In Minsk and Borisov, a one-round tournament in Group 13 of the youth UEFA EURO 2022 (U-17) Qualifiers has come to the end. The representative team of Belarus, staffed by players born in 2005, opposed Slovakia, England and Armenia.
The wards of Aliaksandr Yurevich played their matches in Borisov. Three players from FC BATE Borisov youth structure were called up - goalkeeper Arseni Skapets, midfielder Yan Shumski and forward Vadzim Kisialiou (on photo). In addition, the home team involved representatives of the Yellow-Blues reserves' staff - coach Dzmitry Likhtarovich and masseur Andrei Arekhva.
16th October. England - Armenia - 7:0. Belarus - Slovakia - 0:0.
Shumski was substituted on the 78th minute, Kisialoiu on the 61st minute, Skapets remained at the bench.
19th October. Slovakia - Armenia - 5:0. Belarus - England - 0:1 (27).
Kisialiou entered on the pitch on the 62nd minute, Shumski - on the 82nd minute, Skapets remained at the bench.
22nd October. England - Slovakia - 2:2. Belarus - Armenia - 2:0 (35, 85).
Kisialiou and Shumski were substituted on the 66th minute, Skapets remained at the bench.
Final standings: England - 7 points, Slovakia - 5, Belarus - 4, Armenia - 0.
As a result, England and Slovakia won a ticket to final qualifying round. Belarusians have to wait for the finish of mini-tournaments in other quartets - four best squads from among those who took third places in their groups will get into the Elite Round of Qualifiers for the European Championship.