Ukraine defeats Venezuela and enters Futsal World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 28 years

The round of 8 of the 2024 Futsal World Cup was held in Tashkent at Humo Arena, where the Ukrainian and Venezuelan national teams fought for the right to play in the semi-finals. The match ended with a 9-4 victory for the Ukrainians.

Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company

Details: In the first half, the teams scored as many as eight goals between them. Venezuelans fought back twice, making the score 1-1 and 3-3, but Ukrainians went on break with a two-goal handicap.

After the break, Ukrainians increased their lead and qualified for the semi-finals. Interestingly, one of the goals was scored by Oleksandr Sukhov, Ukrainian goalkeeper.

The main hero of the game was Danylo Abakshyn who notched a hat-trick in the first half and made two successful passes to Rostyslav Semenchenko and Mykola Mykytiuk in the second half.

2024 Futsal World Cup

Round of 8. 29 September

Ukraine – Venezuela – 9-4

Goals: Abakshyn (5, 16, 18), Shoturma (14), Shved (20), Semenchenko (21), Sukhov (27), Cherniavskyi (32), Mykytiuk (38) – M. Francia (6), Viamonte (16), Vidal (17), Morrillo (30).

For the second time in history, Ukraine became a semi-finalist at the Futsal World Cup. The first time it succeeded was in 1996, when Ukrainians took 4th place, losing the semi-finals and the bronze medal match.

In the semi-finals, Ukraine will compete against the Brazilian team, which defeated the Moroccan team in the quarterfinals. The match of the semi-final will be held on 2 October in Tashkent and start at 18:00 Kyiv time.

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