, Finland, Slovenia, Italy.

Schedule

03.09.2023

Finland — Slovenia (14.00)

Ukraine — Italy (16.30)

Portugal — Spain (19.00)

Croatia — France (21.30)

04.09.2023

Slovenia — Ukraine (14.00)

Italy — Finland (16.30)

France — Portugal (19.00)

Spain — Croatia (21.30)

06.09.2023

Ukraine — Finland (14.00)

Slovenia — Italy (16.30)

Spain — France (19.00)

Croatia — Portugal (21.30)

08.09.2023

Semifinal 1 (18.30 or 21.30)

Semifinal 2 (18.30 or 21.30)

10.09.2023

Final (21.30)

Match times are in Kyiv time.

As a reminder, in March the Ukrainian youth national futsal team qualified for the final tournament of the continental championship for the third consecutive year. In Group 2 of the Euro-2023 (U-19) main round, which was held in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, Igor Mosyichov's team convincingly defeated Montenegro (12:1) and Romania (7:3), but lost to Serbia in the decisive match (4:2), securing first place in the group.

Euro-2023 (U-19) Futsal Main Round. Group 2

22.03.2023

Ukraine — Montenegro — 12:1

Romania — Serbia — 1:6

23.03.2023

Romania — Ukraine — 3:7

Serbia — Montenegro — 3:1

25.03.2023

Serbia — Ukraine — 2:4 

Montenegro — Romania — 2:7 

Final Standings

The inaugural European Championship for youth players was held in 2019 in Rijeka, and the second edition took place in 2022 in Hainan — both times (2019, 2022) Spain's team emerged as champions. The second championship was initially planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ukraine's national team participated in both final tournaments. In 2019, Vitaliy Odegov's team secured third place in their group, and in 2022 they reached the semifinals.