Ukraine futsal team crushes Saudi Arabia in dominant friendly performance

28.08.2024 21:09

Today, on August 28, Ukraine's national futsal team played a friendly match against Saudi Arabia.

Last week, as part of their preparation for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, the Blue and Yellows triumphed at a tournament in Viseu, Portugal, where they defeated Costa Rica (4:0), Cuba (7:0), and the hosts (6:3). Now, the Ukrainian squad continued their training camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they played a friendly match against Saudi Arabia today.

Oleksandr Kosenko's team delivered an excellent performance, securing an emphatic 8:3 victory. Shved, Farenyuk, and Semenchenko each scored twice for Ukraine.

Friendly Match: National Futsal Teams

Saudi Arabia — Ukraine — 3:8 (1:2)

Goals: Almurabi (17), Fkihe (27), Rudani (34) — Shved (12, 25), Farenyuk (20, 37), Sukhov (27), Semenchenko (28, 35), Shoturma (33).

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

Additionally, on August 30, Ukraine will play a friendly match against World Cup 2024 participant Libya. Afterward, the team will travel to Kazakhstan for the final stage of their preparation, adapting to the time zone and climate, before arriving in Tashkent on September 11.

The final tournament of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup, featuring Ukraine, will take place from September 14 to October 6 in three cities in Uzbekistan — Andijan, Bukhara, and Tashkent. A total of 14 players will be selected for 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.