Ukraine could face Russia in the semi-finals!

Portugal, current champion of Europe and the world, achieved this Monday the ticket to the semifinals of the futsal euro 2022, which is disputed in Netherlands, after beating a great 3-2 Finland. In the other game of the day, Ukraine surprised Kazakhstan (3-5) and also gets into the top four of this European Championship. The action will continue this Tuesday with the Russia-Georgia (5:00 p.m./Telesport) and the Spain-Slovakia (20.00 h./Teledeporte).

In case that Russia is classified, a morbid pulse awaits him before Ukraine, two countries experiencing a global conflict. The Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vasili Nebenzia, denied this Monday that they intend to invade Ukrainian soil, in his speech before the UN Security Council, and has also denied that Russia have 100,000 soldiers deployed near the border with Ukraine, although the threat of a warlike outcome is still latent.

Returning to the quarterfinals played this Monday, comment that Kazakhstan, without Taynan and Edson, who were suspended, started strongly, but Ukraine he kept them at bay and took the lead with a 14th-minute penalty that Petro Shoturma converted, after Ihor Korsen was brought down inside the area by Azat Valiullin, who had been an injury doubt before the match. Douglas Junior came close to scoring twice before the break, hitting the crossbar from close range.

The Ukrainians managed to lead 0-3 in the second half, but Kazakhstan he was not going to give up so soon and managed to get 2-3 taking many risks. But nevertheless, Ukraine He did not panic and knew how to remain calm in the final minutes with two goals on an empty goal to leave the score in the final 3-5.

In the other quarterfinal match held this Monday, until the final whistle he did not feel Portugal the certainty of his victory, rushed from beginning to end in front of Finland, which he defeated with a goal in the 30th minute from Miguel Angelo that made the slightest difference (3-2) and qualified the current world champion, who is already waiting in the semifinals of Euro 2022 for the winner of the Spain-Slovakia.

Supported from the stands by Ricardo, the best player on the planet in recent times, retired from the national team precisely with the world crown won last September, Portugal fulfilled its objective amid the difficulties posed by one of the revelations of the tournament, the Finnish national team, capable of leveling two adverse markers and lead the Portuguese team to a final stretch of overwhelm and tension.

Neither the 1-0, first, when 3 minutes and 48 seconds of the game had elapsed, with an overwhelming action by Pany Varela that culminated in Afonso Jesús, nor the 2-1, later, scored by the same player, in minute 15, were enough to bend Finland, who scored 1-1 through Hosio (m. 10) and who came back again to another result against with 2-2 by Autio (m. 27).

Needed a third goal Miguel Angelo and a few stops Andre Sousa, the last one, 18 seconds from the end, to save the victory of Portugal.

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