The Ukrainian football team has advanced to the finals of the 2021 Deaflympics, which were postponed due to the pandemic and are being held in the Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul.

According to the group stage results, the Ukrainian team secured first place in their quintet, then defeated Italy (2:1) in the quarterfinals. Today, on May 12, the blue and yellow team overcame Turkey — 2:0 in the semifinals.

Now our team will compete for gold medals at the 2021 Deaflympics. In the final match scheduled for May 15, Ukraine will face either France or Germany, depending on which team wins their game.

The members of the Ukrainian Deaflympic football team include: Sergiy Bayev, Dmytro Belousov, Vyacheslav Bragin, Oleksandr Vereshchaka, Maxim Vodolaga, Konstantin Voychenko, Dmitro Dokhtenko, Yaroslav Kotlyarov, Oleksandr Olenych, Mykhailo Polyanskyy, Viktor Pustovit, Igor Reutov, Volodymyr Ryi, Ivan Rudzевич, Sene Roger Amadu, Niye Abdoulié, Bohdan Mishenko, Roman Striytskyi, Shalva Mchedlishvili, Dmytro Ukraïnets. Coaches — Oleksandr Vereshchaka and Viktor Kozin.

Matches of the Ukrainian Deaflympic team

April 30, 2022

Ukraine — South Korea — 2:1

May 2, 2022

Egypt — Ukraine — 0:5

May 4, 2022

France — Ukraine — 2:3

May 8, 2022

Ukraine — Argentina — 1:2

May 10, 2022

Quarterfinal

Ukraine — Italy — 2:1

May 12, 2022

Semifinal

Ukraine — Turkey — 2:0 (1:0)

Goals: Mishenko (36), Niye Abdoulié (88).

May 14, 2022

Match for third place

May 15, 2022

Final

Ukraine — France/Germany

It is worth noting that in 2009 the Ukrainian football team became Deaflympics champions, and in 2013 and 2017 they won silver medals.