The match against a representative of the UPL, "Oleksandria," took place within the first training camp for the blue-and-yellow team, which began on September 17 and will continue until September 26. It is dedicated to preparing for matches in the qualification round for Euro-2023 (U-17).

Photo by Pavel Kubanov

The head coach of the Ukraine U-17 team, Yuriy Moroz, called up 28 players for the camp. Therefore, today's match was used to review almost all his wards. They faced a senior team from "Oleksandria," which although started with a semi-starter lineup, gradually brought on their leaders during the game. It should be noted that the match began with a 20-minute delay due to an air raid warning.

Photo by Pavel Kubanov

The age difference was immediately noticeable, and as early as the 25th minute, Oleksandria led with a score of 3-0. Yurii Kopina, Oleksandr Martyniuk, and Vikentiy Voloshin scored for them. On the 41st minute, the U-17 team had an opportunity to narrow the gap by one goal, but their shot was saved by Oleksandria's goalkeeper. Two minutes later, a player from the blue-and-yellow team once again threatened the opponent's goal, but the ball rolled past the post.

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After halftime, Yuriy Moroz completely changed his lineup. Kirilo Osypenko had a good chance to score in the early stages of the second half but missed the target with his shot. Instead, on the 52nd minute, Yurii Kopina extended the lead to 4-0. On the 60th minute, Danilo Kaidalov attempted a long-range shot from about 25 meters out, and once again fortune favored Oleksandria.

Thus, the score was 0-4 — a defeat for Ukraine U-17.

Photo by Pavel Kubanov

Friendship Match

Ukraine (U-17) — "Oleksandria" — 0:4 (0:3)

Goals: Kopina (5, 52), Martyniuk (10), Voloshin (25).

Ukraine U-17 (First Half): Surkis, Rudenko, Korobov, Zakharchenko, Diky, Yischenko, Bilyi, Han, Pashko, Kalyn, Sholupets.

Ukraine U-17 (Second Half): Bakus, Dytyar (Bezruchuk, 85), Hagara, Vernattus, Kozushko, Smetana, Tsukanov (Synchuk, 85), Osypenko, Kaidalov, Lobko (Krasnikov, 75), Kovalev.

Apart from today's match against "Oleksandria," the Ukraine U-17 team has scheduled another friendly match with "Kolos" on September 26 during their training camp period.

Euro-2023 (U-17). Qualification Round. Group 2

The youth team of Ukraine has been drawn into group 2, where they will face teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azerbaijan, and Liechtenstein. The mini-tournament will take place from October 24 to 30, 2022, in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the "Mladić" stadium in Kakanj and at a training center of the local football federation in Zenica.

October 24, 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina — Liechtenstein (14.30)

Azerbaijan — Ukraine (14.30)

October 27, 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina — Azerbaijan (14.30)

Ukraine — Liechtenstein (14.30)

October 30, 2022

Ukraine — Bosnia and Herzegovina (14.30)

Liechtenstein — Azerbaijan (14.30)

Group 1: Portugal, Slovenia, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan.

Group 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein.

Group 3: England, Israel, Georgia, Lithuania.

Group 4: Scotland, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Malta.

Group 5: Austria, Poland, Montenegro, Andorra.

Group 6: Belgium, Denmark, Romania, Estonia.

Group 7: Sweden, Croatia, Wales, Albania.

Group 8: Italy, Greece, Finland, Kosovo.

Group 9: France, Iceland, North Macedonia, Luxembourg.

Group 10: Ireland, Norway, Belarus, Armenia.

Group 11: Serbia, Cyprus, Gibraltar.

Group 12: Germany, Slovakia, Latvia, Moldova.

Group 13: Turkey, Switzerland, Bulgaria, San Marino.

The top two teams from each group and the four best third-placed teams (based on results against the first and second placed teams in their groups) will join the elite round of qualification alongside hosts Netherlands and Spain. Hungary qualified directly to the finals of Euro-2023 (U-17) as tournament hosts.