The Paralympic team of Ukraine won another victory at the world championship

04.05.2022 18:28

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At the World Championships in Salou, Spain, the Ukrainian Paralympic team won a convincing victory (7: 0) over the team of Northern Ireland.

In the opening match of the tournament, the Ukrainians defeated the hosts, the Spaniards (5:0), and now with an even bigger score beat the team of Northern Ireland - 7: 0.

The Paralympic national football team of Ukraine includes: Konstantin Simashko, Bohdan Dembik, Ivan Donenko, Yaroslav Chernysh, Artem Sheremet, Serhiy Bedenok, Stanislav Podolsky, Artem Krasilnikov, Vitaliy Trushev, Bohdan Kulinych, Ivan Shkvarlo, Vitaliy Romanchuk. Coaches - Sergey Ovcharenko and Taras Dutko.

At the first stage of the competition, 15 national teams were divided into four groups of four and three teams. Two teams will advance to the quarterfinals. The blue and yellows will compete in Group D, where they will play against Argentina on May 6.

Group A: Venezuela, the Netherlands, England, Canada. 

Group B: Thailand, Ireland, Germany, Brazil.

Group C: USA, Iran, Australia.

Group D: Ukraine, Northern Ireland, Argentina, Spain.

Calendar of matches of the Paralympic national team of Ukraine

01.05.2022

Spain - Ukraine - 0: 5 (0: 4)

04.05.2022

Northern Ireland - Ukraine - 0: 7 (0: 4)

Goals: Romanchuk (12, 43), Donenko (14, 22, 47), Len (17), Shkvarlo (60 + 6).

06.05.2022

Ukraine - Argentina

09.05.2022

Quarterfinal

12.05.2022

Semifinal

15.05.2022

Final

It will be recalled that the national team among players with musculoskeletal disorders has invariably returned with medals from the last 11 world forums. Including the blue-yellows are the winners of five World Cups (2001, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2017).