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Photograph caption Roman Yaremchuk and Volodymyr Brazhko have a good time the successful purpose within the match
June 21, 2024
The nationwide workforce of Ukraine defeated the nationwide workforce of Slovakia with a rating of 2-1 within the second match at Euro-2024. The match was held in Dusseldorf.
After the crushing defeat by Romania within the first spherical, the top coach of Ukrainians, Serhiy Rebrov, modified the beginning line-up.
Anatoliy Trubin, the goalkeeper of the Portuguese “Benfica”, took the place within the purpose as an alternative of Andrii Lunin, who made a number of vital errors within the earlier match.
As an alternative of the participant of the Spanish “Girona” Victor Tsygankov, the place on the suitable flank of the assault was taken by the skilled participant of “Dynamo” Andriy Yarmolenko. One other Dynamo participant, Volodymyr Brazhko, changed Taras Stepanenko within the help zone. Oleksandr Tymchyk changed Yukhym Konoplyu in protection.
In any other case, the beginning line-up didn’t change. Ilya Zabarnyi, Mykola Matvienko and Oleksandr Zinchenko got here out in protection. Mykola Shaparenko and Georgy Sudakov are within the midfield together with Brazhko.
Artem Dovbyk, Mykhailo Mudryk and Andriy Yarmolenko performed within the assault.
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Photograph caption, After Shaparenko’s purpose – Zinchenko. Most consultants acknowledged the latter as one of the best participant of the match
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picture captionMudryk was lively on the pitch and had a number of moments in entrance of Slovakia’s purpose
The match began in an equal wrestle, however nonetheless with a slight benefit of the Slovaks. Each groups attacked from the flanks – Slovakia had sharper moments. Specifically, within the tenth minute, the gamers of this nationwide workforce made two harmful photographs on the purpose of Ukraine.
Trubin saved from the purpose. He additionally deflected a free kick within the sixteenth minute.
The primary shot of the Ukrainians towards the Slovaks befell within the thirteenth minute. Volodymyr Brazhko shot, however Slovakia’s goalkeeper Martin Dubravka took his shot with none issues.
Slovakia opened the scoring within the seventeenth minute. One other cross from the left flank was headed by Ivan Shrants. Zinchenko and Zabarny couldn’t cease him.
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Caption to the photograph, Within the seventeenth minute, Ivan Shrants beat Oleksandr Zinchenko and scored
Within the second half of the primary half, the initiative handed to Ukraine.
Within the twenty ninth minute, Ukrainian captain Andriy Yarmolenko may equalize the rating within the recreation. Nevertheless, after his shot, the ball went previous the Slovakian purpose.
Dovbyk hit dangerously, and proper defender Tymczyk hit the put up of Slovakia’s purpose. Within the thirty sixth minute, Mudryk got here head to head with the opponent’s goalkeeper at an acute angle, however didn’t beat him.
Slovakia responded with a poignant second on the finish of the half. Lukash Haraslin hit dangerously from the road of the penalty space – Anatoliy Trubin pulled the shot.
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Caption: Within the Slovakia-Ukraine match there was numerous combating, however no fouls
The Ukrainian nationwide workforce began the second half extra actively. cross on the flank was made by Mudryk, however Dovbyk couldn’t successfully shut his cross.
A couple of minutes later, Brazhko took the ball from a Slovakian participant in his personal half of the sector and the Ukrainian nationwide workforce launched a counterattack.
Zinchenko handed to the middle of the penalty space, and Mykola Shaparenko closed the cross in a single contact. That is how “Dynamo” scored the primary purpose of the nationwide workforce at Euro-2024.
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Photograph caption, The writer of Ukraine’s first purpose at Euro 2014 – Mykola Shaparenko
After that, the Ukrainians continued the stress, and the Slovaks targeted extra on protection.
Within the 67th minute, the coach of Ukraine modified the attacking gamers and launched Roman Yaremchuk and Oleksandr Zubkov as an alternative of Yarmolenko and Dovbyk.
Within the 74th minute, Yaremchuk and Mudryk ran right into a speedy counterattack, however Roman’s cross to Mykhailo was not too profitable. The participant “Chelsea” hit from a pointy angle. He was repelled by Dubravka.
After 5 minutes, Yaremchuk acquired a protracted cross from Shaparenko, got here head to head with the goalkeeper and scored Ukraine’s second purpose. In whole, it was his sixteenth purpose for the nationwide workforce.
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Photograph caption Yaremchuk’s decisive purpose within the 79th minute
After the purpose, the Ukrainian nationwide workforce started to play extra cautiously, and the teaching workers launched defender Serhiy Sydorchuk, and later one other defender – Maksym Talovyerov.
This helped restrain the ultimate assault of the Slovaks. Ukraine stored the specified outcome. After the ultimate whistle, the stadium noticed off the Ukrainian footballers with loud applause.
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Caption to the photograph, After the defeat within the first match, the Ukrainian soccer gamers have been in a position to appropriate the scenario and please the followers
Now the nationwide workforce has three factors, the identical quantity – Slovakia and Romania. However the latter has performed one much less match up to now.
Ukraine’s victory leaves it with a superb likelihood of getting out of the group, however rather a lot will rely upon the results of the match between its rivals – Romania and Belgium.
The nationwide workforce will play its subsequent match on June 26. On today, she is going to meet with the highly effective Belgian nationwide workforce. And this shall be a decisive assembly that may decide who will go on to Euro-2024.