The Russian futsal team began its journey to EURO-18 with a victory over France with a score of 5: 0.The results of the first qualifying match in Group G were summed up by the captain of our team Vladislav Shayakhmetov.

– According to the account it may seem that everything turned out for us today is easy, but on the floor everything turned out to be much more complicated. We analyzed the French, they had enough information. As expected, they flew into a counterattack and was quite tense at our gates. We have implemented our own moments, now you see the result.

– Could France surprise you with something?
– At the level of the teams we have not met for a long time, but I know many guys from the last UEFA Cup, when Gazprom-Yugra played with the champion of France. Strong club, good-quality team. If they were a little more careful today, they are ahead, who knows what could have happened.