Ukraine Olympic team kicks off tournament in France with convincing win over Indonesia
Today, June 4, Ukraine's Olympic team began their campaign at the international tournament in France, the Tournoi Maurice Revello, with a match against Indonesia.
As part of their preparation for the summer games, Ruslan Rotan's squad held a training camp and now kicked off their participation in the tournament. The first match, against Indonesia, was held in the city of Vitrolles.
Photo by Anatolii Riepin
The first half saw total dominance by our team, with Voloshyn having an early chance to score. The quick goal came in the 9th minute when Synchuk finished off a cross from Drambayev. Midway through the half, the Ukrainians doubled their lead by intercepting the ball near their opponent's goal, with Mykhailenko scoring a precise shot.
Photo by Anatolii Riepin
Early in the second half, Drambayev had a good shot from a rebound. In the 59th minute, the blue-yellows scored their third goal when Fedor headed in a cross from Synchuk. Our team created several more good chances before the end of the match, notably a shot by Shostak over the crossbar. Ultimately, Ruslan Rotan's team secured a final score of 3:0.
Photo by Anatolii Riepin
The blue-yellows will play their next match in the international tournament on June 6 against Italy.
International U-23 Tournament Tournoi Maurice Revello
Indonesia (U-20) — Ukraine (U-23) — 0:3 (0:2)
Goals: Synchuk (9), Mykhailenko (30), Fedor (59).
Indonesia (U-20): Algiffari, Hidayat, Markks, Gwijangge, Pamungkas (c), Ivel (Valentino, 46), Jardim, Firmansyah (Saputrananto, 46), Arliansyah (Geypens, 67), Iskandar (Mauresmo, 46), Purwanto (Raven, 73).
Substitutes: Ramadhan, Priyatna, Razak, Oman, Murari, Ji, Kamuru, Afrisal, Rustam, Ragil.
Coach: Indra Sjafri.
Ukraine (U-23): Neshcheret (Yermakov, 46), Krupskyi (Fedor, 46), Synchuk (Khlan, 68), Drambayev, Pavlyuk, Mykhailenko (c) (Shostak, 68), Voloshyn (Veleten, 68), Siheiev, Mykhavko, Bragaru, Kucheryavyi.
Substitutes: Fesiun, Sikan, Salyuk, Batahov, Rubchynskyi, Martynyuk.
Coach: Ruslan Rotan.
Referee: Akhona Makalima (RSA).
Yellows cards: Voloshyn (45), Bragaru (46), Synchuk (65), Drambayev (90+3).
June 4. Vitrolles. Stade Jules Ladoumegue.
Italy — Japan — 4:3 (2:1)
Group Stage
Group A: Ivory Coast, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, France.
Group B: Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Ukraine, Japan.
June 4, 2024
Italy vs. Japan (16:00)
Indonesia vs. Ukraine (19:00)
June 6, 2024
Ukraine vs. Italy (16:00)
Indonesia vs. Panama (19:00)
June 8, 2024
Japan vs. Indonesia (15:00)
Ukraine vs. Panama (18:30)
June 10, 2024
Ukraine vs. Japan (15:30)
Italy vs. Panama (19:15)
June 12, 2024
Japan vs. Panama (15:30)
Italy vs. Indonesia (19:15)
Playoffs
June 14, 2024
Match for 9th place (15:00)
Match for 7th place (19:00)
Match for 5th place (18:00)
June 16, 2024
Match for 3rd place (15:30)
Final (19:15)
All match times are in Kyiv time.
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