The youth team of Ukraine played a draw with peers from Spain (2:2) in the final match of the group stage of the European Youth Championship.
The Spaniards twice during the match were in the position of catching up. At the 43rd minute, forward Bogdan Vyunnik opened the score in the match. After a break in the 49th minute, the Spaniards were equalized by an own goal by Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Zhelizko. In the 81st minute, a penalty kick was awarded, which was converted by midfielder Georgy Sudakov. Saved the Spaniards from defeat the exact blow of striker Abel Ruiz in the 90th minute of the match.
In another match of group B, the Croatian national team shared points with one of the hosts of the tournament – the Romanian national team (0:0). Thus, the Spaniards and Ukrainians scored seven points each and reached the playoffs of the youth Euro. The Spaniards won the group due to additional indicators.
The national team of Ukraine reached the playoffs of the youth Euro for the first time since 2006. At that tournament, the Ukrainians reached the final of the tournament, where they lost to the Netherlands team (0:3).
Rivals of Ukraine and Spain in the quarterfinals of the youth Euro will be determined today. The teams will play with the best teams in group D – the Ukrainians will play with the winners of the group, the Spaniards – with the team that will take second place. After two rounds, group D is headed by the French team (6 points), the second and third places are shared between the Italians and the Swiss (3 points).
2023-06-28 06:15:44
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