Yevhen Varenytsa: “Maximum task for the national team of Ukraine in the Euroleague Super Finals - getting to the top three”

05.09.2018 20:02

The Ukrainian beach soccer team has completed preparations for the 2018 Euroleague Super Final, which will be held on September 6-9 in the Italian city of Alghero. The team's coach Yevhen Varenytsia spoke about the preparations for the responsible tournament.

- What are the tasks facing the national team of Ukraine in the Euroleague Super Final?

- The minimum task is to get to the European Games, which will be held in Minsk next year. For this purpose it is necessary to take a place not lower than the sixth. The maximum task for our team is to enter the top three competitions.  

- Are you satisfied with the preparations for the tournament?

- Honestly, not one hundred percent. On the eve of a very important competition, the national team of Ukraine was not able to gather in full. There are, of course, objective reasons for this. 

Two leaders do not leave the national team. This is the team captain Igor Borsuk and the top scorer Alexander Korniychuk. They began the preparatory stage for the Futsal Championship of Ukraine, and we were unable to attract them. This season has shown that we have a completely different team with them. So there are some experiences and a taste of bitterness. However, all the other performers we counted on joined the national team. 

- What are your impressions after the last control match?

- So far there is no playfulness and mutual understanding between the players we are counting on. There are many shortcomings that we need to eliminate as much as possible in the days we have left. Today we worked well, and tomorrow we will hold a full training in Italy. We hope to do everything we can. We do not lower our heads in any case, we will fight in every fight. 

- What do you know about your rivals?

- Russia and Italy occupy the fourth and fifth places in the world rankings, respectively. Belarusians are 24th. We have already played with all these teams, fought with them in various tournaments. We beat Belarus and Italy, and lost to Russia twice in regular and extra time. This is one of the best teams in the world, so there is nothing special to add. We will play the first match with her, we will fight and give our all. All teams are top, can beat anyone.   

On Wednesday at five in the morning the Ukrainian national team headed for Sardinia, where it will hold an evening training. The Euroleague Super Final will start on Thursday, September 6th. The schedule for our Group 2 games is as follows: 

06.09.2018. Ukraine - Russia (16.15)

07.09.2018. Ukraine - Belarus (16.15)

08.09.2018. Italy - Ukraine (18.45)

Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Azerbaijan will play in Group 1. The Euroleague final will take place on September 9.