Futsal is a sport played by millions of people around the world. The game is supported by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and European Football Associations (UEFA - Union of European Football Associations) with world and European championships (Plaznik, 2009).
The goal of the master's thesis was model analysis of the semi-finalists’ game based on the selected variables and identification of their characteristics in the defense and the attack in comparison with their opponents on the EURO 2018 based on the selected variables.
In the master's thesis, we focused on the semi-finalists’ game and their opponents at the European Championship in futsal 2018, held in Slovenia. Based on the video, we analysed 10 matches. We observed and recorded predetermined variables. In total, we observed 7 variables in the attack (type of attack, analysis of created opportunities, analysis of shots on goal, analysis of scored goals, analysis of interruptions, analysis of lost balls and analysis of lost balls depending on space) and 4 variables in defense (type of defense, setting up defense depending on the space, analysis of taking the ball from opponent and the analysis of fouls committed).
Based on the research objectives, we formed 5 hypotheses, of which one was confirmed and 4 disproved. Statistically significant differences between the teams that qualify for the semi-finals and their opponents appear only at the number of opportunities created.
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