On Tuesday, May 26, the VIII International Victor Bannikov Memorial concluded in Kyiv. Apart from the capital, Boryspil, Makariv and Obukhiv hosted the competition. Serbia Under-16 team finished in the first place after a 2:0 win over Turkey.
Confident win of Serbia
Serbia side, who ruled Ukraine out of the final, started the match in a confident way. They opened the scoring in 2 minutes when Ivan Dragičević knocked the ball in the net. Then the Serbs conceded the initiative to the quick-moving Turks waiting for the counterattack. And their efforts were rewarded in 74 minutes when Lazar Markovic played one-to-one with the goalkeeper and curled the ball in the net.
Solemn closing
The solemn awarding of the competitors and best Tournament players took place after the final. The teams were congratulated by Victor Bannikov’s wife Lyudmila Bannikova, FFU vice president and Executive director Oleksandr Bandurko, President of the National Olympic Committee Serhiy Bubka, deputy Minister for family, youth and sports Rostyslav Karandyeyev.
VIII International Victor Bannikov Memorial
Group A
May 22. Ukraine − Lithuania − 2:1, Serbia − Italy − 1:0.
May 23. Italy − Ukraine − 1:1, Lithuania − Serbia − 0:2.
May 25. Ukraine − Serbia − 2:2, Italy − Lithuania − 2:2.
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G |
W |
D |
L |
Ì |
P |
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1 |
Serbia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 − 2 |
7 |
|
2 |
Ukraine |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 − 4 |
5 |
|
3 |
Italy |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 − 4 |
2 |
|
4 |
Lithuania |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 − 6 |
1 |
May 26
Match for the 7th place. Lithuania − Belarus − 0:2.
Match for the 5th place. Italy − Russia − 1:2.
Match for the 3rd place. Ukraine − Poland − 1:1 (pen. − 4:3).
Final. Serbia − Turkey − 2:0.
List of Victor Bannikov’s competition winners
2002 Poland
2003 Ukraine
2004 Turkey
2005 Ukraine
2006 Ukraine
2007 Turkey
2008 Italy
2009 Serbia 
