One of the players also won the individual award of the Ukrainian Cup – Anastasiia Zelenko was named the best attacker.
The Ukrainian Women’s Water Polo Cup took place in Lviv from 8 to 10 July at the pool of the Defence Ministry’s training and sports base. Four teams from Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions competed for the trophy.
On the way to the final, the Amazons narrowly lost to the Kharkiv Oblast team with a score of 10-11, and then defeated the Donetsk Oblast team (21-10) and the Kyiv team (13-8).
In the final, the water polo players from Lviv region met the Kharkiv team again. Despite having an advantage at the beginning of the match, they failed to keep it and eventually lost to these rivals by one goal – 8:9.
In the bronze medal match, the Donetsk Oblast team also defeated the Kyiv team with a score of 9:8.
“It’s a shame that we were winning the game and lost by one goal in the end. The match was interesting, there were fans, emotions, the two teams showed character. I want to congratulate the winners of the Cup, well done. I liked the game of the two teams,” said Yevhen Skiba, head coach of Dynamo-Amazons-KDUSSH named after Yuriy Kutenko.
RESULTS OF THE UKRAINIAN WOMEN’S CUP:
1st place – the team of Kharkiv region;
2nd place – FC Dynamo-Amazons-KDYUSSH named after Yuriy Kutenko (Lviv);
3rd place – the team of Donetsk region;
4th place – Kyiv team.
One of the players of Dynamo-Amazons-KDYUSSH named after Yurii Kutenko also won the individual award of the Ukrainian Cup. Anastasiia Zelenko was recognised as the best attacker.
“Congratulations to the water polo players from Lviv region on their silver medals in the Cup. Let me remind you that the Ukrainian women’s water polo championship ended a month ago. “The Amazons won the championship,” said Roman Khimyak, head of the Youth and Sports Department of the Lviv Regional Military Administration.