UEFA Champions League in futsal. "HIT" started the main round of the tournament with a draw against "Sporting"
Kyiv "HIT" started in Group 1 of the main round of the Futsal Champions League for the 2023/2024 season.
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In the indoor football Champions League, Ukraine is represented by "HIT", which won its first match in the Extra League. The debutants start the tournament from the main round in Path A. According to the draw results, HIT will face "Sporting" (Portugal), "Olmissum" (Croatia) and "Ayat" (Kazakhstan) in Group 1, with the mini-tournament taking place in the Croatian city of Omis.
In the first match of the group stage, HIT faced Sporting, who were last year's Champions League finalists. In the opening half of the game, the Portuguese team had the upper hand in terms of chances, including a shot from Varela that hit the crossbar. On the 15th minute, both teams scored goals — Zikki netted after Merlim’s pass, while Abakshin pushed the ball into the goal following Shermeta's corner kick.
The second half began with equal footing, including a shot from Podlyuk that narrowly missed the far post and another Varela crossbar hit. On the 27th minute, Matush took advantage of Sukhov’s mistake to put Sporting ahead.
Afterwards, the initiative was with the Portuguese side, but Sukhov kept Ukraine's team in the game. And on the 36th minute, Abakshin equalized again after a pass from Zhurb. In the end, HIT managed to maintain a draw — 2:2.
The next match of the main round will be played tomorrow against the hosts (kick-off at 9 PM Kyiv time).
Indoor Football Champions League-2023/2024. Main Round. Group 1
October 25, 2023
"Sporting" (Portugal) — "HIT" (Ukraine) — 2:2 (1:1)
Goals: Zikki (15), Matush (27) — Abakshin (15, 36).
"Sporting": Rafaninho — Zikki, Matush, Merlim, Tainan; Goncalo, Sintra, Franca, Pauleta, Dzialoshinskyi, Sokolov, Varela, Masedu.
"HIT": Sukhov — Zhuk, Ponochovyi, Chernyavskyi, Syryi; Kravec, Lifer, Smytanenko, Melnyk, Podlyuk, Zhurb, Shermeta, Pedias, Abakshin.
Yellow card: Matush (3).
"Ayat" (Kazakhstan) — "Olmissum" (Croatia) — 2:3
Tournament table
|
|
Pos. |
W |
D |
L |
M |
Pts. |
|
1. Olmissum |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3—2 |
3 |
|
2. HIT |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2—2 |
1 |
|
3. Sporting |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2—2 |
1 |
|
4. Ayat |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2—3 |
0 |
October 26, 2023
"Ayat" — "Sporting" (5 PM)
"Olmissum" — "HIT" (9 PM)
October 28, 2023
"HIT" — "Ayat" (5 PM)
"Olmissum" — "Sporting" (9 PM)
Match start times are in Kyiv time.
Schedule
Main Round: October 24—29.
Draw for the Elite Round: November 2.
Elite Round: November 28 — December 3.
Draw for the Final Stage: will be announced later.
Final Stage: May 2/3 and May 4/5, 2024.
Dates may change.
Tournament Format
Main Round (October 24—29)
Path A
This path includes the current champion, "Palma", and the next eleven top clubs in the ranking as well as teams ranked 16th to 19th. Teams are divided into four groups of four each. The three best teams from each group advance to the Elite Round.
Path B
This path includes clubs ranked 12—15 and 20—22, as well as winners of previous rounds. Teams are divided into four groups of four participants each. Winners of the groups advance to the Elite Round.
Elite Round (November 28 — December 3)
Sixteen clubs will be divided into four groups of four each. The draw will take place on November 2. Seeding will be confirmed before the draw. Winners of the four groups advance to the final stage.
Final Tournament
This is a knockout tournament involving four teams, which will take place at one venue in May 2024. The location and exact dates, as well as the draw date, will be announced later.
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