Ukraine futsal team dominates Cuba in Portugal tournament

24.08.2024 00:00

Today, August 23, Ukraine's futsal team continued participating in the international tournament in Portugal with a match against Cuba.

As part of their preparation for the 2024 World Cup, Oleksandr Kosenko's squad arrived in the Portuguese city of Viseu to compete in a four-team tournament (all participants are World Cup-bound). In their opening match, Ukraine defeated Costa Rica 4:0, and now they faced Cuba.

The Blue and Yellows opened the scoring in the 7th minute when the Cuban goalkeeper made a mistake, allowing Mykytiuk to find the net from a Zvarych assist. Shortly after, Shved doubled the lead by finishing off a rebound after an Abakshyn shot. Just before the break, Abakshyn missed a great opportunity to further extend the lead.

In the 26th minute, Ukraine scored their third goal after a set-piece, with Zvarych finishing from a Pedyash pass. Zvarych struck again soon after, this time from a corner, assisted by Pedyash. Towards the end of the match, Ukraine added three more goals, with Semenchenko and Korsun finding the net, and Cuba scoring an own goal. The final score was a resounding 7:0 victory for the Blue and Yellows.

Ukraine's final match in Viseu will be on August 25 against Portugal, starting at 20:00 Kyiv time.

International Futsal Tournament

August 22, 2024

Portugal - Cuba - 9:0

Costa Rica - Ukraine - 0:4

August 23, 2024

Cuba - Ukraine - 0:7 (0:2)

Goals: Mykytyuk (7), Shved (13), Zvarych (26, 29), Semenchenko (35), Morejón (36, own goal), Korsun (39).

Ukraine: Tsypun — Shved, Melnyk, Abakshyn, Semenchenko; Sukhov, Shoturma, Mykytyuk, Pedyash, Korsun, Zhuk, Zvarych, Farenyuk, Chernyavskyi.

Portugal - Costa Rica - 6:1

Standings

August 25, 2024

Costa Rica - Cuba (16:00)

Portugal — Ukraine (20:00)

All times are Kyiv time.

Afterward, Ukraine’s national team will travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina for two more matches.

Friendly Matches:

August 28: Saudi Arabia — Ukraine

August 30: Ukraine — Libya

On August 31, the team will head to Kazakhstan for the final stage of their World Cup preparation, where they will acclimate to the time zone and climate. On September 11, they will arrive in Tashkent.

The final tournament of the 2024 Futsal World Cup, featuring Ukraine, will take place from September 14 to October 6 in three Uzbek cities — Andijan, Bukhara, and Tashkent. Fourteen players will be included in Ukraine’s World Cup roster.

2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Final tournament

Group A: Uzbekistan, Netherlands, Paraguay, Costa Rica.

Group B: Brazil, Cuba, Croatia, Thailand.

Group C: Argentina, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Angola.

Group D: Spain, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Libya.

Group E: Portugal, Panama, Tajikistan, Morocco.

Group F: Iran, Venezuela, Guatemala, France.

Group C

September 15, 2024

Afghanistan vs. Angola (15:30, Tashkent)

Argentina vs. Ukraine (18:00, Tashkent)

September 18, 2024

Angola vs. Ukraine (15:30, Tashkent)

Argentina vs. Afghanistan (18:00, Tashkent)

September 21, 2024

Ukraine vs. Afghanistan (18:00, Andijan)

Angola vs. Argentina (18:00, Tashkent)

Round of 16

September 24, 2024

37. 1B vs. 3ACD (15:30, Bukhara)

38. 2A vs. 2C (18:00, Tashkent)

September 25, 2024

39. 1D vs. 3BEF (15:30, Andijan)

40. 1A vs. 3CDE (18:00, Tashkent)

September 26, 2024

41. 1F vs. 2E (15:30, Bukhara)

42. 1E vs. 2D (18:00, Andijan)

September 27, 2024

43. 2B vs. 2F (15:30, Bukhara)

44. 1C vs. 3ABF (18:00, Tashkent)

Quarter-finals

September 29, 2024

45. Winner of 37 vs. Winner of 41 (15:30, Bukhara)

46. Winner of 38 vs. Winner of 39 (18:00, Tashkent)

September 30, 2024

47. Winner of 43 vs. Winner of 40 (15:30, Bukhara)

48. Winner of 42 vs. Winner of 44 (18:00, Tashkent)

Semi-finals

October 2, 2024

49. Winner of 46 vs. Winner of 45 (18:00, Tashkent)

October 3, 2024

50. Winner of 48 vs. Winner of 47 (18:00, Tashkent)

Third-place Playoff

October 6, 2024

Loser of 49 vs. Loser of 50 (15:30, Tashkent)

Final

October 6, 2024

Winner of 49 vs. Winner of 50 (18:00, Tashkent)

Match times are in Kyiv time.