Four days ago, the wards of Volodymyr Pyatenko conceded to Poland (0:1) and after this defeat lost any chance to fight for a place in League A. To avoid being relegated directly to League C, blue-and-yellow had to earn as many points as possible to not be overtaken by Greece or become the worst third-placed team in League B.

The match of the final, 6th round Serbia — Ukraine took place in the Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica at the central stadium of the national teams' football base.

Both teams played evenly in the first half. In our team, the most active was Hryhin, who made several shots and missed her chance to score against Glushchenko. Among the Serbians, the most dangerous attempts came from Poljak and Damjanovic.

At the beginning of the second half, Glushchenko found herself in a scoring position inside the penalty area but Kostic saved her shot. However, on the 55th minute our team took the lead — the goalkeeper parried Khymych's shot, but Hryhin was there to score the rebound. In the end, blue-and-yellow managed to maintain their advantage and beat the hosts — 1:0.

Thus, Ukraine's national team secured third place in the group and managed to overtake Slovenia in the ranking of third-placed teams, avoiding relegation to League C for now. The wards of Volodymyr Pyatenko are now awaiting play-off matches which will take place in February 2024 (draw — December 11). Among potential opponents — Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro. 

Women's League of Nations-2023/2024. Group B3

Serbia — Ukraine — 0:1 (0:0)

Goal: Hryhin (55).

Serbia: Kostic, Lazarevic (Vuckovic, 71), Slavich (c), Damjanovic (E. Petrovic, 71), Krstic, Filipovic (Sremcevic, 71), Pavlovic, Myatovic (Trsic, 71), Poljak, Damjanovic, Ivanovic (Chavic, 89).

Coach: Dragisa Zecevic.

Ukraine: Kelyushyk, Petrik, Apanaschenko (c), Shmatko, Basanska, Panticulaia, Semkiv, Khymych, Hryhin (Andrukhiv, 76), Kalinina (Krivchuk, 64), Glushchenko (Kunina, 88).

Coach: Volodymyr Pyatenko.

Referee: Catalin Sipoş (Hungary).

Yellow cards: Myatovic (48), Pavlovic (65), Trsic (89) — Hryhin (44), Basanska (45), Panticulaia (90+4).

December 5. Sremska Mitrovica. Stadion Sports Center of FA of Serbia.

Poland — Greece — 2:0

Final standings

Women's League of Nations-2023/2024

League A

Group A1: England, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland.

Group A2: France, Norway, Austria, Portugal.

Group A3: Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Wales.

Group A4: Sweden, Spain, Italy, Switzerland.

League B

Group B1: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Albania.

Group B2: Finland, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia.

Group B3: Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece.

Group B4: Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus.

League C

Group C1: Malta, Moldova, Latvia, Andorra.

Group C2: Turkey, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Georgia.

Group C3: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Cyprus, Faroe Islands.

Group C4: Israel, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Armenia.

Group C5: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria.

How will the matches in groups be played?

All matches at group stage are held according to the usual format — home and away against each opponent in the group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a loss.

Who will be relegated? Who will play in the playoffs?

League A

The top two teams in each group remain in League A for the European qualification of the Women's UEFA Euro 2025.

Four teams that finished third play against second-placed teams from groups in League B. Winners of each matchup will play in League A; teams that lose will play in League B.

Teams finishing fourth are relegated to League B.

League B

Four group winners advance to League A.

Four teams that finished second play against third-placed teams from groups in League A. Winners will play in League A; teams that lose will play in League B.

Three best teams finishing third play against three best teams finishing second in League C. Winners will play in League B for the European qualification; teams that lose will play in League C.

The team with the lowest ranking among those finishing third and four teams finishing fourth are relegated to League C.

League C

Five group winners advance to League B.

Three best teams that finished second play against three best teams that finished third in League B. Winners will play in League B for the European qualification; teams that lose will play in League C.

Other teams remain in League C.

Matches to promote/demote between leagues

Pairs are drawn by lot, and matches within each pair are played home and away. Teams finishing third in their groups are seeded and play the return leg at home.