The opponent was strong enough for the first half, but after the break the blue and yellows were unstoppable
Ukraine National Futsal Team continued its winning streak in preparation for World Cup 2024In another friendly match, the blue-yellows beat the national team with a crushing score Saudi Arabia — 8:3.
Despite the final score, the Arab team successfully resisted Oleksandr Kosenko’s charges for a long time. The Arabians managed to respond to Nazar Shved’s goal with their own, and only at the very end of the half did Artem Farenyuk bring Ukraine ahead again.
And after the break, the blue-yellow bolide was unstoppable. Goals poured into the opponent’s goal like from a cornucopia, three players scored twice. However, the Saudis were allowed to score twice more.
On August 30, the Ukrainian team will play another friendly match against the Libyan team.
Let us recall that earlier the Ukrainian team took part in a friendly tournament in Viseu, Portugal, where they successively beat Costa Rica (4:0), Cuba (7:0) and Portugal (the current world and European champions, 6:3).
At the end of last year, Ukraine qualified for the World Cup, beating Poland (5:3) in the decisive match of the elite round of qualification. In addition to the blue-yellows, Kazakhstan, France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Croatia also received tickets to the world forum from Europe.
The 2024 World Cup will be held in Uzbekistan. Kosenko’s team will play in Group C and will begin their performance at the tournament on September 15 with a match against the favorite of the quartet, the Argentina team. Three days later, the blue-yellows will play Angola. The Ukrainian team will complete the group stage with a match against Afghanistan on September 21.
- Futsal. Friendly match
Saudi Arabia – Ukraine — 3:8 (1:2)
Goals: Almarabi, 17, Fkihe, 27, Rudani, 34 – Shved, 12, 25, Farenyuk, 20, 37, Sukhov, 27, Semenchenko, 28, 35, Shoturma, 33
Source: Sportarena
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