Euro 2023 (U-17). The Ukrainian youth team started the qualifying round with a victory over Azerbaijan
Today, on October 24, the Ukraine U-17 national team (players born in 2006 or later) kicked off their Euro 2023 qualification campaign with a match against Azerbaijan.
Photo by the press service of the UAF
Today, on October 24th, the Ukraine U-17 national team (players born in 2006 or later) started their qualification campaign for Euro-2023 with a match against Azerbaijan. Their first group 2 game was played in Kakan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the «Mladost» stadium.
For most of the game, Ukraine had the upper hand, which they began to convert into goals as halftime approached. First, Ponomarenko scored a penalty kick earned by Pashok. Shortly after, he doubled his team's lead.
In the second half, Matvii completed a hat-trick. On the 59th minute, he successfully played on for a rebound during a corner kick, and at the 68th minute, he took advantage of a goalkeeper's mistake to score into an empty net.
After this, Ukraine relaxed somewhat and conceded two goals — Hussein Husseinov scored with a backheel after a set piece, while Murad Mammadov converted a penalty kick.
At the 90th minute, the blue-and-yellow team added their fifth goal — shortly after coming on as a substitute, Osypenko finished off a counterattack. In stoppage time, Azerbaijan hit the crossbar.
In summary, Ukraine's youth national team started their tournament with a victory — 5:2. Their next match will be against Liechtenstein on October 27th.
UEFA-2023 (U-17). Qualifying round. Group 2
24.10.2022
Azerbaijan (U-17) — Ukraine (U-17) — 2:5 (0:2)
Goals: G. Husseinov (77), M. Mammadov (83, from penalty kick) — Ponomarenko (33, from penalty kick, 39, 59, 68), Osypenko (90).
Azerbaijan (U-17): O. Husseinov, Aliyev (Huseynli, 66), G. Husseinov, M. Mammadov (c) (Baghirzade, 66), Mahmudzade (Murdalı, 89), Jafarlı (Muradlı, 66), Ahmadzada, Budagov, M. Mammadov, Mansumov (Osmanov, 66), Mikayilov (Alakbarlı, 66).
Ukraine (U-17): Bakus (Surkis, 66), Bakai, Korobov (Dytyar, 66), Zakharchenko, Diky, Bilyi (Osypenko, 76), Yshchenko, Han (Lobko, 66), Pashko, Ponomarenko (c) (Tsukanov, 72), Kalin.
Warned: Korobov (65), Zakharchenko (76).
Bosnia and Herzegovina — Liechtenstein — 2:0 (2:0)
Tournament table
|
|
Matches |
Wins |
Ties |
Losses |
Goals |
Points |
|
1. Ukraine |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5—2 |
3 |
|
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2—0 |
3 |
|
3. Liechtenstein |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0—2 |
0 |
|
4. Azerbaijan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2—5 |
0 |
27.10.2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina — Azerbaijan (14.30)
Ukraine — Liechtenstein (14.30)
30.10.2022
Ukraine — Bosnia and Herzegovina (14.30)
Liechtenstein — Azerbaijan (14.30)
Group 1: Portugal, Slovenia, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan.
Group 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein.
Group 3: England, Israel, Georgia, Lithuania.
Group 4: Scotland, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Malta.
Group 5: Austria, Poland, Montenegro, Andorra.
Group 6: Belgium, Denmark, Romania, Estonia.
Group 7: Sweden, Croatia, Wales, Albania.
Group 8: Italy, Greece, Finland, Kosovo.
Group 9: France, Iceland, North Macedonia, Luxembourg.
Group 10: Ireland, Norway, Belarus, Armenia.
Group 11: Serbia, Cyprus, Gibraltar.
Group 12: Germany, Slovakia, Latvia, Moldova.
Group 13: Turkey, Switzerland, Bulgaria, San Marino.
The top two teams from each group and the four best third-place finishers (based on results against the first and second place teams in their groups) will join the elite round hosted by the Netherlands and Spain. The Hungarian team has secured a direct entry to the finals of Euro-2023 (U-17) as hosts.
