U-16: Ukraine defeated hosts at UEFA Development Tournament in Estonia
The Ukraine youth team U-16 (players born no earlier than 2008) continued their performance at the UEFA Development Tournament in Estonia with a match against the hosts.
The blue-yellow squad in Tallinn is set to face teams from Northern Ireland, Estonia, and Luxembourg. The competition is seen as one of the stages in preparing the team for the qualifying round of Euro 2025 (U-17), which will take place in the fall.
Each team will play three matches. Three points will be awarded for a victory, while in the event of a draw, a series of post-match penalties will be held, with the winner receiving two points and the team that is unlucky in the shootout receiving one point.
Under the guidance of Yuriy Moroz, the Ukrainian team started the tournament with a penalty shootout loss to Northern Ireland. Today, the blue-yellow team faced the hosts and won 3:1. Goals for our team were scored by Rolan Mustafaiev (brace) and Yaroslav Mylokost.
In their final match in the tournament, Ukrainian youngsters will play against peers from Luxembourg on April 28.
UEFA Development Tournament among U-16 teams
April 23, 2024
Ukraine - Northern Ireland - 2:2, penalty shootout - 6:7
Estonia - Luxembourg - 1:3
April 25, 2024
Estonia (U-16) - Ukraine (U-16) - 1:3 (0:2)
Goals: Alamaa (72) - Mustafaiev (14, 29), Mylokost (62).
Estonia (U-16): Lipsen, Vertan (Orm, 78), Pihlak (Leppik, 67), Kais, Keskula (Yarl, 78), Kalmokov (Magi, 58), Zahovaiko, Yunapuu (Paalberg, 24), Besigirskis (Alamaa, 58), Paltser (Valdmets, 67), Fesenko (Truuvert, 67).
Ukraine (U-16): Kostenko, Zalipka (Umanskyi, 70), Melnyk (Boyko, 84), Zudin (Menshykov, 49), Shelepinskyi (Balakai, 46), Mylokost (Piskun, 84), Kroytar (Liusin, 70), Kostiuk, Kutia, Korzh (Zubriy, 46), Mustafaiev (Andreyko, 70).
Yellow cards: Kais (22), Orm (81), Valdmets (87) - Kostiuk (85).
Luxembourg - Northern Ireland - 2:2, penalty shootout - 4:2
Standings
|
|
M |
W |
WP |
LP |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1. Luxembourg |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5—3 |
5 |
|
2. Ukraine |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5—3 |
4 |
|
3. Northern Ireland |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4—4 |
3 |
|
4. Estonia |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2—6 |
0 |
April 28, 2024
Ukraine vs Luxembourg (11:00)
Northern Ireland vs Estonia (16:00)
Reminder: In June, the U-16 team of Ukraine will participate in a tournament in Japan.
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