Cyber football player Vitaliy Lytvynov will represent Ukraine at the European Esports Championship 2022
Vitaliy Litvinov became the winner of the selection tournament for eFootball to represent Ukraine at the European Esports Championship 2022, which will take place from September 6 to 10 in Podgorica (Montenegro).
Photo by the press service of the UAFA
Vitaliy Litvinov became the winner of the selection tournament for eFootball to represent Ukraine at the European Esports Championship 2022, which will take place from September 6-10 in Podgorica (Montenegro).
The competition took place over two days, July 23-24, at the academy of FC "Rukh" in Lviv in the eFootball PES 2022 discipline on PS5 platform.
On Saturday, participants competed within three groups. Group 1 was confidently won by Maxim Andrushyk, securing victories in all matches. The strongest in group 2 with five wins was Igor Lyubchak, while Oleksiy Bogdzh and Vitaliy Litvinov shared the lead in group 3.
Photos by the press service of the UAF
On Sunday, eight top participants played decisive playoff series. Igor Lyubchak, Maxim Andrushyk and Vitaliy Litvinov made it to the semifinals, while Oleksiy Bogdzh unexpectedly stopped after losing two matches to Oleksandr Yatsenko.
In the first semifinal, a real drama unfolded. Igor Lyubchak completely outplayed Vitaliy Litvinov in the first match, but he did not give up and first won the next match with overtime and nine goals, then secured his ticket to the final. The second semifinal pair played only two matches: Maxim Andrushyk confidently overcame Oleksandr Yatsenko's resistance.
Photos by the press service of the UAF
The final showdown between Maxim Andrushyk and Vitaliy Litvinov was the highlight of the entire tournament. There were comeback games, unexpected penalty shootout series, and a championship goal in injury time awarded by the referee. Despite Maxim Andrushyk leading twice in the finals (1-0 and 0-0, 4-3 on penalties), Vitaliy Litvinov came back both times (4-1 and 3-0), and in the decisive match, his sole goal in the 91st minute secured him a comeback victory at the tournament and a ticket to the European Esports Championship in Montenegro!
The UAESF thanks all players who found the opportunity to return to play and participate in the competition despite difficult times, as well as eFootball fans who joined the broadcasts on the association's YouTube channel!
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