The football tournament «Summer 2018» was held on 2-13 of July in Smyga among children born in 2007.
Summer is a wonderful time for a rest, and it`s a good opportunity to take part in a favorite kind of sport for those 12 teams, which came on a competition. All teams were divided into 2 groups, which were fighting during the first day for the right to complete for the title of the champion of the tournament.
In the semifinals the four strongest came out, namely: FC «Euroshpon-Smyga», CYSS Dubno, FC «Veres» Rivne, FC «Novator» Khmelnytskyi. The young men from Smyga met with a strong team from Khmelnitsky – FC «Novator». After the draw for the main time was a football lottery – a series of after-matсh penalties, in which turned out to be stronger players from the Ukrainian Podillya.
The second semifinal also went on an interesting fight, where the team from our district center, also in the penalty shootout managed to overcome the champion of Rivne region for the prizes of the leather ball – FC «Veres» Rivne.
Match for the 3rd place between teams from the village Smyga and Rivne turned out to be one of the most dramatic in the tournament. The boys from Smyga was losing with the score 2:0, found the strength and equalized the score. But under the curtain of the match, guests from the regional center with the help of fast counterattacks ripped out the victory and deservedly won 3rd place. The final match in which young footballers from Dubno demonstrating perseverance, strong character, with the support of numerous spectators, still lost to FC «Novator» Khmelnytskyi.
So, the winner of the tournament «Summer 2018» – FC «Novator» Khmelnytskyi.
Silver medalists – CYSS Dubno;
Bronze medalists – FC «Veres».
Author: Levkova Olena