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FISU2010 WUC Futsal Update: Day 3 of CompetitionsThursday, 26 August 2010NOVI SAD – Yesterday, August 25th, the third day of competitions was played at the 12th World University Futsal Championship.
Men’s TournamentGroup A
ISR – SRB: 3-9The leader of the pool A, Serbia started its last game of the group against Israel by the great futsal book. After three minutes 3:0 was blinking on the scoreboard. The defence of Team Israel at this moment looked a little bit chaotic and the Israeli let Serbian team score three time and one of these goals was an own goal by N°3 Itzhakov of Israel after a ball hit his leg. The fourth goal was scored by Kocic after an individual action. The host team started the second half also very well with a 5th goal by Prsic and a 6th by Milosavac. The concentration of the Serbian players was perturbed by the contra-attacks and two of these finished by a goal from Israel scored by Zur and Itzhakov. Fourteen minutes of the second half was dedicated to the moment when Serbian woke-up again. A seventh and eight goal scored by Kocic and Janijic increased the score on their side. The crowded “Spens” hall witnessed two more goals. One goal scored by Shulkin (ISR) and one goal scored by Milosavac (SRB). Final score 9:3 for Serbia which secured the first place in pool A and because France lost Argentina, Israel will play the quarter-final.
FRA – ARG: 2-4The first half finished 0:0 and each team was waiting for the mistake of its opponent. The first goal was scored by Argentina but France replayed shortly after. A two-goal advantage in the second half put more pressure on the French team. When Argentina led 3:1 the French started to play with a flying goalie. They scored their second goal but that was it. They were less effective than the ARG team which scored one more goal. Final score: 4:2 for Argentina. However, it did not make any difference to both teams and moved up Israel to the quarter-final.
Group B
URU – POR: 1-2Group B was the most complicated group because three teams POL, URU and POR could finish second and turn to the winner of the group B Russia. Very fast combination of the Portuguese team gave Uruguay a hard time during the first ten minutes of the first half. Portugal opened score by Cardoso after eleven minutes of play. The second part of the first half was under control of the URU players. The transition of the ball between the players was much better and one and half minute to the end of the first half, N°10 Palaus of Uruguay equalised the score. The second half Portugal accelerated the transition of the ball and Luis Vitor scored a second goal. After that moment POR tried to secure and protected the one goal advantage. Final score: 2:1 which moves POR to the quarter-final to play against Russia.
MNE - POL 1:3The importance of this game for Poland was visible from the first touch with the ball. Poland dominated all the game and did not give to many chances to the MNE players to score a goal and it was the Polish team which lead from 14 minutes 1:0, a goal scored by Pawicki. The second half, Team Poland scored another two goals by Marciniak and Mojta. MNE just cosmetically corrected the final result one minute before the final whistle by Draskovic. This victory brings Poland on top of pool B. In the quarter-final POL will meet UKR and MNE will play in the lower part of the second phase against Oman.
Group C
RUS – UKR: 4-2This game was important to establish the final ranking of pool C. UKR started better and player N° 10 Sorokin opened the score after two minutes. It was a very high level of futsal when the players moved up and down and tried to score goals. In the fifth minute of the first half one of these fast actions finished with the ball in the UKR net. A combination of all players of the Russian team ended with a goal by N° 2 Kutuzov. Team Ukraine scored again first but this time to the wrong net, the second goal of the Russian team was an own goal of UKR player Zinchenko. In the second minute of the second half the Russian scored; Goncharov ends off the combination T-T-T by a third goal for his team. Five minutes later Sergeev over shot from twelve meters everyone who was in the line of his fire, 4-1 for Russia. Zhurba (UKR) corrected the score 4-2 at the 31st minute.
GBR – OMA: 0-1An important game between both teams without a point in group C finished with a big surprised. Oman defeated GBR 1:0 after scoring a goal 9 minutes in the second half. The goal was scored by Bait Said Ali. The victory has historical importance for the Oman player as they won the first time at the international university sports level. GBR finished last of the group and Friday will go to play against the third team of group B.
