The Ukrainian team advanced to the quarter-finals at the XXIV Deaflympics in Brazil
The Ukrainian football team secured their third victory at the 2021 Deaflympics, which was postponed to 2022 due to the pandemic and is taking place in the Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul.
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The Ukrainian football team secured its third victory at the 2021 Deaflympics, which were postponed to 2022 due to the pandemic and are taking place in the Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul.
In previous matches, blue-and-yellow defeated South Korea (2:1) and Egypt (5:0), and now they overcame France with a score of 3:2. Having secured three wins, the Ukrainian team guaranteed their advancement from the group stage to the quarter-finals.
The members of the Ukrainian Deaflympic football team are: Sergiy Bayev, Dmitro Belousov, Vyacheslav Bragin, Oleksandr Vereshchaka, Maxim Vodolaga, Kostiantyn Voychenko, Dmytro Dokhtenko, Yaroslav Kotlyarov, Oleksandr Olenych, Mykhailo Polyanskyy, Viktor Pustovit, Igor Reutov, Volodymyr Ryi, Ivan Rudzевич, Sene Roger Amadu, Niye Abdoulie, Bohdan Mishchenko, Roman Strijytskyi, Shalva Mchedlishvili, Dmytro Ukraіnets. Coaches: Oleksandr Vereshchaka and Viktor Kozin.
At the first stage, 20 teams were divided into four groups of five each. Two teams advance to the quarter-finals from each group.
Group A: Argentina, Egypt, France, Ukraine, South Korea.
Group B: Netherlands, Brazil, Cameroon, Italy, Iran.
Group C: Mali, USA, Iraq, Turkey, Germany.
Group D: Senegal, Greece, Mexico, Uzbekistan, Poland.
Schedule of matches for the Ukrainian Deaflympic team
April 30, 2022
Ukraine — South Korea — 2:1
May 2, 2022
Ukraine — Egypt — 5:0
May 4, 2022
Ukraine — France — 3:2
Tournament table
|
|
Matches |
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Goals |
Points |
|
1. Ukraine |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10—3 |
9 |
|
2. Egypt |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4—8 |
4 |
|
3. Argentina |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3—3 |
3 |
|
4. France |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3—4 |
1 |
|
5. South Korea |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1—3 |
0 |
May 8, 2022
Ukraine — Argentina
May 10, 2022
Quarter-finals
May 12, 2022
Semi-finals
May 14, 2022
Match for third place
May 15, 2022
Final
It is worth noting that in 2009 the Ukrainian football team became Deaflympics champions, and in 2013 and 2017 they won silver medals.
