(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan's victory in European Minifootball Championship has
been celebrated with a gala concert, Azernews reports.
The gala concert was organized by the Ministry of Youth and
Sports, the Azerbaijan Mini-Football Federation, Azfar Group, and
Zira professional football club, with the support of Nar mobile at
the Baku Seaside Boulevard, Azernews reports.
The national anthem of Azerbaijan was performed at the opening
of the concert.
Furthermore, a video was presented dedicated to the sports
successes and achievements of the Azerbaijani mini-football
team.
President of the Zira football club and the founder of the
Azerbaijan Futsal Federation Orkhan Mammadov, the head of the
department under the Ministry of Youth and Sports Elnur Mammadov,
the head coach of the Zira football club, Rashad Sadigov, and the
famous actor, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Bahram Bagirzade
congratulated the participants of the event with National Salvation
Day.
The speakers praised Azerbaijan's victory in European
Minifootball Championship. The head coach of the mini-football team
Elshad Guliyev thanked numerous fans for their support. The
national mini-football team has won the European Championship for
the first time in its history.
Azerbaijani team defeated the team from Romania with a score of
1:0. Seymur Mammadov scored the only goal in the match in the 25th
minute.
After the sporting victory, President Ilham Aliyev met with
members of the Azerbaijan national mini-football team, who won the
European Championship in Slovakia. The president congratulated the
national futsal team on the historic victory.
The gala event was followed by performances by People's Artists
of Azerbaijan Zulfiya Khanbabayeva and Miri Yusif (Mir Yusif
Mirbabayev), the participant of Eurovision-2016 (Azerbaijan) Syamra
Rahimli and naghara ensemble.
The trophy - the European Champions Cup was presented to the
public. Fans were given the opportunity to take pictures and chat
with members of the national team.
The festive event united both adults and children who shared the
joy of the victory of the Azerbaijani futsal team.
Notably, futsal is a ball sport played on a hard court, smaller
than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to
five-a-side football.
The game is played between two teams of five players each, one
of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlike some other forms of indoor
football, the game is played on a hard-court surface delimited by
lines; walls or boards are not used.
Azerbaijan had never qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup
until 2016. However, national futsal players participated in the
last five editions of the European Championship.
Now futsal team successfully represents Azerbaijan at multiple
international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup
and the European Championships.
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