"18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 – Qualification Round 2 – Match 4"

The Qualification Match 4 of the 18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 took place from 14^th to 16^th February 2023 in Lillestrøm/Norway with the following result:

Norway: 1 – Ireland: 3

Kick-off was at 12:50. Both teams started cautiously. There were a few corners on both sides. From the 30^th minute onwards, Norway took the initiative and had three great scoring chances, but the strikers either missed the target or the goalkeeper saved. As usual in football, after the missed chances, Ireland took the lead in the 41^st minute with the first shot on goal. Half-time score 0:1.

In the second half Norway put their opponents under pressure but Ireland defended well and tried to score from counter attacks. In the 59^th minute, Ireland lost the ball just outside their own penalty area and Norway equalized (1-1). Norway continued to attack, but again could not make use of their chances. For a long time, it looked as if the match would go to penalties, but after a mistake in the Norwegian defense, Ireland took the lead again in the 90^th minute and hardly gave the hosts a chance to equalize (1:2). In added time, the home team tried everything, but the goal in the 93^rd minute sealed the victory for Ireland (1:3).

Big credit to a good fighting team from Norway and congratulations to the team from Ireland.

"18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 – Qualification Round 2 – Match 5"

The Qualification Match 5 of the 18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 took place from 7^th to 9^th November 2022 in Wohlen/Switzerland with the following result:

Switzerland: 2 – Hungary: 1

The match was played with high intensity, a lot of infights and two equal opponents. Both teams did their utmost during the match. Hungary scored the first goal but short before half time Switzerland also scored.
In second half the Swiss team had a little more ball procession and it seemed they had a little more power than the Hungarian team. After 72 minutes Switzerland scored and both teams had after that some options to score more goals, but two good goalkeepers prevented this.
It was a fair played match and all payed respect to each other and the referees.

Big credit to a good fighting team from Hungary and congratulations to the team from Switzerland.

Approx. 100 spectators watched the game.

"18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 – Qualification Round 2 – Match 6"

The Qualification Match 6 of the 18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 took place from 30^th November to 2^nd December 2022 in Athens/Greece with the following result:

Greece: 0 – Germany: 3

It was raining in Athens for two days before the match. Fortunately the clouds went away by the day of the match, but the pitch was very deep, so conditions were not ideal.

Germany started the match confidently. Mostly they kept the ball. They had a few corners, but could not create any chances. In the middle of the first half Germany took the lead. After ten more minutes Germany scored the second goal. Towards half time Greece had a chance, but could not score.

The second half was played with high intensity. Greece put pressure on its opponent and they had a couple of opportunities, but they still could not score. Germany defended well and tried to create chances from counter attacks. The third goal from one of these attacks secured the victory for the title holder.

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"18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 – Qualification Round 2 – Match 7"

The exciting Qualification Match 7 of the 18^th USPE EPC Football Men 2023 took place from 18^th to 20^th October 2022 in Sofia/Bulgaria with the following result:

Bulgaria: 1 – Slovak Republic: 0

The match was played with high intensity, a lot of infights and two equal opponents. Both teams did their utmost during the match, but two very strong and solid defenses kept the attackers from scoring except the one goal that Bulgaria scored.
The high intensity resulted in a number of yellow cards and one red card after two yellow cards.

Big credit to a good fighting team from Slovakia and congratulation to Bulgaria with the qualification for the Final Round from 21^st to 28^th July 2023 in Newcastle/United Kingdom.

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"Draw for the Qualification Matches of the 18^th USPE European Police Championship Football Men 2023"

On 17^th June 2022 the draw for the Qualification Matches of the 18^th USPE EPC Football Men from 21^st to 28^th July 2023 in Newcastle/United Kingdom took place during the 3^rd USPE EPC Football Women in Trondheim/Norway.

According to point 10 of the respective Invitation to Enter, the 1^st & 2^nd Qualification Rounds were drawn by lot in the presence of USPE President Luc Smeyers, USPE Secretary General Andreas Röhner, USPE General Treasurer Harry Brüngger, USPE Technical Delegate for Football Ole Jacobsen as well as representatives of the registered countries with the following results:

>> Draw for 1^st Qualification Round
>> Draw for 2^nd Qualification Round

The grand Opening Ceremony of the 3^rd USPE EPC Football Women, the first European Police Championship in 2022, from 13^th to 20^th June 2022 in Trondheim/Norway took place on the evening of 13^th June 2022 in the beautiful Lerkendal Stadion with the participation of the qualified countries, representatives of the USPE and the organiser, Norges Politiidrettsforbund, as well as the Chief of the Police of Trondheim.

>> Up-to-date information of this Final Round can be found on the USPE Instagram channel:















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