The match between Belgium and Ukraine on the stadium in Stuttgart resulted in a goalless draw. It was the primary assembly of those groups in historical past.
Romelu Lukaku from the Belgian nationwide workforce and Oleksandr Svatok from the Ukrainian nationwide workforce /MOHAMED MESSARA /PAP/EPA
In group E, the state of affairs after two rounds was very attention-grabbing. 4 groups had 3 factors every. Ukraine was in essentially the most tough place, after shedding to Romania 0:3 and successful over Slovakia 2:1, with a objective stability of two:4, it was in fourth place.
Within the twentieth minute, Roman Jaremczuk determined to shoot from a distance, which was confidently saved by Koen Casteels. Kevin De Bryune then tried to shock the goalkeeper with a free kick, however it hit the facet internet. Then Heorhij Sudakov obtained the cross, however his shot was too weak.
Within the forty second minute, Jaremchuk got here nose to nose with the goalkeeper, however as an alternative of taking pictures, he determined to cross to Artem Dowbyk, who didn’t attain the ball.
Jeremy Doku crossed dangerously to the five-meter line within the 58th minute. The ball didn’t attain Romelu Lukaku, who was unable to complete the transfer. De Bruyne then despatched a by way of ball to Lukaku. The Belgian striker, guarded by Ukrainian defenders, managed to shoot heading in the right direction, which brought on no issues for Trubin.
Within the 73rd minute, Lukaku carried out a double motion with Yannick Carrasco, who pressured Trubin to make an efficient intervention. In response, Dowbyk completed off the Ukrainians’ assault, however his close-range shot was blocked by Wout Faes. In one other harmful motion, the Ukrainian striker hit the facet internet.
Ruslan Malinovsky may have scored a objective straight from a nook kick within the 83rd minute. Casteels hit the ball when it was over the objective line. After some time, the Belgians launched a counterattack. De Bruyne handed the ball to Johan Bakayoko, who missed terribly.
Sudakov bumped into the penalty space in added time. From an advantageous place he shot into the center of the objective, which Casteels managed to do.
Within the second match of Group E, Romania drew 1-1 with Slovakia. All groups scored 4 factors. Romania took first place, Belgium second, Slovakia third, and Ukraine fourth. Three of those groups superior to the 1/8 finals.
Sadly, we did not qualify due to the primary unsuccessful match with Romania. Even once we have been shedding 0:1 and 0:2, we did not get up. It ended 0:3. Everybody noticed that we have been attempting to win in opposition to Belgium. We created probabilities, there have been moments. Sadly, we performed in opposition to one of many high groups, so it was very tough – mentioned Serhiy Rebrov, the coach of the Ukrainian nationwide workforce, after the match.
Yellow card – Ukraine: Artem Dovbyk. Belgium: Wout Faes.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England). Attendance: 54,000.
Ukraine: Antoliy Trubin – Oleksandr Tymchyk, Illa Zabarny, Oleksandr Swatok (81st Andriy Yarmolenko), Mykola Matviyenko, Vitaly Mykolenko (58th Oleksandr Zinchenko) – Mykola Shaparenko (71st Władysław Wanat), Volodymyr Brazhko (71st Taras Stepanenko), Heorhiy Sudakov, Bohdan Mykhailichenko – Roman Jaremchuk (71. Ruslan Malinovsky), Artem Dowbyk.
Belgium: Koen Casteels – Jan Vertonghen, Wout Faes, Arthur Theate, Timothy Castagne – Kevin De Bruyne, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans (62. Orel Mangala) – Jeremy Doku (77. Johan Bakayoko), Romelu Lukaku (90. Lois Openda) , Leandro Trossard (62. Yannick Carrasco).
