Today, October 18, the Ukrainian amputee football team played two winning matches in the EAFF League of Nations -2025 division C tournament taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

First, our team defeated the Netherlands (2:1): the opponent scored an own goal, and another goal was added to their tally by captain Yuri Such of the blue-and-yellow team.

Photo by Yaroslav Zagoryuk

In the second match of the day, Ukrainians scored four goals against Belgium thanks to two successful shots from Dmytro Shegelskyi (one - from a penalty), Anatoliy Medvedyk and Oleksandr Chinchley (from a penalty).

The national team will play their next match tomorrow, October 19 against the hosts – Azerbaijan's team.

Roster of the Ukrainian amputee football team

Goalkeepers: Stanislav Kaplya ("Dnipro" Cherkasy), Yuriy Dyachuk ("Pokrova" Lviv), Volodymyr Matviienko ("Buriev" Kyiv).

Field players: Yuriy Such, Valentyn Osovskyi, Yaroslav Kachmar, Oleksandr Chinchley, Dmytro Shegelskyi, Mykola Oleksiienko, Dmytro Kuts, Anatoliy Medvedyk, Mykola Hatala (all - "Pokrova" Lviv), Vadym Korol and Mykhailo Sokolyan (both - "Crusaders" Lutsk), Ivan Artiukh ("Shakhtar Staliev" Donetsk).

Schedule and match results of the Ukrainian team

17.10.2025

Israel - Ukraine - 2:0

18.10.2025

Ukraine - Netherlands - 2:1

Ukraine - Belgium - 4:0

19.10.2025

Azerbaijan — Ukraine 16:00

Watch live broadcasts of the matches on the YouTube channel of the UAF and media service MEGOGO. The start time is given in Kyiv time.

Tournament table