The Estonian futsal team will start their Baltic and Nordic futsal cup matches in Denmark on Tuesday. The team’s coach, Mikko Kytölä, nominated 14 players.
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway and Greenland participate in the Baltic and Nordic Indoor Football Cup, divided into two subgroups of three members. Estonia plays in a subgroup with Lithuania and Latvia. The first match of the subgroup will be played on Tuesday 12 December, when they will face the Lithuanian national team, while the following day, 13 December, the Estonians will face Latvia. The kick-off time for both matches is 5.45pm Estonian time.
Mikko Kytölä, making his debut as coach of the Estonian indoor team, is excited and motivated before the competition. “For me, coaching the Estonian national team is a great honor. I’m excited to meet the players for the first time and start a journey together with them. I expect it will take us some time to get to know each other, so the cup competition is a great opportunity to get started,” said Kytölä.
Kytölä added that the goal of participating in the competition is to gather information about the current situation and express one’s thoughts in a playful way. “Our aim is to introduce important tactical concepts and take the first steps in the development of our game, both defensively and offensively. The next four matches will provide us with valuable information on our current state and highlight areas that need attention in the near future This is also to be ready in April in the preliminary round of the European Championships”, said the coach.
The two best teams from both subgroups will advance to the quarter-finals of the cup matches, with the third-placed teams competing in 5th-6th place. place in the game. On the DBU Futsal Liga YouTube channel you can follow the live video of the matches of the subgroups of the competition.
The composition of the Estonian indoor football team for the tournament starting on December 12:
Mark Boskin (10.07.1988) – Bunker partner of FC Tallinna
Mario Kuum (24.10.1998) – Saku Sporting
Maksim Goncharov (11.07.2005) – Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet
Igor Vassiljev (26.12.1989) – Bunker partner of FC Tallinna
Erki Mõttus (15.01.1997) – Municipality of Tartu Ravens Futsal
Raul Rebane (18.08.1994) – Municipality of Tartu Ravens Futsal
Maksim Babjak (10/12/1993) – FC Tallinna bunker partner
Stanislav Gussev (30.03.2005) – Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet
Artur Bõstrov (02.09.1991) – Viimsi FC Smsraha
Jelissei Zakharov (04.05.2001) – Jõhvi FC Phoenix
Roman Bažkov (03.09.2005) – Sillamäe FC NPM Silmet
Lehar Savikink (05.05.1990) – Tartu vald Ravens Futsal
Joonas Kartsep (13.11.1997) – Municipality of Tartu Ravens Futsal
Mikko Matinaro (01.05.1988) – Futsal Mad Max (FIN)
Peatmaker: Mikko Kytölä
Assistant coaches: Ville Sihvonen, Madis Rajando, Dmitri Skiperski
Doctor: Pavel Putshkov
Director: Freddy Karpov
2023-12-11 10:55:00
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