2012 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

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2012 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates30 October – 3 November 2012
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored150 (9.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Fernando DDI (10 goals)
Best player(s)Russia Egor Shaykov
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The 2012 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the new tournament, following the success of the initial Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It took place at a temporary stadium at Dubai Festival City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 30 October to 3 November 2012. Eight teams participated in the competition. The stadium had 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 3 3 0 0 16 5 +11 9
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6
 Tahiti 3 1 0 2 8 10 -2 3
 United States 3 0 0 3 7 18 -11 0
Russia 9 - 1 United States
E. Shaykov Goal 1'
E. Eremeev Goal 9', Goal 19', Goal 26'
D. Ippolitov Goal 11'
D. Shishin Goal 21'. Goal 30'
Y. Krasheninnikov Goal 30', Goal 36'		 Report Goal 5' O. Gil


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


Russia 4 - 2 Tahiti
I. Leonov Goal 2'
D. Shishin Goal 3', Goal 6'
D. Ippolitov Goal 4'		 Report Goal 2' N. Bennett
Goal 14' H. Taiarui


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


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


United Arab Emirates 2 - 3 Russia
Hassan Ali Goal 17'
K. Ali Sulaiman Goal 19'		 Report Goal 6' Y. Gorchinskiy
Goal 19' (o.g.) K. Ali Sulaiman
Goal 34' E. Eremeev


Group B[]

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA +/- Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 16 11 +5 9
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 16 17 -1 6
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 16 15 +1 3
 Japan 3 0 0 3 14 19 -5 0
Japan 4 - 7  Switzerland
S. Yamauchi Goal 2'
M. Komaki Goal 5'
A. Kazumasa Goal 12'
S. Makino Goal 24'		 Report Goal 5' P. Borer
Goal 8', Goal 14', Goal 21', Goal 36' D. Stankovic
Goal 32',Goal 33' M. Jaeggy


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


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


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


Nigeria 6 - 5 Japan
B. Ibenegbu Goal 2', Goal 3', Goal 4', Goal 17'
A. Abu Goal 17', Goal 26'		 Report Goal 2', Goal 2', Goal 17' A.Kazumasa
Goal 26' H. Oda
Goal 33' M. Komaki


Switzerland  3 - 4 Brazil
V. Jaeggy Goal 4'
S Meier Goal 23'
D. Stankovic Goal 32'		 Report Goal 21', Goal 36' Fernando DDI
Goal 34' Bruno Malias
Goal 35' Benjamin

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 November - Dubai Festival City
 
 
 Russia9
 
3 November - Dubai Festival City
 
 Nigeria4
 
 Russia7
 
2 November - Dubai Festival City
 
 Brazil 4
 
 Brazil5
 
 
 United Arab Emirates3
 
Third place
 
 
3 November - Dubai Festival City
 
 
 Nigeria7
 
 
 United Arab Emirates (a.e.t)8

Semi-finals[]

Russia 9 - 4 Nigeria
D. Ippolitov Goal 1'
E. Shaykov Goal 3', Goal 21', Goal 25', Goal 32'
D. Shishin Goal 5'
E. Eremeev Goal 11', Goal 29'
I. Leonov Goal 16'		 Report Goal 7', Goal 33' B. Ibenegbu
Goal 22' A. Abu
Goal 36' V. Tale
Brazil 5 - 3 United Arab Emirates
Gil Goal 1'
Fernando DDI Goal 10', Goal 21', Goal 34'
Bruno Malias Goal 14'		 Report Goal 23' (o.g.) Sidney
Goal 26' (pen.) R. Ahmad
Goal 34' (pen.) Ali Karim

Third place play off[]

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

Final[]

Russia 7 - 4 Brazil
A. Makarov Goal 5', Goal 28'
E. Shaykov Goal 9', Goal 12', Goal 15', Goal 21' (pen.)
D. Shishin Goal 23'		 Report Goal 22', Goal 28' Fernando DDI
Goal 31' Bruno Malias
Goal 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[]

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