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Ukraine goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin on the 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the second match at Euro 2024.

- I did not help out at the moment of the missed goal. I could have chosen a different position. I think I could have saved it because it was not a corner kick.

The first minutes were very difficult for us. It is good that we did not lose faith and played much better in the second half.

I don't need to put on all the medals - it was a team effort. We saw how Yaremchuk blocked balls in the 90th minute right in the box. It is only through teamwork that we can win the Euros. As we saw in the match against Romania, it is impossible to win alone," Trubin was quoted as saying by vZbirna.

Ukraine forward Artem Dovbyk commented on the victory of our national team over Slovakia in the 2nd round of Euro 2024.

"An important victory for us! I thank the team for their dedication and fight to the last minute. There is a lot of work ahead and preparation for the final with Belgium," Dovbyk wrote on his Instagram page.

It will be recalled that our national team will play its next match on Wednesday, June 26, in Berlin. The rival of the national team of Ukraine will be Belgium. The meeting starts at 19:00.

Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin commented on the rotation in the blue and yellows' squad for the second round of the Euro 2024 group stage match against Slovakia (2: 1).

- I perfectly understand the head coach's decision. The result with Romania is entirely my fault, but here we are a team, a collective. The result is always important. I continue to work. If I have a chance to start again, I'm ready. Did I discuss the decision with the head coach? No, because it was not necessary," said Andriy As.

The youth national team of Ukraine (players not older than 2008) is competing in the Dream Cup 2024 tournament hosted by Japan.

The competition will run until June 23 in Fukuoka at the J-Village Stadium. At the tournament, the Blue and Yellows, who are preparing for the Euro 2025 (U-17) qualifiers, will play against peers from Japan, Senegal and Venezuela.

Yuriy Moroz's wards started with a defeat from the hosts (0: 6), and then lost to rivals from Senegal - 0: 1. Our boys will play the final match on June 23 against their peers from Venezuela.

Dream Cup 2024 tournament among U-16 national teams

Ukraine U-16 - Senegal U-16 - 0: 1 (0: 1)
Goal: Sow (45+1).

Ukraine: Roenko, Zalipka, Khlivnyuk, Lysytskyi (Mylokost, 73), Koval (Solomon, 46), Andriyko, Gevorkyan (Romaniuk, 62), Khasanov (Ivaskiv, 88), Sereda, Slyva (Kroitar, 73), Zakharkiv (Kucheryavyi, 73).

Senegal: Gomis, M. Ndiaye, Balukun, Diallo, Thiam, Dabo (Fall, 88), Diop (Ba, 73), Sou, S. Ndiaye, Kamara (Wagner, 55), Mane.

Standings

Ukrainian national team striker Roman Yaremchuk scored a goal in yesterday's Euro 2024 match against Slovakia (2-1), bringing his total number of goals scored for the national team to 16.

This allowed him to overtake the current coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov, and enter the top 4 best scorers of the national team in history.

TOP-10 scorers of the national team of Ukraine in history

1. Andriy Shevchenko - 48 goals

2. Andriy Yarmolenko - 46

3. Yevhen Konoplyanka - 21

4. Roman Yaremchuk - 16

5. Sergiy Rebrov - 15

6-7. Oleg Gusev, Viktor Tsygankov - 13

8. Sergiy Nazarenko - 12

9. Yevhen Selezniov - 11

10. Artem Dovbyk - 10.

The Ukraine national team has returned to the tournament struggle. This is the most important conclusion from yesterday's match against Slovakia. Yes, in their own style, losing the score, yes, with huge problems in defense, but our team achieved a crucial victory.

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Former Tavria player Maksym Feshchuk commented on Ukraine's 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the second round of Euro 2024.

- The winners are not judged. I congratulate our country, the national team on the victory. But the game is far from perfect. There is room for improvement. To be honest, there is still a lot of potential, there is something to work on. It will be very cool for the coach and the guys to analyze their own game, taking into account the winning result. And there is a lot to analyze. There is a lot to work on, to correct.

Last time I pointed out the absence of Brazhko. Today he was in the starting lineup. I predicted a change in goal. As for me, we still missed Tsygankov. There is something to improve - team actions. The national team looks unconvincing, although I expected and predicted that they would win today. I watched the first half and had my doubts, indeed, I doubted a little. But I was waiting for a quick goal in the second half, and it came. Shaparenko scored a masterful goal. Zinchenko skillfully passed it to him. It was a very cool goal, and the second goal was also great. But the game itself - we still need to improve it to hope for a positive result with the Belgians.

Player of the match? I think Trubin played really well in goal, but he did his job. There were convenient moments for him when he parried shots, but these are his trump cards - the choice of position. Nevertheless, Shaparenko scored a goal and an assist, so we can say that he was the hero of the match in terms of his performance. But I expect more creativity and mobility from Shaparenko - I lack it in his performance," Feshchuk said.

Dynamo selector Yevhen Khacheridi said that in addition to center back Bryan Ceballos, Kyiv may sign another Colombian.

"This is a winger. Is he a left back? Yes, he is left. He's free, but there are nuances," Khacheridi said in an interview with the BurBuzz YouTube channel.

As a reminder, Dynamo has already signed Oleksandr Pikhalenko and Maksym Bragara.

Journalist Mykhailo Spivakovsky commented on Ukraine's victory over Slovakia in the Euro 2024 match.

"The fears I had that we were not physically ready for this tournament did not materialize. If we were not functionally ready, we could simply not play any further. No, at least against the background of Slovakia, where there are also age players, we were ready. I think this is one of the levers that contributed to the positive result. In the second half, we were not only more focused on the goal, we were better prepared.

The structure of the team's play was better, the mood was better. The structure itself gave us more opportunities and opportunities to use the best qualities of our leaders. I think the team became more controlled. That is, obviously, Rebrov has drawn conclusions and no longer allows amateurism during a major tournament," TaToTake telegram channel quoted Spivakovsky as saying.

Dynamo Kyiv midfielder and Ukraine national team midfielder Mykola Shaparenko was recognized by Dynamo.kiev.ua visitors as the best player in Serhiy Rebrov's team following the results of the match of the 2nd round of the Euro 2024 group stage against Slovakia.

75% of fans gave their votes for Shaparenko. The second position in the poll was taken by goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin (15%).

Forward Ivan Schranz was recognized as the best player in the Slovakian national team - he got 43% of votes.

Former Dynamo defender Vladyslav Vashchuk commented on the team's 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the second round of Euro 2024.

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TheGolden Talentproject has compiled another monthly rating of the best young Ukrainian football players born in 2003-2004. This time, it was based on the results of May 2024, having traditionally interviewed more than 120 experts.

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