Artem Dovbyk: "No tragedy to make of the loss to Poland"
On June 7th in Warsaw, the Ukrainian national team suffered a 1:3 defeat to Poland in a friendly match. Forward Artem Dovbyk, named the Man of the Match, shared his impressions of the game.
"I'm very grateful to the fans as this is my first Man of the Match award. I hope it won't be the last. About my goal? It was a counterattack, and Ruslan Malinovskyi made a good pass. I received it, shifted slightly, and shot because I saw that the Polish goalkeeper was a bit off his line. I aimed well and scored.
"There's no need to turn the loss to Poland into a tragedy. Right now, all national teams are in the preparation stage for the Euros, and even the England team lost at Wembley. There's something for us and the coaching staff to think about. I believe the dress rehearsal for the European Championship is still ahead of us," said Artem Dovbyk.
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.
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