2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup final explained

2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final
Event:2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Team1:Spain
Team1association:
Team1score:1
Team2:Russia
Team2association:
Team2score:5
Date:28 September 2013
Stadium:Tahua To'ata Stadium
City:Papeete
Referee:SERDAR AKÇER (Turkey)
Attendance:4,200
Previous:2011
Next:2015

The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final was the last match of the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup which took place on September 28, 2013, at the Tahua To'ata Stadium, in the Tahitian capital, Papeete. The final was contested between Spain, who had never competed in the FIFA final before, and defending champions Russia.[1] Team Russia won the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup for the second time.

Road to the final

SpainRound Russia
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
5–4Match 14–1
5–2Match 25–2
4–2Match 34–3
Group A winnerFinal standingsGroup D winner
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
2–1Quarterfinals6–5
2–1 Semifinals5–3

Match details

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GK 1Dona
P 3Antonio
DF 5Juanma
DF 6Nico (c)
P 9Raul Mérida
Substitutes:
GK 12Christian
P 2Cintas
P 4Fran Mejias
W 7Kuman
DF 8Pajon
W 10Llorenc
P 11Sidi
Manager:
Joaquín Alonso
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GK 1Andrey Bukhlitskiy
W 4Alexey Makarov
DF 7Anton Shkarin
DF 8Ilya Leonov (c)
P 9Egor Shaykov
Substitutes:
GK 12Danila Ippolitov
DF 3Kirill Romanov
DF 5Yury Krasheninnikov
W 6Dmitry Shishin
P 10Anatoly Peremitin
P 11Egor Eremeev
Manager:
Mikhail Likhachev
Assistant referees


Christian Zimmermann (Switzerlannd)
Hugo Pado (Solomon Islands)
Timekeeper


Bakhtiyor Namazov (Uzbekistan)
Fifth official


Mariano Romo (Argentina)

width=50% valign=topMatch rules:
  • 36 minutes; 3 periods of 12 minutes
  • 3 minutes of extra time if scores level
  • Sudden death penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • 7 substitutes named, of which all may be used

Overall Statistics

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Goals scored 15
Total shots 2827
Shots on target 914
Own goals 00
Overheads 42
Ball possession 49%51%
Corner kicks 17
Free kicks 51
Fouls committed 35
Yellow cards 00
Red cards 00

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sand kings against aspirants as tough finale looms . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002043305/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/matches/round=259281/match=300239764/preview.html . dead . October 2, 2013 . FIFA.com . 2013-09-28 . 2013-09-28.
  2. Web site: Spain – Russia Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002174315/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/matches/round=259281/match=300239764/statistics.html . dead . October 2, 2013 . FIFA.com . 2013-09-29 . 2013-09-29.