EURO 2024 (U-19): Ukraine kicks off elite qualifying round with victory over North Macedonia
Today, on March 20th, the Ukraine U-19 team (players not older than 2005 birth year) began their campaign in the Euro 2024 elite qualifying round.
Following the draw, the blue-yellow squad landed in Group 7 alongside Switzerland, North Macedonia, and Latvia. Under the guidance of coach Dmytro Mykhailenko, the team faced the hosts of the mini-tournament in Skopje at the FFM Training Centre.
The first half saw a tightly contested battle with Ukraine having the upper hand. Dangerous attempts came from Krevsun with a header, while Hadzhyev and Synchuk tested the opponent's goalkeeper. Just before halftime, Krevsun broke the deadlock with a close-range shot after a corner kick.
Shortly after the break, Ponomarenko extended Ukraine's lead with a precise strike from outside the box. North Macedonia responded with inaccurate attempts from Nazifi and Gjorgievski. The home side was reduced to ten men late in the game, allowing Ukraine to comfortably maintain their 2-0 lead until the final whistle.
Next up, Mykhailenko's team will face Latvia on March 23rd.
Euro 2024 (U-19). Elite qualifying round. Group 7
20.03.2024
North Macedonia (U-19) - Ukraine (U-19) - 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: Krevsun (45+1), Ponomarenko (48).
North Macedonia (U-19): Yakimov, Arizankoskiy (Serafimov, 68), Melich, Stoilevski, Djekov, Aliji (Nikolovski, 61), Zendelovski, Gjorgievski, Kaba (Nuhija, 68), Kankoski (Danev, 61), Nazifi.
Ukraine (U-19): Krapyvstov, Drozd, Melnychenko, Mykhavko, Oharkov, Hadzhyev (Tsukanov, 65), Vashchenko, Krevsun (Badenko, 87), Synchuk (Shevchenko, 79), Ponomarenko (Dubrovnyi, 79), Tutierov (Matkevych, 65).
Yellow cards: Djekov (5), Aliji (32), Nuhija (73), Nikolovski (73) - Synchuk (34), Ponomarenko (37), Oharkov (44), Mykhavko (90+3).
Sent off: Melich (75, second yellow).
Switzerland - Latvia - 1:0 (0:0)
Standings
|
|
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1. Ukraine |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2—0 |
3 |
|
2. Switzerland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1—0 |
3 |
|
3. Latvia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0—1 |
0 |
|
4. North Macedonia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0—2 |
0 |
March 23, 2024:
Switzerland vs North Macedonia (15:00)
Ukraine vs Latvia (15:00)
March 26, 2024:
Ukraine vs Switzerland (15:00)
Latvia vs North Macedonia (15:00)
All match times are in Kyiv local time.
The draw for the Euro 2024 Elite Qualifying Round has divided 28 teams into seven groups, with matches scheduled to take place in March. The group winners of the Elite Qualifying Round will advance to the final stage, which will be held from July 15th to 28th, 2024, in Northern Ireland. This serves as UEFA's qualification for the 2025 U-20 World Cup.
Euro 2024 (U-19) elite qualifying round groups:
Group 1: Spain, Austria, Kosovo, Slovenia
Group 2: Netherlands, Belgium, France, Lithuania
Group 3: Norway, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
Group 4: Portugal, Denmark, Serbia, Greece
Group 5: Scotland, Czechia, Georgia, Italy
Group 6: Turkey, Germany, Croatia, Romania
Group 7: Switzerland, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Latvia
Reminding that, under the guidance of Oleg Kuznetsov, Ukrainians secured first place in their qualification round group.
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