In Tallinn, the blue-yellow team faced off against the teams from Northern Ireland, Estonia, and Luxembourg. The tournament was seen as a crucial stage in the preparation of the team for the qualifying round of Euro 2025 (U-17), scheduled for the autumn.

Each team was slated to play three matches. A win earned three points, while in the case of a draw, a penalty shootout was held, with the victor receiving two points and the losing team earning one point.

Under the guidance of Yuriy Moroz, the Ukrainian team began the tournament with a penalty shootout loss to Northern Ireland. Subsequently, our boys defeated their Estonian counterparts 3:1.

Today, the blue-yellow team faced Luxembourg and emerged victorious with a scoreline of 3:1. Goals for our team were scored by Dmytro Zudin, Oleksandr Kroitar, and Artem Korzh. As a result, the Ukrainian youngsters secured the top spot in the tournament.

UEFA Development Tournament among U-16 teams

April 23, 2024

Ukraine - Northern Ireland - 2:2, penalty shootout - 6:7

Estonia - Luxembourg - 1:3

April 25, 2024

Luxembourg - Northern Ireland - 2:2, penalty shootout - 4:2

Estonia - Ukraine - 1:3

April 28, 2024

Ukraine (U-16) - Luxembourg (U-16) - 3:1 (0:1)

Goals: Zudin (63), Kroitar (73), Korzh (90+2) - (30, penalty).

Ukraine: Krapivin, Melnyk (Boiko, 75), Piskun (Mylokost, 75), Kostiuk, Kaliuzhnyi (Zalipka, 46), Balakai (Shelepinskyi, 46), Liusin (Korzh, 61), Kutia (Umanskyi, 87), Mustafaiev (Kroitar, 46), Menshykov (Zudin, 46), Andreiko (Zubriy, 46).

Luxembourg (starting lineup): Kamposh, Lima, Monteiro, Oger, Delgado, Karolei, Tavares, Nevesh, Dardari, Masselter, Madzho.

Northern Ireland - Estonia - 2:0

Standings

Reminder: In June, the U-16 team of Ukraine will participate in a tournament in Japan.