Vbet UPL 2025/26, Round 30: Commentaries on episodes from the UEFA Committee of Arbiters
Roman Yaremchuk: "We will approach matches against Slovakia and Belgium with maximum focus"
Ukraine forward Roman Yaremchuk shared his impressions of the national team's opening match at EURO 2024 against Romania.
In their first match at EURO 2024, Ukraine lost 0:3 to Romania in Munich. Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk summarized the game:
"The score is 0:3. We lost because we were worse, and there are no excuses. We did not show our game and did not follow the coach's instructions. The Romanians deserved the win. I think we need to discuss all this in the locker room and move forward.
I can't say that we were overwhelmed or lost due to excessive emotions. The only clear thing is that we lost, and the Romanians won. I congratulate them on the victory, and we need to focus on our game.
We will approach the upcoming matches with maximum concentration because we have a lot of responsibility. We need to come together, talk, and take certain steps not just in words but in deeds," said Roman Yaremchuk.
Ukraine squad for EURO 2024
Goalkeepers: 1. Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), 12. Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), 23. Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain).
Defenders: 22. Mykola Matviyenko, 2. Yukhym Konoplia, 21. Valeriy Bondar (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 24. Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), 13. Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), 3. Oleksandr Svatok (FC Dnipro-1 Dnipro), 4. Maksym Talovierov (LASK Linz, Austria), 26. Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr).
Midfielders: 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 19. Mykola Shaparenko, 18. Volodymyr Brazhko (all Dynamo Kyiv), 6. Taras Stepanenko, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 14. Georgiy Sudakov (all Shakhtar Donetsk), 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, England), 15. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), 10. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), 5. Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo, Belgium), 8. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa, Italy).
Forwards: 11. Artem Dovbyk (Girona, Spain), 9. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia, Spain), 25. Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).
EURO 2024 Group E: Schedule and Results
June 17: Romania vs Ukraine - 3:0
June 17: Belgium vs Slovakia - 0:1
Standings
| Teams | M | W | D | L | GD | P | |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3—0 | 3 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1—0 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0—1 | 0 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0—3 | 0 |
June 21: Slovakia vs Ukraine. Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf. Kick-off: 16:00 Kyiv time.
June 22: Belgium vs Romania. Cologne Stadium, Cologne. Kick-off: 22:00 Kyiv time.
June 26: Slovakia vs Romania. Frankfurt Stadium, Frankfurt. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.
June 26: Ukraine vs Belgium. Stuttgart Arena, Stuttgart. Kick-off: 19:00 Kyiv time.
Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.
