The Ukrainian Paralympic team secured a convincing victory (7:0) against the Northern Ireland team at the World Championship held in Salou, Spain.

In the tournament opener, the Ukrainians defeated the hosts, Spaniards (5:0), and now they have beaten the Northern Ireland team with an even greater score — 7:0.

The Ukrainian Paralympic football team includes: Konstantin Simashko, Bohdan Dembik, Ivan Donenko, Yaroslav Chernysh, Artem Sheremet, Sergei Bedenok, Stanislav Podolsky, Artem Krasilnikov, Vitaliy Trushev, Bohdan Kulynych, Ivan Shkvarlo, Vitaliy Romanchuk, Oleg Len. Coaches — Sergey Ovcharenko and Taras Dutko.

In the first stage of the tournament, 15 teams are divided into four groups with four and three teams respectively. Two collectives advance to the quarter-finals from each group. The blue-and-yellow team is competing in Group D, where they will play against Argentina on May 6.

Group A: Venezuela, Netherlands, England, Canada. 

Group B: Thailand, Ireland, Germany, Brazil.

Group C: USA, Iran, Australia.

Group D: Ukraine, Northern Ireland, Argentina, Spain.

Schedule of matches for the Ukrainian Paralympic team

01.05.2022

Spain — Ukraine — 0:5 (0:4)

04.05.2022

Northern Ireland — Ukraine — 0:7 (0:4)

Goals: Romanchuk (12, 43), Donenko (14, 22, 47), Len (17), Shkvarlo (60+6).

06.05.2022

Ukraine — Argentina

09.05.2022

Quarter-finals

12.05.2022

Semi-finals

15.05.2022

Finals

We remind you that the national team among players with disabilities of the musculoskeletal system has returned home with medals from 11 of the last world forums. Among them, blue-and-yellow are champions of five World Cups (2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017).