The student team of Ukraine at the World Universiade defeated the team of Ireland and will play in the match for fifth place

11.07.2019 22:22

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In the semifinals of the tournament for 5-8th places, the blue and yellows defeated the Irish students and will now meet the national team of South Korea.

After the annoyance defeat against the Brazilians In the quarterfinals of the World Universiade in Italy, it was important for the student team of Ukraine not to fall into a psychological pit, which could negatively affect its actions in the fight with the Irish. We should pay tribute to the head coach Anatoliy Buznik, who managed to reach the wards, and they came into the game as focused as possible.

The main events unfolded after the break. In the 56th minute, Arsentiy Doroshenko, who came on as a substitute, opened the scoring. The British became more active and soon leveled the score, but in overtime Mikhail Udod scored the winning goal. Now in the fight for fifth place, our guys on Saturday, July 13 will compete with the players of South Korea, who defeated France in a parallel match.

It will be recalled that at the previous Universiade in Taipei two years ago, the student team of Ukraine finished seventh.

World Universiade 2019. Tournament for 5-8 places. Semifinal

Student team of Ukraine - student team of Ireland - 2: 1 (0: 0)

Goals: 1: 0 Doroshenko (56), 1: 1 Hollywood (72), 2: 1 Hoopoe (90 + 1).

Ukraine: Soldatenko, Astakhov, Spivakov, Sokolov, Yukhimovich, Dumanyuk (Zavijsky, 72), Kushnirenko, Lobov, Kostyshyn (Radchenko, 82), Ponedelnyk (Doroshenko, 46), Shtogrin (Udod, 62).

Student team of France - student team of South Korea - 2: 3