SUPER SECOND HALF RESCUES WIN FOR UKRAINE
Ukraine produced an exhilarating second-half comeback to beat Slovakia in Dusseldorf and maintain their Euro 2024 marketing campaign alive as Roman Yaremchuk got here off the bench to attain a late winner.
Slovakia, who shocked Belgium of their opening recreation, continued their high-quality begin to the event with a powerful first half exhibiting as Ivan Schranz scored his second purpose in two video games to present them a deserved lead.
However Ukraine confirmed indicators of life earlier than the break when Oleksandr Tymchyk rattled the submit, and Mykola Shaparenko discovered the equaliser early within the second half because the momentum shifted.
The decisive second arrived with 10 minutes to go when Yaremchuk’s pleasant cushioned contact and end accomplished the comeback to ship the yellow-clad supporters wild.
It leaves a wide-open Group E finely poised, with Ukraine, Slovakia and Romania all on three factors and Belgium nonetheless on zero forward of Saturday’s conflict between Belgians and Romanians.
