Euro 2023 (U-17). The Ukrainian youth national team secured first place in the qualifying round group

Today, on October 30, the Ukraine U-17 national team (players born in 2006 or later) completed their qualifying round matches for Euro-2023 with a game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Victories over Azerbaijan (5:2) and Liechtenstein (7:0) secured qualification to the elite round for Yuri Moroz's wards.

Euro 2023 (U-17). The Ukrainian youth national team secured first place in the qualifying round group

Photo by the press service of the UAF

Today, October 30, the Ukrainian U-17 national team (players born in 2006 or later) concluded their participation in the qualification round for Euro-2023 with a match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Victories over Azerbaijan (5:2) and Liechtenstein (7:0) secured qualification for Yurii Moroz's wards to the elite round. Thus, in the final group 2 match, the Ukrainians competed with the Bosnians for first place. The game took place on the home pitch of the mini-tournament — at the training center of the Bosnian Football Federation in Zenica.

The match ended in a draw — 1:1. On the 66th minute, Pashko scored from a long-range pass by Kalin, and near the end of the game, Brekalo equalized with a shot into the top corner.

The tie allowed the blue-and-yellow team to secure first place in the group. Now our young players are waiting for the draw for the elite round, which will take place on December 8.

UEFA-2023 (U-17). Qualification Round. Group 2

October 24, 2022

Azerbaijan — Ukraine — 2:5

Bosnia and Herzegovina — Liechtenstein — 2:0

October 27, 2022

Ukraine — Liechtenstein — 7:0

Bosnia and Herzegovina — Azerbaijan — 1:0

October 30, 2022

Ukraine (U-17) — Bosnia and Herzegovina (U-17) — 1:1 (0:0)

Goals: Pashko (66) — Brekalo (81).

Ukraine (U-17): Bakus, Bakai, Zakharchenko, Dytcharyi (Korobov, 84), Dykyi, Bilyi (Osypenko, 89), Yshchenko, Han (Smetana, 84), Pashko, Ponomarenko (c) (Lobko, 89), Kalin.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (U-17): Dushkay, Kuyarakovich, Celic (c), S. Popovic, Terzic (Sajak, 55), Rizvic, Silic, Avdic (Brekalo, 73), Petrovic (Dugic, 73), Sabic (Garchevich, 55), Zenicanin (A. Popovic, 55).

Yellow cards: Ponomarenko (39), Yshchenko (67) — Silic (89).

Liechtenstein — Azerbaijan — 0:8 (0:5)

Final standings

 

M

W

D

L

Pts

GD

1. Ukraine

3

2

1

0

13—3

7

2. Bosnia and Herzegovina

3

2

1

0

4—1

7

3. Azerbaijan

3

1

0

2

10—6

3

4. Liechtenstein

3

0

0

3

0—17

0

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 Netherlands and Spain in the elite round. The Hungarian team secured a direct entry to the finals of Euro-2023 (U-17) as hosts of the tournament.