Italy Claim Fourth Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal Title

Hosts overcome Spain to lift the continental crown

Italy battled back from an early deficit to overpower Spain in the final, a dominant second and third period sealed Italy’s fourth continental crown, following their previous triumph in 2023. Spain finished as runners-up, while Belarus secured third place in the competition.

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Final
Italy win 8-5 against Spain
In the opening period, Spain struck first with Chiky Ardil’s early goal to take a 1–0 lead, while Italy worked to find their rhythm.

The second period saw Italy surge into action, with Sassami and Remedi netting a brace to establish a 3–1 lead. Spain’s Ramy reduced the deficit to 3–2, but Genovali restored Italy’s three-goal advantage. Chiky Ardil scored again just before the period ended, leaving the score at 4–3.

The final period proved decisive, as Italy added four more goals through Josep, Alla, Shalabi, and Remedi’s hat-trick to extend the lead to 8–3. Chiky Ardil scored twice in the dying minutes for Spain, but it was only a consolation. The hosts claimed their fourth continental title, replicating their triumph from 2023.

3rd/4th place
Belarus awarded 3–0 win over Ukraine
In the 3rd/4th place playoff, Beach Soccer Worldwide received an official notification from the Ukrainian Football Association confirming that, in line with guidelines from the Ukrainian Ministry of Sports and Youth, Ukraine would not be present for the match against Belarus.

As the Ukrainian team failed to appear and were not present 18 minutes after the official kick-off time (15:15), a 3–0 victory was officially awarded to Belarus.

5th/6th place
Portugal win 9-3 against Switzerland
Portugal stormed to a dominant 9–3 win over Switzerland to secure fifth place. Bê Martins opened the scoring just a minute into the match, and Cabral doubled the lead late in the period. Switzerland struggled to break down a disciplined Portuguese defence as the first period ended 2–0.

Steinemann pulled one back for Switzerland in the second period, but Bernardo responded before the break to restore Portugal’s two-goal cushion at 3–1.

The final period saw Portugal shift gears with a six-goal blitz. Diogo and Algarvio added their names to the scoresheet, while Leo Martins struck twice. Bê Martins and Bernardo each grabbed their second goals of the game. Switzerland managed consolations through Knöpfli and Hoddel, but Portugal’s ruthless finishing sealed a convincing 9–3 victory.

7th/8th place
Denmark win 5-4 against France at extra time

Denmark edged France 5–4 after extra time in a dramatic clash to claim seventh place. France struck first through Tillet midway into the opening period, but Hansen quickly equalised before an own goal gave Denmark a 2–1 lead at the break.

In the second period, Belhomme levelled for France just two minutes after the restart, only for Madsen to restore Denmark’s lead. Pilgaard then added another to give the Danes a 4–2 cushion heading into the final period.

France mounted a spirited comeback in the third period, with Bru and Gosselin scoring to make it 4–4 and force extra time. However, Denmark had the final say as Dorph struck a decisive last-minute goal to seal the 5–4 win and secure seventh place.

Individual Awards
At the awards ceremony, Italy dominated the individual honours. Josep JP (#5) claimed the Top Scorer award with six goals, Casapieri (#22) was named Best Goalkeeper, and A. Remedi (#19) earned the MVP award for his outstanding performances that helped Italy lift their fourth continental title.