The Kiev club beat BSC Alternativa in the final on Monday to claim the historic title
Ukraine has new beach soccer champions! Kiev-based BSC Vit won the national beach soccer league on Monday after beating city rivals BSC Alternativa by four goals to one.
They made the final after an incredibly tight semi-final against NC Beachsoccer, which finished 4-4 after extra time and went to penalties where Vit won 3-2.
In the other semi-final BSC Alternativa beat former Ukrainian champions BSC Artur Music to reach the final.
Artur Music and NC Beachsoccer then fought and intense contest for third place which finally ended in a 2-1 win on penalties for Artur Music, after the sides were still tied at 5-5 after the three minutes of added time.
BSC Vit’s Ukrainian international Maksym Voitok was named as the competition’s Best Player, while Oleg Zborovskij of NC Beachsoccer was the Top Scorer with 11 goals.
The champions also claimed the Best Goalkeeper in Alexander Poslavskij, and the Best Young Player went to Alternativa’s Oleg Sirenko.
Final Standings:
Champions – BSC Vit
2 – BSC Alternativa
3 – BSC Artur Music
4 – NC Beachsoccer
Final Day Results:
BSC Alternativa 2-4 BSC Vit (FINAL)
BSC Artur Music 5(2)-(1)5 NC Beachsoccer (3rd place)
Individual Awards:
MVP: Maksym Voitok (BSC Vit)
Top Scorer: Oleg Zborovskij (NC Beachsoccer)
Best Goalkeeper: Alexander Poslavskij (BSC Vit)
Best Young Player: Oleg Sirenko (Alternativa)