U-17 triumph: Ukraine defeated Cyprus in first friendly

09.04.2024 18:40

The Ukraine U-17 team played their first friendly match against their Cypriot counterparts.

The Ukrainian team, gearing up for the final phase of Euro 2024 (U-17), kicked off their brief training camp with a friendly match against Cyprus.

With both Ukraine and Cyprus slated to compete in the same group during the upcoming European Championship, this friendly served as an excellent opportunity for Yuriy Moroz's side to size up their opponents.

The match, held in Sotira, saw the blue-yellow squad clinch a 2-0 victory, courtesy of well-placed strikes from Mykyta Sheleketa and Ivan Denysov.

The second friendly encounter between the teams is scheduled for April 11th in Larnaca, with kickoff set for 16:30 local time.

Friendly Match

April 9, 2024

Cyprus (U-17) - Ukraine (U-17) - 0:2 (0:1)

Goals: Sheleketa (38), Denysov (67)

Cyprus (U-17): Michos (Papacharalambous, 77), Haralambous (S. Dimostenous, 85), Strotou (Psilogenis, 62), Evangelou (R. Dimostenous, 62), K. Ioannou (Lisandros, 46), P. Ioannou (Panagi, 85), Tziortzis (Sotiriou, 77), Hatzilefteris (Vattis, 62), Michalas (Stavrinidis, 62), Vassiliou (Petousis, 77), Nicolaou (Loucaides, 77).

Ukraine (U-17): Makarenko, Bondar (Ryabokon, 75), Harmash (Tiutiunov, 61), Tretyak (Barshak, 61), Sheleketa (Andreyko, 75), Dihtyar (Dankovskyi, 61), Uhrynchuk, Boyko, Tsymbalyuk (Denysov, 61), Popov (Zudin, 81), Kryvtsov.

Results of the draw for the final tournament of Euro 2024 (U-17):

Group A: Cyprus, Ukraine, Serbia, Czechia.

Group B: Denmark, Austria, Croatia, Wales.

Group C: Italy, Sweden, Slovakia, Poland.

Group D: France, Portugal, Spain, England.

Group A Fixtures:

May 20, 2024

Serbia vs Ukraine (18:00, Paralimni)

Cyprus vs Czech Republic (20:30, Larnaca)

May 23, 2024

Ukraine vs Czech Republic (18:00, Paralimni)

Cyprus vs Serbia (20:30, Larnaca)

May 26, 2024

Ukraine vs Cyprus (20:30, Larnaca)

Czech Republic vs Serbia (20:30, Larnaca)

Quarterfinals:

May 29, 2024

1. A1 vs B2 (17:30 or 20:00, Larnaca)
2. B1 vs A2 (17:30 or 20:00, Larnaca)

May 30, 2024

3. C1 vs D2 (18:00 or 20:30, Larnaca)

1. D1 vs C2 (18:00 or 20:30, Larnaca)

Semifinals:

June 2, 2024

5. Winner 1 vs Winner 3 (18:00 or 20:30, Larnaca)
6. Winner 2 vs Winner 4 (18:00 or 20:30, Larnaca)

Final:

June 5, 2024

Winner 5 vs Winner 6 (20:30, Limassol)

All match times are in Kyiv time.

Recall that on March 12th, our team under Yuriy Moroz's guidance concluded their campaign in the elite qualifying round of Euro 2024 (U-17) with a victory over Slovakia (3:0). With earlier triumphs over Greece (2:0) and Switzerland (3:0), they emerged as winners of Group 4, securing their place in the final tournament.