The Russian Futsal Team was awarded a 3-0 victory over the New…
The Russian Futsal Team was awarded a 3-0 victory over the New Zealand team due to the opponent's refusal to participate in the match.
Consensus
- The Russian national futsal team was granted a technical victory over New Zealand's team.
- The match was scheduled for August 3, 2103, at 14:00 Moscow time.
- The game was part of the Continental Futsal Championship held in Bangkok from August 1 to August 6.
- New Zealand's team refused to participate in the match.
- The result was recorded as a 3:0 win for Russia.
- The reasons for New Zealand's refusal were not disclosed by any source.
Points of divergence
- The head coach of the Russian team, Beso Zoidze, stated that the decision to cancel the match was made three hours before the start, and that the Russian players had already completed their previous match and held individual meetings. — m24
- The Ukrainian karate athlete Andrey Zaplitnyi refused to take a photo with a Russian medalist at the European Championship, and the Ukrainian water polo team did not play against Russia in the World Cup second division, resulting in a technical loss for Ukraine. — vm
- The Russian team's coach expressed surprise at the cancellation mechanism, noting that the tournament was pre-registered and all teams and federations had given consent. — m24
Coverage (4 sources)
- The Russian futsal team was awarded a technical victory over the team of New Zealand — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia's Futsal Team Awarded Victory After New Zealanders Refused Match — Коммерсантъ
- Russia awarded victory due to New Zealand futsal team's refusal to play match — Вести
- The Russian futsal team was awarded a victory over the New Zealanders due to their refusal to play — Москва 24