Women's Champions League. "Vorskla" won their group and advanced to the second round of the tournament

09.09.2023 20:04

Photo by vorskla.com.ua

Vorskla Poltava defeated Croatian Osijek in the finals of the first round of the 2023/2024 Women's Champions League.

On June 30, Nyon, Switzerland took place of the draw the first round of the Women's Champions League. In the 2023/2024 season, for the first time in history, Ukraine will be represented in these competitions by two teams - Poltava "Vorskla" (the successor to "Zhytlobuda-2"), which plays on the Champions' Road, and Kryvyi Rih "Kryvbas", which competes on the Road of League Representatives.  

By the will of the draw, "Vorskla" at this stage got into group 2, the matches of which were held in Sarajevo, Bosnia. In the semi-finals, Poltava defeated the Estonian "Flora" in extra time (4:3), and in the final they played against the Croatian "Osijek".

In the first half, the Ukrainian women had a significant game advantage, which resulted in a double by Andrukhiv and a goal by Kozlova. In the second half of the meeting, the Croatians did not even manage to wet the score - 3:0 in favor of the white and green.

So "Vorskla" won the tournament in Group 2 and qualified for the second round of the Women's Champions League 2023/2024, the draw for which will be held on September 15. There, the teams will be divided into pairs, and they will play each other at home and away. The 12 winners of this stage will advance to the group stage, where Barcelona, ​​Lyon, Bayern and Chelsea are already waiting for them.

We will remind that "Kryvbas" ended up in group 3, the matches of which are held in Linköping, Sweden. There, in the 1/2 finals, the Kryvyi Rih women lost to the French "Paris" (0:4), and in the match for the 3rd place they will meet with the hosts from Linköping.

Champions League 2023/2024 among women's teams. First round

The way of champions. Group 2

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1/2

Vorskla (Ukraine) — "Flora" (Estonia) — 4:3, d. h.

"Sarajevo" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — "Osijek" (Croatia) — 0:4

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Final

Vorskla (Ukraine) — Osijek (Croatia) — 3:0 (3:0)

Goals: Andrukhov (13, 45+2), Kozlova (27).

Vorskla: Samson, Shaynyuk, Korsun (Kuleba, 85), Kotyk, Podolska (Voit, 85), Petryk, Osipyan (Davidenko, 77), Andrukhov (Radionova, 85), Kalinina (k), Kotyash (Kravchuk, 68), Kozlova.

"Osiek": Belay, Boycic (Barisic, 90+3), Nevrkla, Kunstek (Vujadin, 60), Zivkovic, Bulut (Shalek, 72), Lubina, Joschak (k) (Zhulievych, 90+3), Medic (Maricic, 90+3 ), Loyna, Balych.

Referee: M. Matulova (Slovakia).

Booked: Kunstek (45+2), Loina (86).

September 9. Sarajevo Olympic Stadium "Asim Ferkhatovych-Kase".

Match for 3rd place

"Sarajevo" (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - "Flora" (Estonia) - 5:3

The path of representatives of the leagues. Group 3

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1/2

"Arsenal" (England) - "Linköping" (Sweden) - 3:0

"Paris" (France) — "Kryvbas" (Ukraine) - 4: 0

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Final

"Arsenal" (England) — "Paris" (France) — 3:3, p.p. 2:4

Match for 3rd place

Linkoping (Sweden) — "Kryvbas" (Ukraine) 20.00

The kick off is Kyiv time.

The dates of the 2023/2024 Champions League among women's teams

Second round

First matches: October 10/11, 2023.
Return matches: October 18/19, 2023.

Group stage

Round 1: November 14/15, 2023.
Round 2: November 22/23, 2023.
Round 3: 13/14 December 2023.
Round 4: 20/21 December 2023.
Round 5: January 24/25, 2024.
Round 6: January 30/31, 2024.

Quarterfinals

First matches: March 19/20, 2024.
Return matches: March 27/28, 2024.

Semifinals

First matches: April 20/21, 2024.
Return matches: April 27/28, 2024.

Final (San Mames Stadium, Bilbao, Spain)

May 25 or 26, 2024.