In March, our youth team conducts a training camp in Turkey. During this camp, the blue-and-yellow will play two friendly matches against their peers: on the 21st with Slovenia and on the 25th with Poland.

It should be noted that from March 12 to 16, Una Melgarejo along with 10 of his players participated in a camp for the national team of Ukraine, which was preparing for the League of Nations playoff matches against Belgium.

"Results are always important, but they are only part of the process. I know our responsibility, so we strive to win. However, what is most important for me — is the progress of the players. I evaluate them not just by one match, but by their long-term development. For example, if you compare how they played at the beginning of 2023 and how they look now, this is the main indicator for me," — noted the head coach of Ukraine's youth team Una Melgarejo.

The live broadcast of today's match between Ukraine and Slovenia in the city of Belek is scheduled on the YouTube channel of the Ukrainian Football Association (start at 6 PM Kyiv time).

Composition of Ukraine's Youth Team

Goalkeepers: Ruslan Neschyret («Dynamo» Kyiv), Georgiy Yermakov («Oleksandria»), Illia Popovich («Kisvarda», Hungary).

Defenders: Arseniy Batagov («Trabzonspor», Turkey), Volodymyr Saluk («Metalist 1925» Kharkiv), Eduard Kozik («Kolos» Kovalivka), Vitaliy Roman («Ruh» Lviv), Taras Mikhavko, Konstantin Vyhvarenko (both — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Illia Krups'kyi («Vorskla» Poltava).

Midfielders: Anton Tserenko, Maxim Khlyan (both — «Lechia», Poland), Ivan Varfolomeev («Slovanski», Czech Republic), Vladyslav Velyten («Kolos» Kovalivka), Denis Kuzik («Krivbas» Krivoy Rog), Oleksandr Fedor, Valentin Rubchynskyi, Maxim Bragaru, Volodymyr Brazhko (all — «Dynamo» Kyiv), Oleksandr Yatsyk («Zorya» Luhansk), Boris Krushynskyi («Polska» Zhytomyr).

Forwards: Bogdan Vyunnik («Lechia», Poland), Igor Krasnopir («Karpaty» Lviv).

We remind you that this summer, the youth team of Ukraine under the leadership of Una Melgarejo will participate in the final tournament of Euro-2025 (U-21) in Slovakia, where within the group stage they will play against teams from Denmark (June 12), Finland (June 15), and the Netherlands (June 18).

Euro-2025 (U-21). Final Tournament

Group Stage

Group A: Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Romania.

Group B: Czech Republic, England, Germany, Slovenia.

Group C: Portugal, France, Poland, Georgia.

Group D: Finland, Netherlands, Ukraine, Denmark.

12.06.2025

Ukraine — Denmark (Presov, 7 PM)

Finland — Netherlands (Kosice, 10 PM)

15.06.2025

Finland — Ukraine (Kosice, 7 PM)

Netherlands — Denmark (Presov, 10 PM)

18.06.2025

Denmark — Finland (Kosice, 7 PM)

Netherlands — Ukraine (Presov, 7 PM)

Quarter-Finals

21.06.2025

26. C1 — D2 (Zilina, 7 PM)

25. A1 — B2 (Trnava, 10 PM)

22.06.2025

27. B1 — A2 (Dunajska Streda, 7 PM or 10 PM)

28. D1 — C2 (Presov, 7 PM or 10 PM)

Semifinals

25.06.2025

29. Winner of Match 25 — winner of Match 26 (Bratislava, 7 PM or 10 PM)

30. Winner of Match 27 — winner of Match 28 (Kosice, 7 PM or 10 PM)

Final

28.06.2025

Winner of Match 29 — winner of Match 30 (Bratislava, 10 PM)

Match times are in Kyiv time.