Ukraine WU-17 opens EURO-2025 qualifying campaign with dominant win over Moldova

13.11.2024 17:23

On November 13th, the Ukraine women's U-17 team began their EURO-2025 qualifying campaign with a dominant 5:0 win over Moldova in Round 1 of the League B Group B2 competition, hosted in Ta'Qali, Malta.

The Ukrainian team had a four-day preparation camp in Lviv before traveling to Malta. In their opening match, they controlled the game, with all five goals coming in the second half. Kolodiy scored twice (62nd, 76th minutes), Avramenko added a goal (70th), and Lespukh netted a brace (75th, 81st minutes).

Next, Ukraine will face Malta on November 16th in their second match of Round 1.

EURO 2025 (WU-17). Round 1. Group B2

November 13, 2024

Ukraine (WU-17) – Moldova (WU-17) - 5:0 (0:0)

Goals: Kolodiy (62, 76), Avramenko (70), Lespukh (75, 81).

Ukraine (WU-17): Kharchenko, Osadcha (Ivasko, 82), Derevyanko, Bielkina, Kuptsova, Avramenko, Nazarenko (Artemenko, 66), Savkina (Kozlyuk, 77), Gladun (Ivanchenko, 46), Kolodiy (Konovalova, 77), Lespukh.

Moldova (WU-17): Ostapchuk (Chobanu, 87), Hiska, Emelina, Belchenkova, Lisovska (Lutsa, 80), Vasilake (Meleka, 75), Gorcha, Korchynska, Rubanovich (Borschi, 80), Dobrovolska (Luka, 75), Pushkash.

Booked: Gorcha (73).

Malta – Romania - 1:4.

Standings

16.11.2024

Ukraine — Malta (Ta' Qali, 12:00)

Romania — Moldova (Ta' Qali, 15:30)

19.11.2024

Moldova — Malta (Ta' Qali, 12:00)

Romania — Ukraine (Ta' Qali, 15:30)

All match times are in Kyiv time.

EURO 2025 (WU-17). Round 1

League A

Group A1: Portugal, Switzerland, Wales, Slovenia.

Group A2: Belgium, Germany, Turkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Group A3: England, Netherlands, Czechia, Faroe Islands.

Group A4: Poland, Scotland, Iceland, Northern Ireland.

Group A5: France, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria.

Group A6: Spain, Austria, Denmark, Ireland.

Group A7: Norway, Finland, Greece, Belarus.

League B

Group B1: Slovakia, Montenegro, Latvia, Georgia.

Group B2: Ukraine, Romania, Malta, Moldova.

Group B3: Hungary, North Macedonia, Lithuania, Andorra.

Group B4: Kosovo, Israel, Albania.

Group B5: Serbia, Luxembourg, Azerbaijan.

Group B6: Sweden, Estonia, Kazakhstan.

It is noteworthy that the Ukraine WU-17 team finished last in their group in this year's European Championship's Round 2 and was relegated to League B. Following the first-round draw, Serhiy Sapronov's team was placed in Group B2, where they will compete against Romania, Malta, and Moldova.

League A

Twenty-eight teams will compete in League A, including the current champion, Spain, and seven teams promoted from League B based on the results of the EURO 2023/2024 Euro Round 2. The participants were divided into seven groups. Each group will play in a mini-tournament format hosted by one of the participants.

Teams that finish in fourth place will continue the season in the second round in League B. The seeding of participants for the second round will depend on their first-round group standings. The Faroe Islands will also participate in the competition despite having a direct ticket to the finals as hosts.

League B

Twenty-one teams will compete in League B (including teams relegated from League A in the EURO 2023/2024 Round 2). These teams will compete for promotion to League A in six groups. The group winners and the best second-placed team (considering results against their groups' first and third-placed teams) will be promoted to the higher division.

Advancement to the Final Stage

The second qualifying round will take place at the beginning of 2025. Based on the League A competition, seven teams will join the Faroe Islands in the final stage.