Ukrainian football players secured third place at the European championship among higher educational institutions

From June 26 to July 2, the European University Championships of Football were held in Tirana, Albania.

Ukrainian football players secured third place at the European championship among higher educational institutions

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Two teams from Ukraine participated in it: the State Trade and Economic University (Kyiv) in the men's tournament; and the Dnipro Academy of Continuous Education (Dnipro) in the women's competitions.

Ukrainian footballers secured first place in the group stage, defeating the Norwegian School of Economics (Norway) — 4:0, University of Rouen (France) — 2:0 and the University of Freiburg (Switzerland) — 6:1. In the quarter-finals, Kyivans beat the University of Timisoara (Romania) — 5:0, in the semi-final they lost to the University of Würzburg (Germany) — 0:0, p.p. 4:5. After that, in the match for third place, Ukrainians again defeated the University of Rouen — 3:0, so in the final summary they finished third.

Ukrainian footballers on the group stage lost to the University of Bordeaux (France) — 2:6 and beat the University of Zagreb (Croatia) — 1:0. In the quarter-finals, Dnipro women lost to the University of Lyon (France) — 3:4, after which they defeated the University of Barcelona (Spain) — 5:1 and the Norwegian University of Sciences (Norway) — 3:0. In the final summary, our team secured fifth place.