Group D
KAZ - SVK 7:0The games of group D started as usually the afternoon program of the 12th World University Futsal Championship. KAZ as well as SVK needed one respectively three points to finish second of the group. Kazakhstan scored first after one minute of the game. The transition of the ball between the players of the SVK team was not effective towards the net. Every single final pass was stopped by the well organized KAZ defence. The second goal of KAZ came in the worst possible moment after an individual error of a SVK player. The first half finished by two goals difference for KAZ. During the second half when Slovakia was in position of the ball they played with a flying goalkeeper and Kazakhstan scored five goals to conclude the game by a 7:0 victory finishing second in pool D after BRA.
CHN – BRA: 1-16The Brazil men's team secured its place in the quarter-finals after it beat China for 16:1 and finished first in group D. Against a technically lesser opponent of group D, the Brazilian team played in attack all the time and marked seven goals in the first half. In the second half, Brazil continued to press the Chinese and tagged 16:1. "We had a tough group, especially the first two games against Slovakia and Kazakhstan. And this win today is important to give confidence to the group of these players now when we start a new competition", said Rafael Santos, Dengue. With nine points, Brazil finished as the winner of group D.
Women’s TournamentPOR – SRB: 18-1The third game of the women’s round robin tournament was played between SRB, the last team at this stage and POR one of the leaders. The Serbian ladies did not have so many chances to score a goal; mostly they played on their half of the pitch defensively. They scored one goal from a unique occasion. The Portuguese ladies controlled and passed the ball towards the goal very effectively. They scored 18 goals in total and confirmed their position in the classification.
GBR – BRA: 0-13Brazil is in the race for its second title at the World University Futsal Women Championship 2010. On Wednesday, the Brazilians defeated Great Britain 13 to 0. With attacks down by the wings and the kicks of Vanessa and Lucilia, the team opened 7x0 in the first half. Despite the strong marking of the English at the beginning of the match, the girls of Brazil had tranquillity to run the ball on the court and maintain their dominance of the game. In the second half, with the retreat of the British defence, Brazil increased the pressure on its opponent and closed the by scoring another five goals.
FRA – RUS: 1-3A very important game for the French team if they want to clinch the teams with three points already. The French had advantage starting the game however it was the Russian team which opened the score after thirty seconds of the game. The French played well offensively but was less effective and had difficulties to score a goal. On the other hand the Russians scored their second goal by a precise shot from the long distance. The second half had a similar scenario, except that the French team scored one goal and put all effort to the offence with a lot of opportunities, but the Russian goalkeeper stood firm. Two minutes before the final whistle the Russians had a chance to score a goal from the ten meters free kick point. The French goalie stopped the first attempt but was not able to cover the immediate rebound. 3:1 as final score moved Russia to third place after the third day in the women’s competition.
2010 WUC Futsal Update: Rest DayThursday, 26 August 2010NOVI SAD - The Organizing Committee prepared for the FISU Family, FIFA Representatives, Referees, Heads of Delegation and Coaches a cultural tour around the monuments of Novi Sad.
In the morning the group visited the Petrovaradin Fortress. It is located in the province of Vojvodina, on the right bank of the Danube River. The cornerstone of the present-day southern part of the fortress was laid on October 18th, 1692, by Charles Eugčne de Cro˙. The Petrovaradin Fortress has many underground tunnels as well a 16 km of underground countermine system. In 1991 the Petrovaradin Fortress was added to the Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance list, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.
After this visit the group moved to the city centre for a short promenade across the Danube Park, Main Street and a short visit of the City Hall.
In the city Hal the FISU and FIFA representatives and HoD had a short meeting with Mr. Sasa Igic, Deputy Major. The city hall presented a souvenir to the distinguish guests. The FISU EC Member and CISCA Chair of the 12th WUC Futsal Mr. Dias presented Mr. Igic a FISU commemorative plaque.
