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Ukrainian "Mriya-2006" became the winner of the women's 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Champions Cup
The Ukrainian team «Мрія-2006» became the winner of the women's 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Champions Cup, which was held in Italy.
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Yuri Klymenko's wards reached the final of the tournament, defeating Dutch BSZ Ladies and Salvadoran Barra de Santiago in the group stage, and Japanese Lazo Apego in the semifinals.
2023 World Champions Cup. Women's Tournament
Group S
26.09. BSZ Ladies (Netherlands) — Barra de Santiago (El Salvador) — 6:2
27.09. 'Mirage-2006' (Ukraine) — BSZ Ladies (Netherlands) — 2:1
28.09. Barra de Santiago (El Salvador) — 'Mirage-2006' (Ukraine) — 4:7
Thus, the Ukrainians advanced to the semifinals as group S winners. There they were joined by Group A and B winners Italian Cagliari and Japanese Lazo Apego respectively, along with Brazilian Sao Pedro as the best second-place team from all groups.
Semifinal
30.09. 'Mirage-2006' (Ukraine) — Lazo Apego (Japan) — 5:1
30.09. Cagliari (Italy) — Sao Pedro (Brazil) — 1:5
Final
01.10.2023
'Mirage-2006' (Ukraine) — Sao Pedro (Brazil) — 5:3
Goals: Kostenko (6), Bednarska (9), Klypachenko (22), Dubitska (28), Deytahr (32) — Mayara (4), Tai (31, 35).
'Mirage-2006': Tereh, Bednarska, Shpyra, Volovenko, Dubitska, Kostenko, Deytahr, Vipasnyak, Klypachenko, Tykhonova, Kyrylchuk.
Warned: Volovenko (27) — Chechilia (21).
In today's final 'Mirage-2006' faced Brazilian Sao Pedro. The Ukrainians played the match well, did not flinch when conceding a goal in the 4th minute and went ahead by halftime. Notable were Yulia Kostenko and Paulina Bednarska.
In the second twelve-minute period Anastasia Klypachenko increased our team's lead, while in the third Irina Dubitska scored the fourth goal against the Brazilians. Then the opponents exchanged goals, with Yulia Deytahr scoring for us. Near the end of the match Sao Pedro scored again but this did not affect the overall result.
In summary, 5:3 — victory for 'Mirage-2006'.
Thus, our girls became champions of the women's World Champions Cup 2023.
In the men's World Champions Cup 2023 in beach soccer, 24 teams participated, including Ukrainian 'Artur Music' (Kyiv) and 'Vybior' (Dnipro).
World Champions Cup-2023. Men's Tournament
Group E
26.09. 'Vybior' (Ukraine) — 'Bologna' (Italy) — 6:2
27.09. 'Marseille' (France) — 'Vybior' (Ukraine) — 2:5
28.09. 'Vybior' (Ukraine) — 'Mazzaron' (Spain) — 2:6
Our team secured second place in Group E and advanced to the Round of 16.
Group F
26.09. 'Paphos' (Cyprus) — 'Artur Music' (Ukraine) — 5:6
27.09. 'Artur Music' (Ukraine) — Cali BSC (USA) — 7:6
28.09. Barra de Santiago (El Salvador) — 'Artur Music' (Ukraine) — 2:3
Our team advanced to the Round of 16, where fate brought them against 'Vybior'.
Round of 16
'Artur Music' (Ukraine) — 'Vybior' (Ukraine) — 6:4
Thus, 'Vybior' concluded their participation in the World Champions Cup-2023, while 'Artur Music' advanced to the quarterfinals where they faced Latvian 'Riga'.
Quarterfinal
30.09.'Artur Music' (Ukraine) — 'Riga' (Latvia) — 3:5
Subsequently, the Ukrainians entered the play-off for 5th-8th place where they faced German Real Munster in the semifinals.
Play-off for 5th-8th Place
Semifinal
30.09. Real Munster (Germany) —'Artur Music' (Ukraine) — 6:5
Match for 7th-8th Place
01.10. 'Artur Music' (Ukraine) — 'Valladolid' (Spain) — 5:2
Thus, in the World Champions Cup-2023 play-off, 'Artur Music' secured seventh place.
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