U-19: Ukraine loses to Netherlands in Marbella tournament semifinal clash

11.10.2024 21:56

Today, October 11, Ukraine’s U-19 team (players born no earlier than 2006) kicked off their campaign in the four-team tournament in Marbella to prepare for the EURO 2025 qualifiers.

The tournament follows an Olympic-style knockout system, although it's worth noting that three of the participating teams have U-18 players in their squads.

In the first semifinal, Sweden defeated England 2:0. Later, Ukraine faced the Netherlands.

The first half saw intense action, with Husol, Ponomarenko, and Dykyy coming close to scoring for Ukraine. Shevchenko had the best opportunity when, after a pass from Korobov, he went one-on-one with the goalkeeper but missed wide. For the Dutch, Bagati was the most active, with El-Gharmouz and Kluivert also posing threats, but both goalkeepers, Hani and Surkis, were solid in defense.

After the break, both teams remained active, but it was Netherlands who found success. In the 78th minute, van den Berg struck from 15 meters out into the far corner, making it 1:0.

As a result, on October 14 at 14:30, Ukraine will face England in the third-place match, while Sweden and the Netherlands will compete for the tournament title two hours earlier.

Marbella Youth Tournament

October 11, 2024

Semifinals

England (U-18) — Sweden (U-18) — 0:2

Ukraine (U-19) — Netherlands (U-18) — 0:1 (0:0)

Goal: van den Berg (78).

Ukraine (U-19): Surkis, Dykyi (Kopyl, 73), Havrylenko (Shershen, 46), Zakharchenko, Korobov (Kalynets, 73), Ishchenko (Budko, 63), Husol, Tsukanov (Synchuk, 81), Osypenko (Len, 46), Shevchenko (Karaman, 46), Ponomarenko (Lomaha, 46).

Netherlands (U-18): Hani, Oldenstam, van der Lans, Onstein (Bouman, 61), Vianello, El-Gharmouz, Ezer (Thomas, 73), van den Berg, Kluivert (Vergulst, 73), Koller (van den Elshut, 72), Bagati (Mustafa, 77).

October 14, 2024

Third-Place Match

Ukraine (U-19) — England (U-18). 14:30

Final

Sweden (U-18) — Netherlands (U-18). 12:30

All kickoff times are in Kyiv time.

Ukraine U-19 Roster

Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Surkis (Dynamo Kyiv), Nazar Makarenko (Oleksandriya).

Defenders: Denys Dykyi, Vladyslav Zakharchenko, Maksym Korobov (all from Dynamo Kyiv), Vladyslav Shershen (Kolos Kovalivka), Artem Kopyl (Karpaty Lviv), Oleksandr Havrylenko (Slask, Poland).

Midfielders: Danylo Ishchenko, Kyrylo Osypenko (both from Dynamo Kyiv), Viktor Tsukanov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Hennadiy Synchuk (Metalist Kharkiv), Erik Kalinets (Rukh Lviv), Yaroslav Karaman (Polissya Zhytomyr), Christian Shevchenko (Watford, England), Maksym Len (Fortuna, Germany), Bohdan Budko (AZ, Netherlands), Artem Husol (Kolos Kovalivka).

Forwards: Matviy Ponomarenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Lomaha (Shakhtar Donetsk).

EURO 2025 (U-19). Qualifying round. Group 1:

November 13, 2024

Ukraine — Kazakhstan (Assen, 20:00)

Slovenia — Netherlands (Veendam, 20:00)

November 16, 2024

Ukraine — Slovenia (Veendam, 13:00)

Netherlands — Kazakhstan (Assen, 17:00)

November 19, 2024

Netherlands — Ukraine (Veendam, 20:00)

Kazakhstan — Slovenia (Assen, 20:00)

All kickoff times are in Kyiv time.

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 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.