Yevgeny Varenytsa: “The Ukrainian national team has managed to fulfill its tasks in the Euroleague selection stages by 90%

The Ukrainian beach soccer team performed brilliantly in the 2018 Euroleague qualifiers, making its way to the Super Final, which will take place on September 6-9 in Sardinia, Italy.

In the first qualifying round in Baku, the blue and yellows took first place, and in the second in Nazar - second. The Ukrainians won a total of five victories and suffered only one defeat. Our team has 12 points, which gave it the right to play in the Super Final. 

The head coach of the Ukrainian beach soccer team Yevhen Varenytsia was satisfied with the performance of his wards and shared his impressions of the game of our team.

- What are the results of the stage in Portugal and, in general, the entire selection for the Euroleague for the national team of Ukraine?

- With the task set before our team, we coped with ninety percent. At the last stage I really liked the actions of the guys in the match with the hosts of the tournament, but in the matches with Spain and Turkey I had some remarks. There were moments when I had to shout at some of the players. But these are details, basically everything turned out well for us. If you take the whole selection stage - the result is just great, in my opinion. Five wins and one penalty shootout. And four of these rivals are above us in the world rankings. We did not concede to them in any component - neither in team play, nor in individual skill. I am completely satisfied with the result. 

- Was it difficult to set up the guys for the second stage after a successful performance in the first?

- By no means. Rivals in Portugal were stronger than those we played with in Baku. In my opinion, Spain and Portugal are higher class than Italy and Switzerland. Therefore, there was no talk of any relaxation in the state of the national team of Ukraine. Yes, we lost on penalties in the match with the Portuguese, well, it happens. But this is not the result of a lack of concentration. Nothing terrible happened. We fulfilled the main task, despite the fact that we had the strongest opponents. Judge for yourself, there are still three qualifying rounds, but seven teams out of eight that will reach the Superfinal have already been determined. There is only one vacancy. This is a clear evidence of the strength of the Ukrainian team's rivals.  

- Turkey was weaker than the other two rivals, but the match with it turned out to be very difficult. Is it because the match no longer mattered to reach the Superfinal?

- I think we are definitely stronger than the Turkish national team, and we should have won in regular time. But such two balls flew into our goal from the center of the field, that there are no words. Unclear goals. In addition, the first two duels, with the Spaniards and the Portuguese, took a lot of strength, and in the last match, something was lacking in freshness, which reflected on the realization of the moments. 

- Even despite such goals, our goalkeeper Vitaliy Sydorenko was recognized as the best goalkeeper of the tournament. How can you rate his game?

 All our opponents had great goalkeepers. These are the top goalkeepers in Europe. And the fact that Vitalik received such an honorable award is deserved, without any doubt. He was one hundred percent worthy of this prize. But I think that not only Vitaly, but also the whole team deserved a reward. 

 - How will the national team of Ukraine prepare for the Euroleague Super Final?

- First, the Kyiv championship is currently underway, in which all our players are involved. The Ukrainian championship will take place immediately after it. That is, all the players of the national team will train in clubs, and after the national championship we will start direct preparation for the Superfinal. We plan a ten-day training camp in late August - early September. 

 

 

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