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www.nsfutsal2010.com2010 WUC Futsal Update: Day 4 of CompetitionsSaturday, 28 August 2010NOVI SAD – Yesterday, August 27th, the fourth day of competitions was played at the 12th World University Futsal Championship.
Men’s TournamentQuarter-Finals Upper Part for 1st to 8th Place
POL – UKR: 1-5The first quarter-final game of the upper part of the draw was under control of Ukraine. Four goals during the first half demolished the ambition of the Polish team. Sorokin scored an important first goal in the third minute. That was a good signal for his team mates to raise the pressure on POL goalkeeper Blaszcyk who replaced an injured Krzyska. The first goal of Fedorchenko was also the first big mistake of Blaszyk who just blocked the shot from 15 meters and the ball went trough his legs in the net. N°4 Fedorchenko scored one more time in the first half after a fast contra-attack. Kiselyov scored his first goal during the last minute of the first half. The same player scored again after eleven minutes of the second half after a second mistake of Blaszyk. Poland played well this game but was not effective. Only Mojtas’ shot crossed the goal line after the combination of three players. The first semi-final will be between Ukraine and Brazil.
RUS – POR: 1-0The second quarter-final started at 6.45 pm in the Sports hall “Spens 2” between the winner of pool C (RUS) and the second of pool B (POR). The first half both teams played with a well organized defence resulting in few opportunities on both sides. However, the Russian team scored after ten minutes by Prudnikov, the captain of the Russian team. The second half showed a very high level of futsal. A well organized Russian defence, supported by the excellent saves of Fayzullin and the deathly attacks that were the biggest problem for the Portuguese team.
BRA – ISR: 7-2Brazil started the game against Israel nervously with no rhythm in the middle play and not enough pressure on their opponents. After three minutes Israel scored from the middle of the pitch. Brazil scored also during the first half by Wesley. Israel scored a second goal against a nervous Brazilian team after a defensive mistake putting a 1:2 on the scoreboard. Brazil scored the equalizer during the first half. The second half, the Brazilians regained their cool and over-powered their opponents scoring five more goals. Israel will play for the 5th to 8th place and Brazil will meet Ukraine.
SBR – KAZ: 5-4Some of the supporters were still outside, trying to get their seat when Kocic (SRB) opened the score in the first minute of the game. Team Kazakhstan suffered a shock from this very first action but they recovered pretty quickly. They put on high pressure with two players and Nurghozin equalised the score. The chances went from one side to the other. Kazakhstan had a chance of a free kick after a fault of Savac, who got a yellow card. They just hit the post and from a fast contra-attack Lazic scored a goal – 2:1 for Serbia. Forty-eight seconds before the end of the first half Milosavac scored on goalkeeper Peremyshlin between the legs - 3:1. The second half the Serbian team was more concentrated on the defence. In the tenth minute, Kazakhstan captain Yessenamanov received a red card. The Serbs played a two minutes power-play and closed-off Kazakhstan in front of their goal. Several times they moved the ball around to prepare the position to score. Kocic scored and Kazakhstan continued to play with four players on the pitch. From this moment onwards, Kazakhstan played with a flying goalkeeper and scored two goals within the same minute by Taku and Dovgan - 4:3. Lazic kick the ball over the pitch in the empty net – 5:3. The match had very dramatic ending, with Kazakhstan scoring its fourth goal again by Taku - 5:4. Serbia will play Russia in the semi-final.
Quarter Finals Lower Part for 9th to 16th Place
URU – GBR: 1-5GBR started the game with a very good defensive tactics and direct contra-attacks from which they scored two goals by Morgan and Bettson. Uruguay was not effective and probably also not well concentrated in this game. During the first half Uruguay players lost the ball easily. The second half team Uruguay started to play better and scored a goal by Poittevin. Obasi Onua, Campana and Morgan again scored for GBR. The last team of pool C, GBR was very motivated to prove that their position and no victory in the pool stage was just bad luck. Final score 5:1.
