Nations League. The Ukraine national team played an away match against the Ireland national team in Łódź
The wards of Oleksandr Petranko held their final June matchup, in which they were unable to defeat the Ireland team.
Photo of Yevgen Kravs
In the previous two Nations League matches, the blue-and-yellow team earned six points — they beat Ireland in Dublin (1:0) and thrashed Armenia in Łódź (3:0). Today, our team met the Irish again at the LKS stadium.
Compared to the previous game, Oleksandr Petrakov made four changes in the starting lineup. Notably, Yarmolenko returned to the "starting eleven," and Riznyk took over in goal — this was Dmitry's second match for the national team (it should be noted that on the eve of his career with the national team ended veteran Pyatov), while Pichalok and Yaremchuk were left out of the squad, as the latter 
Photo by Eugene Kravets
The first half was characterized by an even game and the Ukrainians' control of possession. On the 11th minute, Malinovs'kyi went for a shot from outside the penalty area — the goalkeeper saved it. The Irish responded with a header from Parrott off a cross from Knight that missed the target. On the 22nd minute, Mykolenko took advantage of a cross and fired from inside the box, but Kelleher was equal to the task.
Midway through the first half, our team faced some setbacks. First, due to an injury, Malinovs'kyi was replaced by Mudryk. And on the 31st minute, Collins intercepted a pass from Dovbik, ran down the middle past several defenders and scored past Riznyk.
Photo by Eugene Kravets
Before halftime, the Ukrainians only managed an inaccurate shot from Karavaev after a pass from Mudryk. Riznyk made a fantastic save on Knight's long-range effort.
However, the blue-and-yellow team drew conclusions from their poor first half and immediately scored after halftime. A quick counter-attack by the hosts ended with Yarmolenko's cross to Dovbik, who calmly put the ball into the net.
Photo by Eugene Kravets
However, there was a lack of precision in the actions of our footballers, which the Irish took advantage of. Parrott missed with his shot, and Riznyk saved from Knight's effort. The Ukrainians responded with Mykolenko's cross that no one could finish off. Later, Gurihan fired over the bar.
Towards the end of the match, the blue-and-yellow team had more possession but were physically drained. Both teams created few chances, so the game ended in a draw. 1:1. Despite this, Oleksandr Petrakov's wards maintained their group lead.
Photo by Eugene Kravets
This concludes the June training camp for the blue-and-yellow team. Our team will continue their path in the Nations League with three matches scheduled for September of this year.
Nations League. Division B. Group 1
04.06.2022
Armenia — Ireland — 1:0
08.06.2022
Ireland — Ukraine — 0:1
Scotland — Armenia — 2:0
11.06.2022
Ukraine — Armenia — 3:0
Ireland — Scotland — 3:0
14.06.2022
Ukraine — Ireland — 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: Dovbik (47) — Collins (31).
Ukraine: Riznyk, Mykolenko, Matviyenko (Popov, 72), Zabarnyi, Karavaev, Zhivchenko, Sidorchuk, Malinovs'kyi (Mudryk, 28), Shaparenko, Yarmolenko (c), Dovbik (Sikan, 73).
Substitutes: Lunin, Bondar, Kachaраба, Iгнатенко, Tsigankov, Syrota, Sobol, Zubkov.
Coach: Oleksandr Petrakov.
Ireland: Kelleher, O’Shi, Lenihan, Callen, Parrott (Ogbenne, 80), McLean (c), Collins, Brown, Molamby (Henrique, 67), Knight (Gurihan, 67), Hogan (Robinson, 56).
Substitutes: O’Learry, Travers, Christie, Stevens, Kin, Manning, Hamilton, Eboselle.
Coach: Stephen Kenny.
Referee: Ali Palabiyik (Turkey).
Yellow cards: Zabarnyi (49), Yarmolenko (51), Zhivchenko (79) — Brown (65), Lenihan (81).
June 14. Łódź. LKS Stadium.
Armenia — Scotland — 1:4 (1:2)
Goals: Bichakhchyan (6) — Armstrong (14, 45+1), McGinn (50), Adams (54).
On the 44th minute sent off A. Oganesyan (Armenia).
On the 90+1st minute sent off K. Oganesyan (Armenia).
Tournament table
|
|
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
Gd |
Pts |
|
1. Ukraine |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5—1 |
7 |
|
2. Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6—4 |
6 |
|
3. Ireland |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4—3 |
4 |
|
4. Armenia |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2—9 |
3 |
September 21, 2022
Scotland — Ukraine 21.45
September 24, 2022
Armenia — Ukraine 16.00
Scotland — Ireland 21.45
September 27, 2022
Ireland — Armenia 21.45
Ukraine — Scotland 21.45
Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.
According to the regulations, the group winner will advance to League A, while the last-placed team will play in League C in the next cycle.
