The wards of Ruslan Rotan started their participation in the final tournament of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2023 with a victory over Croatia (2:0). The match summary was provided by the official UEFA website.

Anatoliy Trubin: "This is a great victory for us. The game was tough, the opponent was strong, but we did our job well. We don't have time to celebrate; in just a few days, another match awaits us. At this high level, punishment can come even for small mistakes, so we need to be very focused. Today, we were exactly that. We demonstrated a winning attitude. The team spirit was truly at its peak. Now we are only focused on our next game against Romania, and then we will see."

Danilo Sikanchuk: "We prepared very well for the European Championship. We knew this would be a very important match. We played a good game; everyone is happy and proud of the victory."

Artem Bondarenko: "This is truly a great victory for us. We are very happy and proud to play for Ukraine."

The next group stage match of Euro-2023 (U-21) will be played by the Ukrainian youth team on June 24 in Bucharest against Romania (kick-off at 7 PM Kyiv time).