U-17: Ukraine suffers loss to Cyprus in second friendly

11.04.2024 18:30

The Ukraine U-17 team, comprised of players born no later than 2007, participated in their second friendly encounter against the Cyprus squad.

As they prepare for the final stage of Euro 2024 (U-17), Ukraine engaged in a brief training camp, during which they played two friendly matches against their Cypriot counterparts.

Cyprus, the hosts of the upcoming European Championship, provided a valuable opportunity for Yuriy Moroz's proteges to gain insights into their opponent's strategies. In the first friendly match held in Sotira, the Ukrainian team secured a 2-0 victory.

Today, in Larnaca, the teams clashed once more. This time, the Ukrainians succumbed to a 2-1 defeat. Cyprus found the net twice early in the second half and even missed a penalty, while Ukraine's lone goal came from Ivan Andreyko in the dying moments of the match.

Friendly Match

April 11, 2024

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

Goals: Michalas (52, penalty), S. Dimostenous (58) - Andreyko (90+3).

In the 56th minute, Lukaidis (C) missed a penalty (goalkeeper).

Cyprus (U-17): S. Panayi (Papacharalambous, 70), K. Ioannou (Haralambous, 79), Petusis (Evangelou, 70), Psilogenis (Tsiortsios, 79), Sotiriou, Lukaidis (Stavrinides, 65), Lisandros (Strotou, 65), Michalas (Vattis, 65), K. Panayi (Vassiliou, 70), R. Dimostenous (Nikolau, 79), S. Dimostenous (P. Ioannou, 70).

Ukraine (U-17): Kharechko, Ryabokon (Trettak, 73), Barshak (Sheleketa, 46), Dankovskyi, Boyko (Dihtyar, 58), Tsymbalyuk (Uhrynchuk, 58), Tiutiunov, Kryvtsov, Denysov, Zudin, Andreyko.

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.