U-21: Ukraine's youth national team during neutral training grounds in Turkey played a friendly match
Today, the Ukraine U-21 national team conducted a friendly match as part of their preparation for the final matches in the Euro 2023 (U-21) qualification tourna...
Photo by the press service of the UAF
Today, the Ukraine U-21 national team conducted a friendly match as part of their preparation for the final matches in the Euro 2023 (U-21) qualification tournament against an amateur team from Istanbul that once represented Turkey in the UEFA Regions' Cup.
Coach Ruslan Rotan's players had a significant advantage on the field, which was reflected in seven goals scored. The opponents managed to score only one penalty goal near the end of the match. 7-1.
It is worth noting that due to injuries, Oleksandr Drambeyev and Artem Bondarenko were unable to participate in this game.
We also note that before the friendly match, representatives of the Football Federation of Turkey met with members of our team's coaching staff. They showed interest in the training process and expressed gratitude for the support and comfortable conditions provided for training.
Photo by the press service of the UAF
Friend Match
Istanbul - Ukraine (U-21) 1-7 (0-4)
Goals: (86, from a penalty) — Alefrenko (6, 44), Kulyev (34), Supryaga (36), Khukharievich (47, 79), Vovcharenko (77).
Ukraine (U-21). First half: Trubin, Didik, Bol, Bragaru, Kapinus, Bilohevskyi, Mykhailenko, Khlianyi, Alefrenko, Kulyev, Supryaga. Second half: Nescheret, Taloviyor, Batagov, Sych, Vovcharenko, Mykhailenko, Krisikiv, Sudakov, Vyynyk, Vanat, Khukharievich.
Euro 2023 (U-21). Qualification tournament. Group H
Table of standings
| Team | M | W | D | L | Pts | +/- |
| 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 |
June 1, 2022
Faroe Islands - Ukraine
June 2, 2022
France - Serbia
North Macedonia - Armenia
June 5, 2022
Ukraine- North Macedonia
June 6, 2022
Armenia - France
June 7, 2022
Faroe Islands - Serbia
June 9, 2022
Ukraine- France
June 12, 2022
Armenia - Ukraine
Recall that the home matches against North Macedonia and France will be held in Istanbul at the «Esenyurt Nedim Kadioglu» stadium, where local club «Istanbulspor» plays (capacity 4,500 spectators). Both games start at 19:45.
As for the away matches of Ruslan Rotan's players, the game Faroe Islands - Ukraine will take place in Torshavn on the «Torsvollur» stadium (kick-off at 20:00 Kyiv time), and the match Armenia - Ukraine will be held at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium (kick-off at 18:00 Kyiv).
In the final stage of Euro 2023 (U-21) sixteen teams will participate — Romania and Georgia as hosts, plus fourteen national teams that qualify through the qualification process (nine group winners, the best team among second-placed teams, and four playoff winners).
Playoffs: September 20-27, 2022.
Final tournament: June/July 2023.
The sixteen-team tournament will be hosted by four stadiums in Romania (two each in Cluj-Napoca and 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 held in Georgia.
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