U-19: Ukraine finishes fourth after loss to England in Marbella tournament

14.10.2024 16:46

Today, October 14, Ukraine’s U-19 national team (players born no earlier than 2006) concluded their participation in a four-team tournament in Marbella as part of their preparation for the EURO 2025 qualification.

The competition was played in a knockout format, with three of the participating teams featuring U-18 players.

In the semifinals, Sweden defeated England 2:0, while Netherlands edged Ukraine 1:0. As a result, today the Blue and Yellows faced the British side in the third-place match.

England opened the scoring in the 7th minute when Olusesi finished off a team move. In response, Synchuk missed two good chances for Ukraine. Later, Olusesi doubled the lead by heading in a cross. In the 36th minute, Ukraine reduced the deficit when Shershen played the ball forward, Synchuk controlled it, cut inside, and curled a great shot into the far corner. Before halftime, Ponomarenko’s shot on target also threatened England.

Early in the second half, both teams exchanged off-target shots through Dipepa and Osypenko. In the 63rd minute, Shevchenko came close to scoring, but the goalkeeper saved his effort from close range. Later, the English keeper again denied Lomaha and Synchuk. Towards the end of the match, Golambekis scored from a corner to secure a 3:1 victory for the British side.

It’s worth noting that Netherlands won the tournament, defeating Sweden 2:1 in the final.

Youth National Teams Tournament in Marbella

October 11, 2024

Semifinals

England (U-18) — Sweden (U-18) — 0:2

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

October 14, 2024

Third-Place Match

Ukraine (U-19) — England (U-18) — 1:3 (1:2)

Goals: Synchuk (36) — Olusesi (7, 30), Golambekis (86).

Ukraine (U-19): Makarenko, Korobov (Kopyl, 84), Shershen (Havrylenko, 60), Zakharchenko, Dykyi (Kalinets, 84), Ishchenko (Budko, 46), Synchuk, Karaman (Len, 46), Tsukanov (Osypenko, 46), Husol (Shevchenko, 46), Ponomarenko (Lomaha, 46).

England (U-18): Lukyantsyks (Mikhalsky, 46), Shahar (Pinnington, 61), Golambekis, Nioni (Rungem, 84), Olusesi (Rigg, 73), Sidibe (Harrison, 84), Dipepa, Sanusi (Armstrong, 84), Brodjo (Derry, 73), Amass, Dixon.

Final

Sweden (U-18) — Netherlands (U-18) — 1:2

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.