2012 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

2012 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Dates 30 October – 3 November 2012
Teams 8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Russia (2nd title)
Runners-up  Brazil
Third place  United Arab Emirates
Fourth place  Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 150 (9.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Fernando DDI (10 goals)
Best player Russia Egor Shaykov

The 2012 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup will be the second edition of the new tournament, following the success of the initial Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It will take place at a temporary stadium at Dubai Festival City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 30 October to 3 November 2012. Eight teams will be participating in the competition. The stadium has a capacity of 2,500 spectators.[1]

Participating teams

Team Confederation Achievements Participation
 United Arab Emirates AFC Host 2nd
 Russia UEFA 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners 2nd
 Japan AFC 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (AFC) winners 1st
 Brazil CONMEBOL 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONMEBOL) winners 2nd
 United States CONCACAF 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONCACAF) third place 1st
 Nigeria CAF 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CAF) runners-up 2nd
  Switzerland UEFA 2012 Euro Beach Soccer League winners 2nd
 Tahiti OFC 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (OFC) winners 2nd

Draw and Schedule

The draw to divide the eight teams into two groups of four was conducted on 9 October 2012.[2] The subsequent schedule was determined on 11 October 2012.[3]

Group stage

All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4)

Legend
Teams that advanced to the semi finals

Group A

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Russia 3300165+119
 United Arab Emirates 3201108+26
 Tahiti 3102810-23
 United States 3003718-110

30 October 2012
18:00
Russia  9 - 1  United States
E. Shaykov  1'
E. Eremeev  9',  19',  26'
D. Ippolitov  11'
D. Shishin  21'.  30'
Y. Krasheninnikov  30',  36' 		Report  5' O. Gil


30 October 2012
20:30
United Arab Emirates  3 - 2  Tahiti
Ali Karim  8'
R. al Mesaabi  29'
A. Ali Rahi  35' 		Report  1' T. Zaveroni
 20' R. L. F. Kuee


31 October 2012
18:00
Russia  4 - 2  Tahiti
I. Leonov  2'
D. Shishin  3',  6'
D. Ippolitov  4' 		Report  2' N. Bennett
 14' H. Taiarui


31 October 2012
20:30
United States  3 - 5  United Arab Emirates
N. Pereira  4',  34'
E. Meister  10' 		Report  6' A. Ali Rahi
 11' (pen.) M. Abbas
 30' Ali Karim
 31' R. Ahmad
 34' Hassan Ali


1 November 2012
18:00
Tahiti  4 - 3  United States
N. Bennett  11',  34'
R. L. F. Kuee  17'
T. Zaveroni  28' 		Report  14',  20' (pen.) A. Feld
 34' (pen.) O. Reyes


1 November 2012
20:30
United Arab Emirates  2 - 3  Russia
Hassan Ali  17'
K. Ali Sulaiman  19' 		Report  6' Y. Gorchinskiy
 19' (o.g.) K. Ali Sulaiman
 34' E. Eremeev


Group B

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Brazil 33001611+59
 Nigeria 32011617-16
  Switzerland 31021615+13
 Japan 30031419-50

30 October 2012
16:45
Japan  4 - 7   Switzerland
S. Yamauchi  2'
M. Komaki  5'
A. Kazumasa  12'
S. Makino  24' 		Report  5' P. Borer
 8',  14',  21',  36' D. Stankovic
 32', 33' M. Jaeggy


30 October 2012
19:15
Brazil  6 - 3  Nigeria
Datinha  10'
Mao  12'
Benjamin  20'
Fernando DDI  28',  28',  29' 		Report  10' O. Okemmiri
 19' V. Tale
 25' B. Ibenegbu


31 October 2012
16:45
Nigeria  7 - 6   Switzerland
B. Ibenegbu  1',  31'
V. Tale  4',  8',  33'
O. Okemmiri  10'
A. Abu  36' 		Report  7' S. Lutz
 8' S. Spaccarotella
 14' S. Meier
 26',  28',  32' D. Stankovic


31 October 2012
19:15
Brazil  6 - 5  Japan
André  8',  9'
Jorginho  17'
Mao  17'
Anderson  20'
Gil  25' 		Report  6' M. Komaki
 10' A. Kazumasa
 16',  20' S. Yamauchi
 34' S. Suzuki


1 November 2012
16:45
Nigeria  6 - 5  Japan
B. Ibenegbu  2',  3',  4',  17'
A. Abu  17',  26' 		Report  2',  2',  17' A.Kazumasa
 26' H. Oda
 33' M. Komaki


1 November 2012
19:15
Switzerland   3 - 4  Brazil
V. Jaeggy  4'
S Meier  23'
D. Stankovic  32' 		Report  21',  36' Fernando DDI
 34' Bruno Malias
 35' Benjamin

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals Final
2 November - Dubai Festival City
  Russia  9  
  Nigeria  4  
 
3 November - Dubai Festival City
      Russia  7
    Brazil   4
Third place
2 November - Dubai Festival City 3 November - Dubai Festival City
  Brazil  5   Nigeria  7
  United Arab Emirates  3     United Arab Emirates (a.e.t)  8

Semi-finals

2 November 2012
19:15
Russia  9 - 4  Nigeria
D. Ippolitov  1'
E. Shaykov  3',  21',  25',  32'
D. Shishin  5'
E. Eremeev  11',  29'
I. Leonov  16' 		Report  7',  33' B. Ibenegbu
 22' A. Abu
 36' V. Tale

2 November 2012
20:30
Brazil  5 - 3  United Arab Emirates
Gil  1'
Fernando DDI  10',  21',  34'
Bruno Malias  14' 		Report  23' (o.g.) Sidney
 26' (pen.) R. Ahmad
 34' (pen.) Ali Karim

Third place play off

3 November 2012
19:15
Nigeria  7 - 8 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Emirates
I. Olawale  5',  17',  18',  22'
S. Maijama'a  21'
R. Al Mesaabi  25' (o.g.)
A. Abu  35' 		Report  2',  14',  19' R. Ahmad
 24' Hassan Ali
 26' Ali Karim
 29',  37' R. Al Mesaabi
 31' A. Al Rahi

Final

3 November 2012
20:30
Russia  7 - 4  Brazil
A. Makarov  5',  28'
E. Shaykov  9',  12',  15',  21' (pen.)
D. Shishin  23' 		Report  22',  28' Fernando DDI
 31' Bruno Malias
 36' (pen.) André

Awards

Best Player (MVP)
Russia Egor Shaykov
Top Scorer
Brazil Fernando DDI
10 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Russia Andrei Buklitskiy

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Russia
2  Brazil
3  United Arab Emirates
4  Nigeria
5   Switzerland
6  Tahiti
7  Japan
8  United States

References

  1. ↑ http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/548
  2. ↑ http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/540
  3. ↑ http://www.beachsoccer.com/news/543

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