FRA – CHN: 8-2France opened the score in the second minute by Naouar, who opened his count on the shooting range. Four minutes later Tia and in the 8th minute of the first half Delicourt scored a second goal for “Les Bleus”. China was not a strong opponent but scored twice in this game. Goals of Hu and Peng were separated by a fourth goal of France, scored by Dominguez. The second half only two players scored the goals; two goals by Sainte-Claire and a second and third goal by Naouar.
OMA – MNE: 4-6Montenegro was also the team which hadn’t tasted victory yet. They put all their effort to this game and they succeed. The game was very dramatic; MNE team lead 3:0 with all goals scored after a nice combination by Radojicic and twice by Draskovic. Oman scored a goal in thed seventeenth minute by Al-Bulushi Samer. Team Oman had also a very good start in the second half when Al-Bulushi Murshid scored a second goal and Bait Said equalized the score. MNE scored the fourth goal by Draskovic. It was his third goal of the game. Three minutes later Loncovic shot from a long distance to the left corner of the goal. In the 35th minute Bakoc definitely destroyed the hopes of Oman. A goal by Oman three minutes before the end by Al-Bulushi Murshid resulted in the final score 6:4 for MNE.
SVK – ARG: 5-0Well-prepared and better motivated Slovak players joined the match against Argentina in a convoy of goals. The team missed Serbin, who collected a second yellow card in the match against Kazakhstan and just watched the match from the stands.Habaj scored a first goal when he fired a clean pass under the crossbar of the ARG net. Surprisingly, the ball was almost constantly controlled by the Slovaks, while the Argentines only shot mostly from afar and inaccurately. A strong shot by Rafaj in the nineteen minute found goalkeeper Julio Andres in his net - 2:0. The Slovak team started the second half by a heavy flow which resulted in a third goal. Rafaj found Brunovsky in front of the goal – 3:0. Kozar kicked the ball into the empty net after the great team combination - 4:0. Thirteen seconds later Gabas scored last goal of the game - 5:0.
Women’s TournamentFRA – SRB: 13-3This game was played between two teams without any points. No-one wants to finish last and for France this had a special importance because if they would win they could play with GBR for the fourth place. The French girls started the game very well and after ten minutes led 5:0, when Robinne Margot completed a hat-rick, the other two goals were scored by Saidi and Bounouar. Mula and Hoehe scored between 12th and 14th minutes two more goals and Team France, satisfied with seven goals difference, slowed down. Feeling the opportunity, the Serbian players moved more often towards the French goal. In the nineteenth minute Banjeglav Jeleha scored for Serbia. Just before the players went to the changing rooms, Bounar (FRA) and Trajkovic (SRB) set up the score of the first half to 8:1 for FRA. The second half had the same story; the French team scored five goals in a row, by Robinne 2, Saidi, Mula and Clerc. Trajkovic (SRB) scored a second goal from the penalty point ending the game 13:3 for France.
GBR – POR: 0-7For the Portuguese team this game was a very good preparation for their last game against Brazil. Portugal controlled the ball and tried many situations raising the self-confidence of the team. In each period POR scored three goals, Ferreira and Martins scored twice and Gomes, Morgado and Coelho once. With a comfortable victory the Portuguese coaches can prepare the tactics for Sunday’s “final”.
BRA – RUS: 3-2In a tough match, the Brazilian team worked to overcome the strong marking of the Russian defence. The opponents went ahead with a goal from Margarita Semenova at the beginning of the game. But the technical quality of the athletes from Brazil came up with Vanessa, tying the game, and Lucilia who after a two marker dribble hit the kick to turn the score 2-1. In the second half, the Brazilian team remained in possession of the ball in the opponent's court. But Russia continued pressing in the counter-attacks and was privileged with a goal against from captain Valeria. The Brazilians did not hit and continued the attack. Working on the wings, Brazil turned the game again after a cross-kick from Vanessa that hit the corner of the Russian goalkeeper. The Brazilians top the ranking tournament in Serbia with 12 points with Portugal trailing in second place in the ranking.
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