A record number of participants (32 teams) visited Smyga to participate in the ІІІ International Football Festival «I am patriot» among children born in 2010. Children’s collectives were represented from seven regions of Ukraine, the capital of our country – Kiev and guests from the Republic of Belarus. Such number of participants forced FC «Euroshpon-Smyga» to demonstrate their organizational skills, with mobilizing all their efforts, the organizers honorably accomlished this task. A large number of participants has led to construction the grid of competitions, in which each team participated in two group stages of competitions and shootout matches. Thus, each team played 7-8 matches to determine the winner during three game days.
The semifinal pairs of the tournament were the strongest teams: FC «Volyn-1» Lutsk and FA «Blokhina-Bilanova» Vinnytsia, main time – account 0:0, in the series of after-match penalties the Volynians proved to be stronger.
In the second semifinals between the teams FC «Bereza» (Belarus) – CYSS Khmelnytskyi in a tight struggle the kids from Ukraine won with a score 1:0 .
Match for bronze medals, where the main time also ends in a draw, but this time the football fortune smiled to FA «Blokhina-Bilanova» Vinnytsia.
Final match turned out to be beautiful, but somewhat with an unexpected result. No one expected that Volynians with a score of 4:0 lose to children from Khmelnitsky.
So the winners became:
1. CYSS Khmelnytskyi;
2. FC «Volyn-1» Lutsk;
3. FA «Blokhina-Bilanova» Vinnytsia.
It is nice for our countrymen, because at once four teams of Dubno region: FC «Dubno», FC «Crystal» Dubno and two tems of FC «Euroshpon-Smyga» were competed for victory. In these battles they have gained a good experience with strong rivals.
The highest place among our fellow countrymen has been won by the team FC «Euroshpon-Smyga-1», but the young footballers from Vinnitsa were blocked the road to four of the strongest. In the ¼ of final with them at a smooth game, the players from Smyga conceded – 2:1. So the hosts satisfied with 5th place.
As always, the grand opening of the tournament, this time from the Shepetin Gymnasium and the Orchestra from Bereg, was held on a high level. The participants of the tournament were happy to taste traditional sweets from the general sponsor PJSC «Euroshpon-Smyga».
We invite to the final stage of the 3rd International Festival of Football «I am patriot» which will be held among children born in 2011!
Author: Levkova Olena