The first half went in favor of the yellow and blue team. Adam Guaram stood out for his activity in their lineup, twice forcing the Greek goalkeeper to demonstrate his skills with shots from acute angles. However, towards the end of the half, he proved powerless – Guaram headed in a corner kick to make it 1:0.

At the start of the second half, Ukrainians capitalized on another set piece opportunity: after a corner kick was headed into their own net by a Greek defender. A few minutes later, Shukalovich scored from distance to put the result beyond doubt – 3:0.

In the 79th minute, Greeks converted a penalty to level the score at 3:1. The Ukrainian U-17 team started the tournament with a victory.

The next match under Oleksandr Sytnyk’s tutelage will be on February 13 against Israel (start time – around 16:00).

Friendship Tournament Among Youth Teams

Ukraine (U-17) – Greece (U-17) — 3:1 (1:0)

Goals: Guaram (40), Tiozos (51, own goal), Shukalovich (54) – Tiozos (79, from the penalty).

Ukraine (U-17): Stolyarenko, Pylpyuk (Zadoyenko, 64), Smotrytskyi (Pryhodko, 86), Onishchuk (c) (Kurlatov, 86), Gloc (Linnik, 86), Shukalovich (Onishchuk, 86), Guaram (Bandilo, 73), Volosko (Zvarich, 64), Uryk (Pilipchuk, 46), Trokhym (Rybak, 46), Dzyurynets (Goch, 73).

Coach: Oleksandr Sytnyk.

Greece (U-17): Nikolaides, Giousos, Gerhos, Moisiodis (c), Mataras, Poulopoulas (Tiozos, 46), Kitis (Tiozos, 46), Papasarafianos, Kontras, Tsikas, Argiris.

Coach: Vasilios Papadakis.

Yellow cards: Shukalovich (14), Trokhym (24) – Kontras (27), Mataras (84).

Schedule of Ukraine’s U-17 Youth Team Matches in Croatia

February 13. Israel – Ukraine (16:00)

February 16. Croatia – Ukraine (11:30)

Reminder, the Ukrainian U-17 youth team will compete in group 6 of League V in the second round of Euro-2026 qualifying, where they will face Latvia and Albania. The tournament for our group from March 3 to June 9 will be hosted by Albania.

European Championship 2026 (U-17). Second Round Qualifying

League A

Group A1: Germany, France, Slovenia, North Macedonia.

Group A2: Iceland, Portugal, Italy, Romania. 

Group A3: Sweden, Montenegro, Greece, Norway.

Group A4: Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Austria, Denmark.

Group A5: Belgium, Cyprus, Serbia, Switzerland.

Group A6: Spain, Turkey, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

Group A7: Ireland, Slovakia, Croatia, Poland.

League B

Group B1: Israel, Faroe Islands, England, Estonia.

Group B2: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Malta, Azerbaijan.

Group B3: Wales, Georgia, San Marino, Andorra.

Group B4: Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Gibraltar.

Group B5: Venice, Luxembourg, Armenia, Liechtenstein.

Group B6: Ukraine, Latvia, Albania.

Group B7: Netherlands, Belarus, Kosovo.

In the second round, 28 teams (14 winners of group stages and 14 that finished in second place) will compete for seven groups in League A from March 30 to April 30. The winners of these groups will join host Estonia in the final stage, which runs from May 25 to June 7, 2026. The draw is scheduled for April 9.

Meanwhile, 26 teams will compete for seven groups in League B (five with four teams and two with three).

Both tournaments are important in the context of forming Leagues A and B in the first round of Euro-2028 (U-19) qualifying.