2013 Valais Youth Cup

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2013 Valais Youth Cup
Valais Youth Cup.png
2013 Valais Youth Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates12–15 June 2013
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Third placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Fourth placeFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
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The Valais Youth Cup was a two-day international football tournament that featured four teams. It was played at the Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac in Le Bouveret, Switzerland.

Contents

Teams

In February 2013, FIFA gave Kosovo permission to play games against FIFA members' youth teams. This competition saw Kosovo compete in their first officially recognised fixture when they played Ghana, on 14 June 2013. The tournament was used to prepare Egypt and Ghana for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition.

TeamsConfederationRef
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil CONMEBOL [1]
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt CAF
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo UEFA

Squads

Kosovo

Competition format

 
Semi-finals
12 June		Final
15 June
 
      
 
17:00 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
 
18:00 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1 (4)
 
19:30 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1 (3)
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2 (5)
 
 
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 2 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
15:30 CEST - Le Bouveret
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 8
 
 
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 0

Matches

Semi-finals

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Ademilson Soccerball shade.svg60' Report
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Narh Soccerball shade.svg7'
Addico Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Muriqi Soccerball shade.svg41'
Musaj Soccerball shade.svg73'
Penalties
5–4
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Third place play-off

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg8–0Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Ahmed El Sayed Rafat Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg5', 55'
Koka Soccerball shade.svg25'
El Metwally Soccerball shade.svg47'
Kahraba Soccerball shade.svg56', 61'
Omar Bassam Mohamed Helmy Hassan Soccerball shade.svg75', 85'		 Report
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Final

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Vinícius Araújo Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Assifuah Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Penalties
4–3
Complexe Sportif du Bout du Lac, Le Bouveret
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

References

  1. ↑ "Press conference for the launch of the Valais Football Summer Cups". Matchworld Group SA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "U21 e Kosovës, në Zvicër për sensacion" [Kosovo's U21, in Switzerland for sensation]. albinfo.ch (in Albanian). 11 June 2013.
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