U-18/19: Ukraine draws in first friendly against Switzerland
The Ukraine U-18/19 team (players born in 2006 or later) gathered for their first training camp of the year.
Ahead of their participation in the EURO 2025 (U-19) qualifying round in November, the Ukrainian squad began their training camp on September 2 in Switzerland.
The Blue and Yellows have scheduled two friendlies against local peers. The first match took place today, September 6, in the city of Wil.
Ukraine opened the scoring as early as the 4th minute when Husol found the back of the net after a corner kick on his second attempt. Synchuk doubled the visitors' lead with a brilliant long-range strike, but before the break, the hosts equalized thanks to a brace from Lonja.
No goals were scored in the second half, leaving the final score at 2:2. The second friendly is set for September 9, kicking off at 15:00 Kyiv time.
Friendly Match
06.09.2024
Switzerland (U-18/19) - Ukraine (U-18/19) - 2:2
Goals: Lonja (25, 30) — Husol (4), Synchuk (22).
Switzerland (U-18/19): Muslija, Srdanovic, Smith, Yetzer, Romano, Zimba (Maier, 87), Parente (Okafor, 74), Lonja (Lentini, 67), Akaomen, Tsava, Greco (Derbasi, 74).
Ukraine (U-18/19): Surkis (Bakus, 46), Lobko (Stepanov, 46), Husol (Kalyn, 72), Tsukanov (Osypenko, 82), Vydysh (Babak, 46), Synchuk (Shevchenko, 46), Dykyi, Zakharchenko, Bundash (Len, 72), Shershen, Korobov (Abramov, 82).
Booked: Akaomen (42), Zimba (49), Tsava (90+3) — Bundash (58), Dykyi (87).
This team is preparing for the EURO 2025 (U-19) qualifiers. Ukraine was drawn into Group 1 alongside the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Kazakhstan. The mini-tournament will take place in the Netherlands, with matches scheduled for November 13, 16, and 19.
Results of the UEFA Euro 2025 (U-19) qualifying round draw
Group 1: Ukraine, Netherlands, Slovenia, Kazakhstan.
Group 2: Germany, Hungary, Cyprus, Andorra.
Group 3: England, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania.
Group 4: Turkiye, Poland, Malta, Gibraltar.
Group 5: France, Scotland, Wales, Liechtenstein.
Group 6: Czechia, Finland, Switzerland, San Marino.
Group 7: Ireland, Iceland, Azerbaijan, Moldova.
Group 8: Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro.
Group 9: Norway, Sweden, Georgia, Estonia.
Group 10: Spain, Austria, Kosovo, Faroe Islands.
Group 11: Israel, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Albania.
Group 12: Slovakia, Latvia, North Macedonia, Luxembourg.
Group 13: Serbia, Croatia, Armenia, Belarus.
The locations for the mini-tournaments and specific dates (September 2-10, October 7-15, November 11-19) will be announced later.
The elite round of qualification will include the top two teams from each group of the qualifying round and the best third-placed team. Alongside Portugal, in spring 2025, they will compete in seven groups for seven tickets to the final tournament. Romania received an automatic spot as the host.
U-18/19: Ukraine suffers defeat in second friendly with Switzerland
The Ukraine U-18/19 team (players born no later than 2006) gathered fo...