The Ukrainian U-19 futsal team, as part of their preparation for the training camp before Euro 2025 (U-19), played a friendly match against Spanish counterparts.

Coach Igor Moskvichov's wards met with the Spaniards at the national teams' training base in Las Rozas, on the outskirts of Madrid.

The start of the game was an even battle, but then the Spanish team increased their activity, resulting in several dangerous shots on goal for the blue and yellow team. In one episode, our team was saved by a defensive stand, while Ivan Belimov, the goalkeeper, made a great save. However, only one of our counterattacks ended successfully. On the 12th minute, Stanislav Shklyaruk scored with a shot from outside the box and Miguel Gonzalez's ball found its way into the net. The Spaniards responded with a goal by the same Gonzalez on the 19th minute, who powerfully struck from six meters.

The second half began with an attack by the hosts of the court. We sharply replied and in one moment after Bogdan Tzap's shot, Spain was saved by a crossbar. But on the 29th minute, following Jaime Martinez's corner kick, the hosts went ahead. In the last seconds, our coach brought in a fifth field player instead of the goalkeeper, but it was the Spaniards who took advantage of this situation and scored through an empty net with a shot across the court. Thus, 1:3 — defeat for Ukraine.

Friendship match

Spain U-19 - Ukraine U-19 - 3:1 (0:1)

Goals: Gonzalez (19), Martinez (29), Liao (40) — Gonzalez (12, own goal).

Ukraine U-19: Belimov, Rybak, Shveyts, Hayduchik, Shklyaruk, Kamets, Tzap, Rostkovskyi, Pershin, Hibovskyi, Klimchuk, Savych, Prykhodko, Shpak, Gospodenko, Malinovskiy.

The Ukrainian team will play their second friendly match against the Spanish U-19 squad on September 21. The start of the meeting — at 13:00 Kyiv time.

We add that the final stage of Euro 2025 (U-19) will take place in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, from September 28 to October 5. 

Euro 2025 (U-19) Futsal

Group A: Moldova, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine.

Group B: Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic.

Schedule of matches in Group A

28.09.2025

Moldova — Ukraine (13:00)

Portugal — Italy (20:30)

29.09.2025

Italy — Moldova (18:00)

Ukraine — Portugal (20:30)

01.10.2025

Moldova — Portugal (18:00)

Italy — Ukraine (20:30)

Semifinals

03.10.2025

A1 — V2 (18:00/20:30)

V1 — A2 (18:00/20:30)

Final

05.10.2025

20:30

Match start times — Kyiv time.

We remind you that the Ukrainian U-19 futsal team, having successfully performed in the main round of Euro 2025 qualification, qualified for one of four European championships.

Within Group 5 of the main round of Euro 2025 (U-19) qualifiers, which were held in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia, the blue and yellow team convincingly defeated Montenegro (9:2) and the Netherlands (6:2), while in the decisive match they narrowly beat the hosts (1:0). Thus, Ukrainians secured first place in their group and qualified for the European championship.