The Ukrainian U-19 futsal team lost a friendly match to Spain

The Ukrainian U-19 futsal team, as part of their preparation for the training camp before Euro-2025 (U-19), played a friendly match against Spanish counterparts of the same age group.

The Ukrainian U-19 futsal team lost a friendly match to Spain

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The Ukrainian U-19 futsal team, in preparation for their training camp before the Euro 2025 (U-19), played a friendly match against Spanish counterparts of the same age group.

Coach Igor Moskvichov's wards met with the Spaniards at the national teams' training base in Las Rozas, on the outskirts of Madrid.

The start of the match was even, but then the Spanish team increased their intensity, resulting in several dangerous shots on goal for the blue and yellow team. In one episode, our team was saved by a strong defense, while goalkeeper Ivan Belimov made an excellent save. However, only one of our counterattacks ended successfully. On the 12th minute, Stanislav Shklyaruk scored with a shot from outside the box, and Miguel Gonzalez's ball flew into the net. The Spaniards responded with a goal by the same Gonzalez on the 19th minute, who powerfully struck from six meters.

The second half began with an attack by the hosts of the court. We sharply replied and in one moment after Bogdan Tzap's shot, Spain was saved by a crossbar. But at the 29th minute, following Jaime Martinez's corner kick, the hosts went ahead. In the last seconds, our coach brought on a fifth field player instead of the goalkeeper, but it was the Spaniards who took advantage of this situation, scoring through the entire court to kiss an empty net. Thus, 1:3 — a defeat for Ukraine.

Friendship match

Spain U-19 - Ukraine U-19 - 3:1 (0:1)

Goals: Gonzalez (19), Martinez (29), Liao (40) — Gonzalez (12, own goal).

Ukraine U-19: Belimov, Rybak, Shveyts, Hayduchik, Shklyaruk, Kamets, Tzap, Rostkovskyi, Pershin, Khibovskyi, Klimchuk, Savich, Prykhodko, Shpak, Gosudenko, Malynovskyy.

The Ukrainian team will play their second friendly match against the Spanish U-19 squad on September 21. The start of the meeting — at 13:00 Kyiv time.

We add that the final stage of Euro 2025 (U-19) will take place in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, from September 28 to October 5.

Euro 2025 (U-19) Futsal

Group A: Moldova, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine.

Group B: Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic.

Schedule of matches in Group A

28.09.2025

Moldova — Ukraine (13:00)

Portugal — Italy (20:30)

29.09.2025

Italy — Moldova (18:00)

Ukraine — Portugal (20:30)

01.10.2025

Moldova — Portugal (18:00)

Italy — Ukraine (20:30)

Semifinals

03.10.2025

A1 — V2 (18:00/20:30)

V1 — A2 (18:00/20:30)

Final

05.10.2025

20:30

Match start times — Kyiv time.

We remind you that the Ukrainian U-19 futsal team, having successfully performed in the main round of Euro 2025 qualification, qualified for one of four European championships.

Within Group 5 of the main round of Euro 2025 (U-19) qualifiers, which were held in the Serbian city of Vrnjacka Banja, blue and yellow convincingly beat Montenegro (9:2) and the Netherlands (6:2), while in the decisive match they narrowly defeated the hosts (1:0). Thus, Ukrainians secured first place in their group and qualified for the European championship.