On February 6, President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Alexander Dyukov thanked the Russian futsal team for their performance at the European Championship.
“Throughout the tournament, the team showed a bright game and showed real character. Unfortunately, in the final against one of the strongest opponents in the world, luck turned away from our team. Nevertheless, I want to emphasize that the team did everything possible so that the country could be proud of it, ”Sport-Express quotes him as saying.
Earlier, on February 6, in the final of the European Futsal Championship, the Russian men’s team lost to the Portuguese team (2:4).
At the same time, the Russian team led the match with a score of 2:0, goals were scored by Anton Sokolov and Andrey Afanasiev. After that, the Portuguese were able to recoup and took the lead. They scored the fourth goal into an empty net.
On the same day, the President of the Russian Futsal Association (AMFR), Emil Aliyev, allowed the possibility of replacing the head coach of the Russian national team after the defeat in the final of the European Championship. He noted that such decisions are not made in hot pursuit.
The head coach of the national team Sergei Skorovich has a contract valid until April 1. He has been the head coach of the Russian national team since 2009. Under his leadership, the Russian team became the silver medalist of the European Championship four times (2012, 2014, 2016, 2022), in 2018 it took third place.
Source: IZ
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