Euro 2023 (U-21): Ukraine's youth national team confidently defeated the Faroe Islands and moved closer to France
Today, the Ukraine youth national team continued their campaign in the European Championship qualifying with a match on the Faroe Islands.
Photo by the press service of the UAF
The opponent was a team that unexpectedly ended up in fourth place in Group N's table and, more importantly, had not lost at home yet this cycle, including against France.
From the first minutes, Ukraine's national team seized the initiative and began to storm the hosts' possession, but the ball stubbornly refused to go into the goal. For example, Sich hit the frame (by the way, he later did it again). The far defender of "Ruh" was one of the most active in the first 45 minutes. And he became the author of the assist for Bondarenko's opening goal.
The blues and yellows went into halftime with a comfortable lead. Supryaga finally scored his long-awaited goal. And if we talk about statistics, then in the first half our team delivered seven more shots on target than their opponents (14:2).
Photo by the press service of the UAF
The second half did not change the situation on the field. The players coached by Ruslan Rotan continued to break down their opponent's defense. And when Vovcharenko, after a pass from Viyunyk, doubled the score in the 54th minute, the fate of this meeting was decided. But the Ukrainians did not stop there and, on the 62nd minute, Sudakov scored the fourth goal.
The success on the islands allowed our team to strengthen its position and get closer to the leader — France. We remind you that in the final stage of Euro-2023 (U-21), 16 teams will participate — Romania and Georgia as hosts, plus another 14 national teams joining them based on qualification results (nine group winners, the best team among second-placed sides, and four playoff winners).
Rotan's wards still have three matches to play in the group. The home games against North Macedonia and France will be played on June 5th and 9th at the Esenyurt Nedim Kadioglu Arena in Istanbul, where the local club "Istanbulspor" plays (it holds up to 4,500 spectators). The first match starts at 8:45 PM (local time matches with Kyiv time). The kickoff against France is scheduled for 2:45 PM.
The game Armenia — Ukraine will take place on June 12th at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium (kickoff at 1:00 PM Kyiv time).
Euro-2023 (U-21). Qualifying tournament. Group H
Faroe Islands — Ukraine — 0:4 (0:2)
Goals: Bondarenko (28), Supryaga (33), Vovcharenko (54), Sudakov (62).
Faroe Islands: Reinatred, Samuelson (Kallberg, 76), Russborg, Eregor, Skjapanes (Olafsson-Jensen, 75), Skaala, Mneney, Jakobsen (Bardarson, 64), Solheim (Sorensen, 64), Radoslavljevic, Gissin (Jonsen, 83).
Ukraine: Trubin, Sich, Taloverov, Didik (Bol, 46), Vovcharenko, Mykhaylenko, Bondarenko (Zhelizko, 68), Krisikiv, Sudakov (Vanat, 76), Viyunyk (Kuliyev, 81), Supryaga (Khukharevich, 67).
Yellow cards: Radoslavljevic (7), Jakobsen (42), Eregor (66), Bardarson (89).
Referee: K. Hagenes (Norway).
June 1. Torshavn. Torshovolur Stadium.
Table
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
P |
Points |
1. France |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
22—1 |
19 |
2. Ukraine |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
11—8 |
16 |
3. Serbia |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9—8 |
11 |
4. Faroe Islands |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5—11 |
9 |
5. North Macedonia |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5—10 |
6 |
6. Armenia |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5—19 |
3 |
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
Playoff: September 20–27, 2022.
Final tournament: June/July 2023.
The matches of the tournament involving 16 national teams will be held on 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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