In the Round of 16, Dmitry Kamzolov’s squad edged Hungary’s Bonyhád 5-4 after extra time. Goalkeeper Artem Pechnikov gave the Belarusian champions a flying start by scoring twice early in the match. However, by the end of the second period, the Hungarian club had turned the game around to lead 4-2. Facing elimination, Minsk fought back and leveled the score before the end of regulation time thanks to a brace from Ihar Bryshtsel. With the score 4-4, Aleh Hapon netted the winner at the start of extra time.BSC Minsk topped Group H in the preliminary stage after defeating Germany’s Beach Royals (4-3), Finland’s BSC Hobby (14-3) and France’s Montpellier (7-1).Bonyhád finished second in Group I, beating Moldova’s BSC Nistru 6-2 and France’s Avenir 3-2 before losing to Ukraine’s Sunrise 1-7. The Hungarian champions then defeated the Polish KP Lodz 6-4 after extra time in a playoff match to reach the Round of 16.
The quarterfinals will be played on 12 June, the semifinals on 13 June, and the medal matches on 14 June. In the previous season, the then-champion of Belarus TsOR Mogilev won the bronze medal of the Euro Winners Cup defeating Spain’s Marbella in a post-match penalty shootout for third place. Italy’s Catania BS defeated Falfala Kafr Qassem (Israel) in the final 6-1 to win the champion title.