The 2012 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was held in Moscow. The venue was the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in the Russian capital of Moscow. Eight teams with better results in 2011 come together for this competition, with a one-round knock-out system that took place between February 17–19.[citation needed]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Russia |
Dates | 17 – 19 February 2012 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 90 (8.18 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Just like in the 2005 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, the Euro Beach Soccer Cup was hosted in Russia, and the Muscovite climate at that time of the year meant the tournament was held indoors.[1] Russia, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Romania, Poland, and France were the participating countries.[2]
Participating nations
editMatches
editAll kickoff times are listed as local time in Moscow (UTC+4).
Main Tournament
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
17 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||
18 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Romania | 0 | |||||||||
Switzerland | 6 | |||||||||
17 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
19 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Poland | 3 | |||||||||
Russia | 4 | |||||||||
17 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Portugal | 2 | |||||||||
Russia | 5 | |||||||||
18 February 2012 | ||||||||||
France | 1 | |||||||||
Russia | 4 | |||||||||
17 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Italy | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
Spain | 4 | |||||||||
19 February 2012 | ||||||||||
Italy | 11 | |||||||||
Italy | 4 | |||||||||
Switzerland | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
editSwitzerland | 3 - 0 | Romania |
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WALKOVER |
Spain | 4 - 11 | Italy |
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M. Beiro 5', 23' Kuman 15', 35' |
Report | 15', 22', 23', 36' G. Soria 5', 19', 28' P. Palmacci 1', 34' S. Feudi 20' F. Corosiniti 33' S. Marinai |
Portugal | 5 - 3 | Poland |
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Madjer 14', 35' B. Novo 7' B. Torres 8' B. Piechnik 18' (o.g.) |
Report | 1' B. Saganowski 14' D. Baran 16' B. Piechnik |
Russia | 5 - 1 | France |
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D. Shishin 21', 32', 35' A. Makarov 16', 21' |
Report | 24' G. Touchat |
Semi finals
editSwitzerland | 6 - 7 | Portugal |
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D. Stankovic 7', 8', 15', 15', 32' M. Jaeggy 34' |
Report | 4', 6', 14' Madjer 3', 28' R. Coimbra 2' Jordan 9' B. Novo |
Russia | 4 - 1 | Italy |
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A. Makarov 7', 26' A. Bukhlitskiy 12' E. Shaykov 30' |
Report | 28' G. Soria |
Third place
editItaly | 4 - 5 | Switzerland |
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G. Soria 3' F. Corosiniti 6' M. Leghissa 33' D. Ramacciotti 36' |
Report | 8' D. Stankovic 16' S. Spaccarotella 25' S. Meier 36', 36' P. Borer |
Final
editRussia | 4 - 2 | Portugal |
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E. Eremeev 18', 30' E. Shaykov 8' A. Makarov 23' |
Report | 32' Lucio 36' Madjer |
Fifth to eighth place deciding matches
editThe following matches took place between the losing nations in the quarterfinals to determine the final standings of the nations finishing in fifth to eighth place. The semifinals took place on the same day of the semifinals of the main tournament and the playoffs took place on the day of the final.
All kickoff times are listed as local time in Moscow (UTC+4).
Fifth to eighth place semi finals | Fifth place playoff | ||||||||
QF1 | Romania | 2 | |||||||
QF3 | Poland | 6 | |||||||
Poland | 3 | ||||||||
Spain | 2 | ||||||||
QF4 | France | 2 | |||||||
QF2 | Spain | 3 | Seventh place playoff | ||||||
Romania | 4 | ||||||||
France | 6 |
Fifth to eighth place semi finals
editRomania | 2 - 6 | Poland |
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M. Posteucă 18' Maci 28' |
Report | 6', 25' P. Friszkemut 15', 34' D.Baran 4' K. Grzegorczyk 27' T. Wydmuszek |
Seventh place playoff
editRomania | 4 - 6 | France |
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L. Croituru 6', 25' J. Basquaise 16' (o.g.) L. Chirilă 31' |
Report | 6', 26' D. Samoun 18', 30' J. Basquaise 16' F. Mendy 20' A. Barbotti |
Fifth place playoff
editWinners
edit2012 Euro Beach Soccer Cup |
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Russia Second title |
Awards
editBest Player (MVP) | |||
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Aleksey Makarov | |||
Top Scorer(s) | |||
Madjer (6 goals) | |||
Dejan Stankovic (6 goals) | |||
Giuseppe Soria (6 goals) | |||
Best Goalkeeper | |||
Andrey Bukhlitskiy |
Top scorers
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6 goals
5 goals
3 goals 2 goals
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1 goal
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Own goal
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Discipline
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Final standings
editRank | Team |
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1 | Russia |
2 | Portugal |
3 | Switzerland |
4 | Italy |
5 | Poland |
6 | Spain |
7 | France |
8 | Romania |
References
edit- ^ "Beach Socceroos chasing World Cup dream". Socceroos. 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "Beach Soccer Worldwide". www.beachsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-19.
- ^ "beach SOCCER RESULTS". theroonba.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.