U-21: Ukraine team gathers in Riga to prepare for September EURO 2025 Qualifiers
Today, September 2nd, in the evening, the players and coaching staff of Ukraine's U-21 team will gather in the Latvian capital to begin direct preparations for the upcoming EURO 2025 (U-21) Qualifiers.
As a reminder, the match between Ukraine and Serbia will occur on September 6th in Riga at LNK Sporta Parks, with the game kicking off at 19:00 Kyiv time.
On September 10th, Ukraine will face Northern Ireland in Ballymena at the Showgrounds Stadium, with the game starting at 21:45 Kyiv time.
Photo by Anatoliy Riepin
The main group of players, consisting of 18, traveled by train to Warsaw today, from where they flew to Riga. Four more players are expected to arrive in Riga on different flights by the end of the day: Fesyun from Chișinău, Yarmolyuk from London, Varfolomeyev from Prague, and Batagov from Istanbul. The participation of Lechia Gdańsk player Khlan is in doubt, with an MRI set to determine the seriousness of his injury.
Photo by Anatoliy Riepin
Unfortunately, Dynamo Kyiv's Kostyantyn Vivcharenko, who was on Unai Melgosa's list, has fallen ill and will not be able to join the team. He will be replaced by Rukh Lviv's Yaroslav Karabin.
On September 3rd, Ukraine's U-21 team will begin their preparation process, which will include daily training and theoretical sessions.
Photo by Anatoliy Riepin
Ukraine U-21 Squad
Goalkeepers: Ruslan Neshcheret (Dynamo Kyiv), Kiril Fesyun (Shakhtar Donetsk), Yakiv Kinareykin (Karpaty Lviv).
Defenders: Arseniy Batagov (Trabzonspor, Turkey), Volodymyr Salyuk (Metalist 1925 Kharkiv), Roman Didyk, Vitaliy Roman (both Rukh Lviv), Taras Mykhavko, Kostyantyn Vivcharenko (both Dynamo Kyiv), Illia Krupskyi (Vorskla Poltava), Artem Smolyakov (Polissya Zhytomyr).
Midfielders: Ivan Varfolomeyev (Slovan, Czech Republic), Maksym Melnychenko, Oleh Ocheretko (both Karpaty Lviv), Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Nazar Voloshyn, Maksym Bragaru (all Dynamo Kyiv), Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford, England), Oleksandr Yatsyk (Zorya Luhansk), Oleh Fedor, Illia Kvasnytsia (both Rukh Lviv), Maksym Khlan (Lechia, Poland).
Forwards: Ihor Krasnopir (Rukh Lviv), Ihor Horbach (Zorya Luhansk).
EURO 2025 (U-21) Qualifiers. Group F
September 7, 2023
Northern Ireland - Luxembourg - 0:1
September 11, 2023
Luxembourg - England - 0:3
September 12, 2023
Ukraine - Northern Ireland - 1:0
Serbia - Azerbaijan - 2:0
October 12, 2023
Azerbaijan - Northern Ireland - 0:1
Luxembourg - Ukraine - 0:3
England - Serbia - 9:1
October 16, 2023
Ukraine - England - 3:2
Northern Ireland - Serbia - 1:2
October 17, 2023
Azerbaijan - Luxembourg - 3:2
November 17, 2023
Ukraine - Luxembourg - 4:0
November 18, 2023
Serbia - England - 0:3
November 21, 2023
Ukraine - Azerbaijan - 1:0
Serbia - Luxembourg - 2:0
England - Northern Ireland - 3:0
March 23, 2024
Azerbaijan - England - 1:5
Luxembourg - Serbia - 1:1
March 26, 2024
Azerbaijan - Ukraine - 0:3
Serbia - Northern Ireland - 1:2
England - Luxembourg - 7:0
Standings
|
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1 |
Ukraine |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
12—2 |
15 |
|
2 |
England |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
20—4 |
12 |
|
3 |
Serbia |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7—13 |
9 |
|
4 |
Azerbaijan |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3—6 |
3 |
|
5 |
Luxembourg |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3—15 |
3 |
|
6 |
Northern Ireland |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2—7 |
3 |
September 6, 2024
Luxembourg vs. Azerbaijan
Northern Ireland vs. England
Ukraine vs. Serbia
September 10, 2024
Northern Ireland vs. Ukraine
Azerbaijan vs. Serbia
October 11, 2024
England vs. Ukraine
October 12, 2024
Northern Ireland vs. Azerbaijan
October 15, 2024
Luxembourg vs. Northern Ireland
England vs. Azerbaijan
Serbia vs. Ukraine
Play-offs: November 11-19, 2024.
In the final stage of EURO 2025 (U-21), 16 teams will compete: Slovakia and 15 other national teams that will join based on the qualification results (nine group winners, three best teams among the second-place finishers, and three play-off winners among the six second-place finishers).
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