Una Melegosa: "The main feeling is that the team did a wonderful job"
On November 21, the Ukraine U-21 national team defeated Azerbaijan (1:0) in a Euro 2025 qualifying match and with five wins in five games, secured first place in Group F. "Yes, we felt that we had enough chances, several opportunities...
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November 21, Ukraine's U-21 national team defeated Azerbaijan (U-21) in a Euro 2025 qualification match and with five wins out of five games is now comfortably at the top of Group F.
"Yes, we felt that we had enough chances, several crosses... But we didn't score and started to feel less comfortable. Luckily, we managed to get a penalty in the last minutes of the first half.
The second half was definitely not our best performance. Sometimes such games happen, but we try to avoid them. Perhaps it's because the opponent set up very deep and waited for us, and we got used to that. But they decided to do something different. So I'm satisfied with the score, but not with the game at all. After the match, I only congratulated the players and wished them success in this final period of the year in their leagues. The main feeling is that the team did a great job," — quotes Ukraine's U-21 national team head coach Unai Melgassu, the exclusive match broadcaster "Suspilne Sport."
Euro 2025 (U-21). Qualification tournament. Group F
September 7, 2023
Northern Ireland — Luxembourg — 0:1
September 11, 2023
Luxembourg — England — 0:3
September 12, 2023
Ukraine — Northern Ireland — 1:0
Serbia — Azerbaijan — 2:0
October 12, 2023
Azerbaijan — Northern Ireland — 0:1
Luxembourg — Ukraine — 0:3
England — Serbia — 9:1
October 16, 2023
Ukraine — England — 3:2
Northern Ireland — Serbia — 1:2
October 17, 2023
Azerbaijan — Luxembourg — 3:2
November 17, 2023
Ukraine — Luxembourg — 4:0
November 18, 2023
Serbia — England — 0:3
November 21, 2023
Ukraine — Azerbaijan — 1:0
Serbia — Luxembourg — 2:0
England — Northern Ireland — 3:0
Tournament table
|
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
G |
Pts |
|
1 |
Ukraine |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
12—2 |
15 |
|
2 |
England |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
20—4 |
12 |
|
3 |
Serbia |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7—13 |
9 |
|
4 |
Azerbaijan |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3—6 |
3 |
|
5 |
Luxembourg |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3—15 |
3 |
|
6 |
Northern Ireland |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2—7 |
3 |
March 22, 2024
Luxembourg — Serbia
Azerbaijan — England
March 26, 2024
England — Luxembourg
Azerbaijan — Ukraine
Serbia — Northern Ireland
September 6, 2024
Luxembourg — Azerbaijan
Northern Ireland — England
Ukraine — Serbia
September 10, 2024
Northern Ireland — Ukraine
Azerbaijan — Serbia
October 11, 2024
England — Ukraine
October 12, 2024
Northern Ireland — Azerbaijan
October 15, 2024
Luxembourg — Northern Ireland
England — Azerbaijan
Serbia — Ukraine
Play-offs: November 11–19, 2024.
In the final stage of Euro 2025 (U-21), sixteen teams will participate: Slovakia and fifteen other national teams that qualify through the tournament results (nine group winners, three best second-placed teams, and three play-off winners from six second-placed teams).
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