Our team started the tournament with two wins — against Albania (2:1) and Croatia (2:1). Now, however, Vladimir Pyatenko's wards are facing two games against the Czech Republic. The first of these, nominally a home game for blue-and-yellow, took place today in Polish Polesie at the Municipal Stadium.

Photo: Dan Balashov

The start of the match saw both teams on equal footing, with exchanges of shots from Basanska and Bartova. Later, one can recall an inaccurate attempt by Kalinina, as well as a header shot over the crossbar by Kozlova. Shortly after, Czech players nearly scored against Samson following a corner kick, to which our girls responded with their own decent attack ending in a missed finish from Ovdychuk.

Photo: Dan Balashov

At the beginning of the second half, Kalinina failed to score from a good position. Soon after, Samson saved our team when Krejcirikova went one-on-one with her. Then Czech players conducted several more unpleasant attacks for us. However, at the 57th minute, Ukrainians opened the score — Ovdychuk intercepted the ball and passed it forward to Kozlova, who then scored.

Photo: Dan Balashov

The final third of the game was tense. Both teams had chances, and on the 81st minute Kotrčova nearly equalized with a shot just wide of the post. But in the end our girls held onto their winning result — 1:0, securing their third win in three matches.

Photo: Dan Balashov

Their next match in the Nations League will again be against the Czech Republic. The away game for blue-and-yellow will take place on April 8th at a small town of Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic (kick-off — 18:30 Kyiv time).

Women's Nations League-2025. Group V4

Ukraine — Czech Republic — 1:0 (0:0)

Goal: Ovdychuk (57).

Ukraine: Samson, Korsun, Kotik, Apanaschenko (c), Basanska, Andrukhiv (Ghirin, 69), Petrik, Semkiv, Ovdychuk (Glushenko, 89), Kalinina (Kravchuk, 76), Kozlova (Panculaia, 89).

Coach: Vladimir Pyatenko.

Czech Republic: Votikova, Bartova, Bendova, Zontagova, Pechkova (Ruzickova, 46), Dubcova (Kotrčova, 69), Caginova (c), Svítková, Krejcirikova (Černa, 69), Staskova, Hýrová (Polášková, 83).

Coach: Jitka Klímková.

Referee: Aina Araújo (Spain).

Yellow cards: Semkiv (63) — Zontagova (17), Ruzickova (59).

April 4. Polesie. Municipal Stadium.

Albania — Croatia — 4:0

League Table

Schedule of matches in Group V4 Women's Nations League 2025

February 21. Albania — Ukraine — 1:2

February 21. Croatia — Czech Republic — 0:4

February 25. Ukraine — Croatia — 2:1

February 25. Czech Republic — Albania — 5:1

April 4. Ukraine — Czech Republic — 1:0

April 4. Albania — Croatia — 4:0

April 8. Czech Republic — Ukraine

April 8. Croatia — Albania

May 30. Ukraine — Albania

May 30. Czech Republic — Croatia

June 3. Croatia — Ukraine

June 3. Albania — Czech Republic

Women's Nations League-2025

League A

Group 1: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Scotland.

Group 2: France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland.

Group 3: Spain, England, Belgium, Portugal.

Group 4: Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Wales.  

League B

Group 1: Poland, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania.

Group 2: Ireland, Turkey, Slovenia, Greece.

Group 3: Finland, Serbia, Hungary, Belarus.

Group 4: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia, Albania. 

League C

Group 1: Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Gibraltar.

Group 2: Malta, Georgia, Cyprus, Andorra. 

Group 3: Luxembourg, Wales, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.

Group 4: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Lithuania. 

Group 5: Israel, Bulgaria, Estonia.

Group 6: Kosovo, Latvia, North Macedonia.                            

The group stage will determine which four teams from League A advance to the final round (which now consists of two-leg playoffs), as well as who will be promoted or relegated between leagues ahead of the European qualifying tournament for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.

Winners of groups in Leagues B and C will advance to League A and B, respectively, while last-placed teams from Leagues A and B and two worst third-place finishers in League B will be relegated to Leagues B and C. The play-offs will feature third-placed teams from League A against second-placed teams from League B, and the top two third-placed teams from League B against the top two second-placed teams from League C.

Final Round

Drawing: June 6, 2025 (14:00 Kyiv time).

Semifinals (two matches each): October 22-28, 2025.

Final/3rd Place Play-off (two matches each): November 26 - December 2, 2025.

Promotion/Relegation Play-offs

Drawing: June 6, 2025 (14:00 Kyiv time).

Matches (two each): October 22-28, 2025.