Beach soccer at the 2019 European Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Belarus |
| Dates | 25–29 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Olympic Sports Complex |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Switzerland |
| Fourth place |  Ukraine |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 171 (8.55 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gabriele Gori[1](11 goals) |
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The beach soccer tournament at the 2019 European Games was held from 25 to 29 June. It was the second edition of beach soccer at the European Games.
Eight men’s teams, comprising 96 athletes, competed over five days of competition.[2][3]
Medalists
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Qualification
[edit]Belarus is qualified as host country. The remaining seven teams have qualified through the 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL). The top six teams in the Superfinal will qualify with the top team from the Promotional Final.[5]
| Means of qualification | Date of competition | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 1 |  Belarus
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| 2018 EBSL Superfinal | 6–9 September 2018 | Alghero |
6 | Italy Spain Portugal Russia Switzerland Ukraine
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| 2018 EBSL Promotion Final | 1 |  Romania
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| Total | 8 | |||
Draw
[edit]The draw was held on 4 April 2019 in the conference hall of the National Olympic Stadium Dynamo in Minsk, Belarus.[6][7]
Seedings
[edit]| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus (A1) Italy (B1)
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Spain Portugal
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Russia Switzerland
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Ukraine Romania
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Group round
[edit]All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 5 | |
| 3 | Belarus (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Romania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
| Portugal | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Switzerland |
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| Report |
Olympic Sports Complex, Minsk
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
| Portugal | 8–2 | Romania |
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| Belarus | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | Switzerland |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| Switzerland | 10–0 | Romania |
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Olympic Sports Complex, Minsk
Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)
| Belarus | 3–7 | Portugal |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Ukraine
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 3[a] | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Russia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3[a] |
Source: Minsk 2019
Notes:
Notes:
| Ukraine | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
| Italy | 4–2 | Russia |
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| Spain | 4–6 | Ukraine |
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| Russia | 5–1 | Ukraine |
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Classification matches
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| Italy | 10 | |||||
| 29 June | ||||||
| Romania | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Belarus | 5 (2) | |||||
| Russia (p) | 5 (3) | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 29 June | ||||||
| Romania | 2 | |||||
| Belarus | 5 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
[edit]| Belarus | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
Seventh place match
[edit]| Romania | 2–5 | Belarus |
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Fifth place match
[edit]| Italy | 4–3 | Russia |
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Knockout round
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| 29 June | ||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| 28 June | ||||||
| Portugal | 8 | |||||
| Portugal (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 29 June | ||||||
| Switzerland | 5 | |||||
| Ukraine | 4 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Spain | 5–3 | Switzerland |
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| Portugal | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ukraine |
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Bronze medal match
[edit]| Switzerland | 5–4 | Ukraine |
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Gold medal match
[edit]| Spain | 3–8 | Portugal |
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Final standings
[edit]| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A | Portugal
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 11 |
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B | Spain
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 8 |
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A | Switzerland
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 8 |
| 4 | B | Ukraine
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 4 |
| 5 | B | Italy
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5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 9 |
| 6 | B | Russia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | A | Belarus (H)
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 7 |
| 8 | A | Romania
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 39 | −31 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Beach Soccer – Men – Individual Statistics – Goalscorers" (PDF). MEGOC. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Beach Soccer". minsk2019.by. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Competition schedule for beach soccer approved". minsk2019.by. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Beach Soccer – Men – Medallists" (PDF). MEGOC. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ The EBSL 2018, revealed!
- ^ "Draw for Minsk 2019 beach soccer events to be held on 4 April 2019". minsk2019.by. 14 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Results of the beach soccer draw". minsk2019.by. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.