EURO 2024 (U-17): Ukraine secures second victory in elite round
Today, the Ukraine U-17 team (players born no earlier than 2007) continued their campaign in the Euro 2024 elite round qualifiers with a match against Switzerland.
At the start of the mini-tournament in Group 4, the blue-yellow team defeated the hosts from Greece with a score of 2:0. Now, under the guidance of Yuriy Moroz, they faced their peers from Switzerland. The match took place in Patras at the Pampeloponnisiako Stadium.
The Ukrainians quickly secured a comfortable lead. First, Bohdanov opened the scoring with an assist from Bondar, and later, Stepanov converted a penalty.
The Swiss failed to reduce the deficit, and in the 63rd minute, Bondar, after a pass from Rybak, scored our team's third goal. In the end, the blue-yellow team maintained their advantage, winning 3:0, thereby making a significant claim for a place in the final tournament.
The final match in the group will be against Slovakia on March 12.
Euro 2024 (U-17). Elite round qualifiers. Group 4
06.03.2024
Slovakia — Switzerland — 2:1
Greece — Ukraine — 0:2
09.03.2024
Switzerland (U-17) — Ukraine (U-17) — 0:3 (0:2)
Goals: Bohdanov (17), Stepanov (24, penalty), Bondar (63).
Switzerland (U-17): Guviler, Niedermann, Storm, Akagomen, Folken (Philippin, 78), Tyree (Parra, 56), Korbon (Kabashi, 65), Ruffener, Casseze (Guido, 56), Turhan (Vasovich, 46), Chakoli.
Ukraine (U-17): Makarenko, Sheleketa, Tretyak, Dihtyar, Rybak, Olychenko (Harmash, 64), Ozymai (Drahan, 64), Redushko (Lyusin, 74), Bohdanov, Stepanov (Denysov, 74), Bondar (Khalilov, 89).
Yellow cards: Akagomen (52), Parra (70) — Rybak (30), Olychenko (51).
Sent-off: Parra (83, second yellow).
Greece — Slovakia — 0:1 (0:0)
Standings
|
|
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1. Ukraine |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5—0 |
6 |
|
2. Slovakia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3—1 |
6 |
|
3. Greece |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0—3 |
0 |
|
4. Switzerland |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1—5 |
0 |
March 12, 2024
Switzerland vs Greece (15:00)
Ukraine vs Slovakia (15:00)
All match times are in Kyiv time.
The elite round draw divided 32 teams into eight groups, with matches scheduled for March. Fifteen spots for the final stage will be up for grabs, which will take place from May 20th to June 5th, 2024, in Cyprus. The top eight group winners from the elite round qualification and the seven best runners-up with the best results will advance to the final stage, along with the host country.
Euro 2024 (U-17). Elite Round Qualification
Group 1: England, France, Hungary, Northern Ireland.
Group 2: Wales, Bulgaria, Sweden, Romania.
Group 3: Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Italy.
Group 4: Greece, Switzerland, Slovakia, Ukraine.
Group 5: Portugal, Germany, Croatia, Ireland.
Group 6: Turkey, Serbia, Georgia, Denmark.
Group 7: Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Norway.
Group 8: Poland, Czech Republic, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Last year, under the leadership of Volodymyr Yezerskyi, the blue-yellow team secured third place in their qualifying group and advanced further through the competition among third-placed teams.
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