Ukraine futsal national team fell to Brazil in Lithuania tournament

15.04.2024 18:46

Today, on April 15th, Ukraine's futsal national team continued their participation in the international tournament in Lithuania with a match against the Brazilians.

The blue-yellow squad started the tournament with a victory over the hosts (5:2). Now, under the guidance of Oleksandr Kosenko, they faced the five-time world futsal champions — Brazil.

At the start of the match, Abakshyn had a good chance but couldn't beat the goalkeeper, and Zvarych later hit the post. However, the Brazilians opened the scoring in the 5th minute through a superb combination finished by Araujo. Soon after, Pasqual scored twice for Brazil following two mistakes by Savenko.

Then the blue-yellow team conceded for the fourth time, with da Silva finding the net after a corner. Our team responded with a shot from Korsun hitting the crossbar, as well as a missed chance from Semenchenko. However, in the 12th minute, da Silva scored his second goal after another corner. Towards the end of the first half, the Brazilians were saved by the woodwork again, this time after a shot from Zhuk.

At the start of the second half, Abakshyn reduced the deficit for the Ukrainian team after a corner, but Brazil soon found the net again. In the 26th minute, Melnyk scored the second goal for our team, but in the 31st minute, the South American representatives scored for the seventh time. In the end, the blue-yellow team lost with a score of 2:7.

In their final match of the tournament, Oleksandr Kosenko's team will face France on April 16th.

International futsal national teams tournament

April 13, 2024

Lithuania - Ukraine - 2:5

Brazil - France - 2:3

April 15, 2024

Ukraine - Brazil - 2:7 (0:5)

Goals: Abakshyn (23), Melnyk (26) - Araujo (5, 31), Pasqual (6, 7), da Silva (8, 12), Nogueira (25).

Ukraine: Savenko (Sukhov, 7) - Korsun, Shved, Mykytyuk, Shoturma; Semenchenko, Cherniavskyi, Zhuk, Abakshyn, Melnyk, Lebid, Zvarych, Pedyash.

France - Lithuania - 5:0

Standings

April 16, 2024

Ukraine vs France

Brazil vs Lithuania

It's worth noting that Ukraine's futsal national team is preparing for the final tournament of the World Cup, scheduled from September 14th to October 6th in Uzbekistan. The team secured its spot in December last year after defeating Poland (5:3) in the elite round of qualification. Coached by Oleksandr Kosenko, Ukraine topped its group and earned a direct ticket to the World Cup. Alongside Ukraine, Europe's qualifiers include Kazakhstan, France, Spain, and Portugal. The remaining two slots will be decided on April 17th after playoff matches between the Netherlands and Finland, as well as Poland and Croatia. All participants of the final tournament will be known by April 24th, following the conclusion of regional qualifying competitions. The draw will take place in Tashkent in the summer, with the exact date to be announced later.

2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Final Tournament: September 14 - October 6

24 participants

Host country: Uzbekistan

Europe: 7 slots (Ukraine, Kazakhstan, France, Spain, Portugal, two playoff winners to be decided on April 17th)

South America: 4 slots (Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay)

CONCACAF Zone: 4 slots (winners to be decided on April 17th)

Asia: 4 slots (winners to be decided on April 24th)

Africa: 3 slots (winners to be decided on April 17th)

Oceania: 1 slot (New Zealand)