The Ukrainian youth team has welcomed another foreign player
In Istanbul, the Ukrainian youth national team is preparing for the final matches of the Euro-2023 (U-21) qualifying tournament — against the Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, France, and Armenia.
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The Ukrainian youth national team is preparing in Istanbul for the final matches of the Euro-2023 (U-21) qualification tournament against the Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, France, and Armenia.
The blue-and-yellow team is getting ready for upcoming qualifying matches in Turkey starting from May 17. Today, Bohdan Vyunnyk, who currently plays for Swiss club "Zürich," arrived at the camp to join his teammates. The player celebrated his birthday on May 21 and was greeted with a memorable football jersey.
Coach Ruslan Rotan's players are working hard on theory and have completed another training session. There is talk of organizing a friendly match against one of the Turkish teams.
Composition of the Ukrainian youth national team
Goalkeepers: Anatoliy Trybun ("Shakhtar" Donetsk), Ruslan Nescheret ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Kirill Fesyun ("Kolos" Kovalivka).
Defenders: Anton Bol, Konstantin Vihcharenko (both — "Dynamo" Kyiv), Oleksandr Drambaev ("Mariupol"), Oleksiy Syts, Roman Dydyk (both — "Rukh" Lviv), Dmytro Kapinus ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Maxim Taloveyrov ("Slavia," Czech Republic).
Half-backs: Georgiy Sudakov, Artem Bondarenko (both — "Shakhtar" Donetsk), Arseniy Batagov ("Polesye" Zhytomyr), Danyil Alefirenko, Maxim Khlyan (both — "Zorya" Luhansk), Eldar Kuliev ("Minay"), Mykola Mikhaylenko, Maxim Bragaru (both — "Chornomorets" Odesa), Dmytro Kryskiv ("Metalist 1925" Kharkiv), Ivan Zhelezko ("Valmiera," Latvia), Bohdan Biloshevskyi ("Oleksandria").
Forwards: Vladyslav Vanat ("Dynamo" Kyiv), Vladyslav Supryaga ("Sampdoria," Italy), Mykola Kukharevych ("Leuven," Belgium), Bohdan Vyunnyk ("Zürich," Switzerland).
The home matches against North Macedonia and France will be played in Istanbul at the "Essenyer Nedyim Kadıoğlu" stadium, which is used by local club "İstanbulspor" (capacity 4,500 spectators). Both matches will start at 7:45 PM.
As for both away matches of Ruslan Rotan's team, the match Faroe Islands - Ukraine will take place in Tórshavn on the "Tórsvøllur" stadium (kick-off at 8:00 PM Kyiv time), while the game Armenia - Ukraine will be held at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium (kick-off at 6:00 PM Kyiv time).
UEFA Euro-2023 (U-21). Qualifying tournament. Group H
Tournament table
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
G |
Points |
|
1. France |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
22—1 |
19 |
|
2. Ukraine |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
7—8 |
13 |
|
3. Serbia |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9—8 |
11 |
|
4. Faroe Islands |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
5—7 |
9 |
|
5. North Macedonia |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5—10 |
6 |
|
6. Armenia |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5—19 |
3 |
01.06.2022
Faroe Islands — Ukraine
02.06.2022
France — Serbia
North Macedonia — Armenia
05.06.2022
Ukraine — North Macedonia
06.06.2022
Armenia — France
07.06.2022
Faroe Islands — Serbia
09.06.2022
Ukraine — France
12.06.2022
Armenia — Ukraine
In the final stage of Euro-2023 (U-21), 16 teams will participate — Romania and Georgia as hosts, plus 14 national teams that qualify through the qualifying tournament results (nine group winners, the best team among second-placed teams, and four playoff winners).
Playoff: September 20—27, 2022.
Final tournament: June/July 2023.
The tournament involving the 16 national teams will be held at four stadiums in Romania (two in Cluj-Napoca and two in Bucharest) and four in Georgia (in Batumi, Poti, and two in Tbilisi). The opening match will take place in Romania, while the final will be played in Georgia.
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