Ukraine's futsal team loses to Croatia in Euro 2022 group stage

The national futsal team of Ukraine held another match of the group qualifying round of Euro-2022, in which on away lost to the Croatian team.

In the first qualifying match, the blue and yellows on the road beat Albania 10: 3. Now Oleksandr Kosenko's wards have two matches in a row with Croatia. The first of them was held by Ukrainians in Osijek, where they arrived yesterday.

According to spoke on the eve of the head coach of our team, the opponents of today's game know each other well. Yes, the teams have already met in the selection of Euro 2018 and held four sparring matches in 2019.

Already in the 2nd minute of the meeting, the Croats opened the scoring - Suton punched Tsypun after the transfer of Yelovchich. Later, the owners of the floor struck several more blows to the goal of the national team of Ukraine. But soon the initiative passed to the blue-yellows. At first, Zvarych did not beat the goalkeeper when he came out on his own, later Mykola Hrytsyna hit the post with a ricochet. As a result of such pressure in the 9th minute Pedyash equalized with a long-range long-range shot from Zhurba.

Later on the floor was a game on equal terms, although at times the Croats pressed. Thus, in the 17th minute, the ball hit Tsypuna's goal post after Yurlina's shot. However, the end of the first half still remained for our team - the guests went to the break with an advantage in the score. In the 19th minute Malyshko scored, who took advantage of Zhurba's class pass and Luketin's mistake at the exit.

The second half turned out to be poor at times - first of all for Ukrainians. You can note a dangerous shot by Eremin in the 25th minute. For some time, the guests did not create sharpness at someone else's goal, while the hosts bothered Tsypuna. In one of the episodes, Marinovich punched next to the rack after going alone.

In the 34th minute Farenyuk could not beat Luketin from a good position. And soon the Balkans won back: Perich dealt with the defenders and gave them to Yelovchych, who was left alone, and he took the opportunity. Unfortunately, the guests soon missed for the third time - Yelovchych's shot on the far post was blocked by Perich.

The blue-and-yellows failed to even equalize the score, although in the last minutes of the game in the five field they struck several dangerous blows. Therefore, the national team of Ukraine suffered its first defeat in the selection of the European Championship.

The home match of our team against Croatia will take place on March 7 in the Zaporizhia Palace of Sports "Youth" (beginning - at 19.00).

Euro 2022 in futsal. Group stage of qualification. Group 1

Croatia - Ukraine - 3: 2 (1: 2)

Goals: Suton (2), Jelovcic (35), Peric (38) - Pedyash (9), Malyshko (19).

Croatia: Luketin - Matoshevich, Yelovchich, Perich, Suton - Primich, Chekot, Yurlina, Kanyukh, Kustura, Marinovich, Gudasich, Horvat, Sekulych.

Ukraine: Tsipun - Mick. Hrytsyna, Korsun, Shoturma, Zvarych - Sukhov, Malyshko, Eremin, Mykytyuk, Mykh. Gritsina, Zhurba, Farenyuk, Pedyash, Kuz.

Booked: Peric (28).

Calendar of matches of the group stage of qualification in group 1

27.01.2021 Croatia - Albania - 4: 1

30.01.2021 Denmark - Croatia - 1: 4

31.01.2021 Albania - Ukraine - 3:10

03.03.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Croatia - Ukraine - 3: 2

03.03.2021 Albania - Denmark - 1: 3

07.03.2021          Ukraine - Croatia

March 07.03.2021, XNUMX Denmark - Albania

07.04.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Denmark - Ukraine

07.04.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Albania - Croatia

08.04.2021          Ukraine - Denmark

10.04.2021/XNUMX/XNUMX Croatia - Denmark

11.04.2021          Ukraine - Albania

Standings

 

G

W

D

L

GD

P

1. Croatia

3

3

0

0

11-4

9

2. Ukraine

2

1

0

1

12-6

3

3. Denmark

2

1

0

1

4-5

3

4. Albania

3

0

0

3

5-17

0

In the group round, 32 teams (16 participants in the elite round of the 2020 World Cup qualifiers, nine winners of the qualifying round groups and seven winners of the butt matches) are divided into eight groups of four teams. For the first time in the history of the tournament, the teams at this stage will play against opponents at home and away, holding two matches against each opponent in the group. Eight group winners and six top runners-up will join the Netherlands in the final stage. The two runners-up, who did not make it directly to the final tournament, will play in the playoffs. 

Play-offs: November 14-17, 2021.

Final tournament draw: the end of 2021.

Final tournament: January 9 - February 6, 2022 (Amsterdam and Groningen, the Netherlands).

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