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Danylo Sikan: "It was our first Olympic appearance, hopefully not the last"
Forward of the Ukraine Olympic team, Danylo Sikan commented on the football match against Argentina at the 2024 Olympics.
On July 30, the Ukraine Olympic team played their third match of the group stage at the 2024 Olympic football tournament, losing to Argentina (0:2) and ending their run in the competition. After the game, team captain Danylo Sikan shared his thoughts.
"We could have done more, but we fell a little short. However, life goes on, and we return to work in our clubs. Ruslan Rotan wished us success and encouraged us to change our mentality.
We come back with one victory and two losses. This is an experience that will only help me in the future. This is our first time participating in a tournament like the Olympics, and I hope it won't be the last.
Being the captain? It's a responsibility, of course, but it doesn't weigh on me. I am responsible for the team on the pitch, for its character, and for some tactical actions. We are one team, working only for victory," said Danylo Sikan.
Olympics 2024. Men's Football Tournament. Group B
07/24. Argentina - Morocco - 1:2
07/27. Argentina Iraq - 3:1
07/27. Ukraine - Morocco - 2:1
07/30. Ukraine - Argentina - 0:2
07/30. Morocco - Iraq - 3:0
Standings
|
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1 |
Morocco |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6—3 |
6 |
|
2 |
Argentina |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6—3 |
6 |
|
3 |
Ukraine |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3—5 |
3 |
|
4 |
Iraq |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3—7 |
3 |
Official Roster of Ukraine's Olympic Football Team for the 2024 Games
Goalkeepers
| 1. Heorhiy Yermakov | 28.03.2002 | Oleksandriya |
| 12. Kiril Fesyun | 07.08.2002 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 22. Yakiv Kinareykin | 22.10.2003 | Dnipro 1 |
Defenders
| 2. Illia Krupskyi | 02.10.2004 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 3. Oleksandr Martynyuk | 25.11.2001 | Oleksandriya |
| 4. Maksym Talovierov | 28.06.2000 | LASK, Austria |
| 6. Oleksiy Sych | 01.04.2001 | Rukh Lviv |
| 13. Volodymyr Salyuk | 25.06.2002 | Chornomorets Odesa |
| 16. Arseniy Batagov | 05.03.2002 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 19. Yevhen Pavlyuk | 18.08.2002 | Vorskla Poltava |
Midfielders
| 5. Valentyn Rubchynskyi | 15.02.2002 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 7. Oleh Ocheretko | 25.05.2003 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 8. Mykola Mykhailenko | 22.05.2001 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 10. Maksym Bragaru | 21.07.2002 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 11. Maksym Khlan | 27.01.2003 | Lechia, Poland |
| 15. Vladyslav Veleten | 01.10.2002 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 17. Oleh Fedor | 23.07.2004 | Rukh Lviv |
| 18. Dmytro Kryskiv | 06.10.2000 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 20. Kyrylo Siheiev | 18.08.2002 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 21. Artem Shulyanskyi | 11.04.2001 | Oleksandriya |
Forwards
| 9. Ihor Krasnopir | 01.12.2002 | Rukh Lviv |
| 14. Danylo Sikan | 16.04.2001 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
The list included 22 players, with four reserved spots.
According to the regulations, players born after January 1, 2001, were eligible to participate. Additionally, each team could include three players who were older than this age.
