The preparation for them, our girls underwent at a training camp in Uzhhorod, which started on February 12. The main trainer of the yellow and blue team, Oleksandr Zolotukhin, expects to field 16 players against the French.

Composition of Ukraine's Women's Futsal Team

Golekeepers: Olena Karban, Yelyzaveta Botsula (both — DUSH im. O. Butovskogo — Zhitomir Oblast team), Maria Melnychuk ("Academy of Futsal" Zhytomyr).

Field Players: Veronika Kyrychenko, Ruslana Dyachuk, Margarita Yurasova, Evelina Zavgorodnya (all — MCK "Dnipro" Chernihiv), Anastasiya Kalaygina, Sofia Ruban (both — "Champions Vey-UDU" Kyiv), Valeriia Yukhnovets', Margarita Ruchka (both — KDUSh "Olimp" Slavutych), Valentyna Supryadkina ("Academy of Futsal" Zhytomyr), Angelina Zaporozhets (DUSH im. O. Butovskogo — Zhitomir Oblast team), Kseniia Burlachenko (GDA Arvore, Portugal), Hanna Kaverzina (Ifkkumla, Sweden), Yuliia Poberey (Wierzbno Futsal Team, Poland).

"It is no secret that French futsal is developing. Perhaps the progress of the women's team is not as noticeable as the men's, but in recent years it has achieved significant successes. In the future, this will be a very competitive team," Oleksandr Zolotukhin said.

Our girls will play their first match against the French national team today, February 17, in the town of Lamballe-Armor, and the second one tomorrow, February 18, in Ludayac (start time for both matches — 20:00 Kyiv time).