Ukraine U-19 futsal team starts tournament in Croatia with victory over Finland

18.06.2024 18:43

As part of their preparation for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2025 (U-19) qualifiers, Ihor Moskvychov's team started their campaign at the Summer Cup tournament, hosted in Poreč, Croatia.

Nine teams are participating in the tournament, divided into three groups. In their opening match, the Ukraine U-19 futsal team defeated their Finnish counterparts 4:1. Goals for our team were scored by Dmytro Dibrova, Artem Klimchuk, and Artem Malynovskyi (brace).

Our boys will play their next Group B match tomorrow against Spain. The game will start at 17:00 Kyiv time.

The second stage of the tournament, where teams will play against those who finished in the same position in their groups, will take place from June 21-23.

Summer Cup U-19 Futsal Tournament

Ukraine (U-19) — Finland (U-19) — 4:1 (1:0)

Goals: Dibrova (7), Klimchuk (21), Malynovskyi (33, 39) — Daniel (39).

Ukraine U-19 Futsal Squad:

Goalkeepers: Ivan Bielimov, Artem Rybak, Orest Savonik, Vladyslav Shvets;

Outfield players: Bohdan Tsap, Artem Klymchuk, Ivan Razumnyi, Yaroslav Savych, Taras Voronyuk, Illia Prykhodko, Dmytro Dibrova, Dmytro Suvorov, Daniil Andriienko, Oleksandr Zhukov, Stanislav Shkliaruk, Vladyslav Kamets, Artem Malynovskyi.

Our team will learn their opponents for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2025 (U-19) qualifiers during the preliminary and main round draws on October 31.

The inaugural UEFA U-19 Futsal Championship was held in Riga in 2019, with the second edition taking place in Jaén in 2022 (originally planned for 2021 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and the third in Poreč in 2023. The champions were Spain (2019, 2022) and Portugal (2023).

The Ukrainian team has participated in all three final tournaments. In 2019, Vitaliy Odehov's team finished third in the group, and in 2022, they reached the semifinals. In 2023, Igor Moskvychov's team also reached the semifinals.