In the final qualifying match of the 2021 World Cup, the Ukrainian beach soccer team lost to the Spanish national team with a score of 2: 5. Reported by the press service of the UAF.
After defeating Portugal in the semifinals, in the final Nikolai Kostenko's team met with the Spaniards, who confidently broke the resistance of the "
Skip at the beginning of the first and second periods, the Ukrainians were able to level the game and level the numbers on the scoreboard through the efforts of Oleg Zborovsky and Yuriy Shcheritsa. However, then the “blue-yellows” conceded two goals, and in the third half, another ball flew into the goal of our goalkeeper.
Thus, the Ukrainian national team fulfilled its task at the tournament, reaching the final of the 2021 World Cup together with Spain, Portugal and Belarus..