Georgiy Sudakov: "I will be fully prepared for the match against Romania"

09.06.2024 13:01

On June 7 in Warsaw, the Ukrainian national team suffered a defeat to Poland in a friendly match (1:3). Midfielder Georgiy Sudakov commented on the result of the match.

"It's hard to say what the main reason for the loss was. Probably, we lost concentration on set pieces. We conceded two quick goals, and then the third. It's difficult to recover after that and level the score. But we played a decent game, although we realize that the result matters to everyone. However, we are preparing for the Euros and understand that the match was a friendly. Our main focus is on preparing for the opening game against Romania.

Regarding our game structure, it's not fair to say that we played poorly. Two corner kicks played a key role. When you're trailing 0:3 by the 30th minute, it's hard to level the score.

In the first half, the Poles started pressing high, and we had many ball losses in simple situations. I think we needed to play more vertically. When we adjusted, we had three good chances in the first half already. Opportunities started to arise when we played behind their defense. We should have added to these components immediately.

Despite a recent injury, I feel almost ready. There are still a few days left, then the match against Moldova. By then, I believe I'll be fully prepared for the game against Romania," said Georgiy Sudakov.

Ukraine squad for EURO 2024

Goalkeepers: 1. Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), 12. Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), 23. Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain).

Defenders: 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 2. Yukhym Konoplia, 21. Valeriy Bondar (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 24. Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), 13. Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), 3. Oleksandr Svatok (FC Dnipro-1 Dnipro), 4. Maksym Talovierov (LASK Linz, Austria), 26. Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr).

Midfielders: 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 19. Mykola Shaparenko, 18. Volodymyr Brazhko (all Dynamo Kyiv), 6. Taras Stepanenko, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 14. Georgiy Sudakov (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, England), 15. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), 10. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea London, England), 5. Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo, Belgium), 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa, Italy).

Forwards: 11. Artem Dovbyk (Girona, Spain), 9. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia, Spain), 25. Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).

The final game before the training camp will be against Moldova on June 11 in Chisinau. The match will kick off at 19:00 Kyiv time.

The next day, June 12, the team will arrive at their Euro 2024 base in the town of Wiesbaden.

Group E Match Schedule for EURO 2024

June 17: Romania vs Ukraine. Arena Munich, Munich. Kick-off: 16:00 Kyiv time.

June 17: Belgium vs Slovakia. Frankfurt Stadium, Frankfurt. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.

June 21: Slovakia vs Ukraine. Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf. Kick-off: 16:00 Kyiv time.

June 22: Belgium vs Romania. Cologne Stadium, Cologne. Kick-off: 22:00 Kyiv time.

June 26: Slovakia vs Romania. Frankfurt Stadium, Frankfurt. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.

June 26: Ukraine vs Belgium. Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.

Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.