On March 26, one of the matches of Euro 2024 was held. England national team and Ukraine national team met.
Euro 2024.
England - Ukraine - 2:0 (2:0)
Goals: Kane (37), Saka (40)
Warnings: Malinovsky (69)
England defeated Ukraine 2-0 in a European Championship qualifying match at Wembley Stadium. The Three Lions dominated from the beginning of the game and managed to keep the lead without conceding a single goal. The English team opened the scoring in the 37th minute when Harry Kane scored to put his team ahead. Bukayo Saka doubled the lead just three minutes before halftime with a goal. In the 61st minute, Ukraine made three substitutions in an attempt to turn the game around. However, England continued to pile on the pressure and Ruslan Malinovskyi's yellow card in the 69th minute showed Ukraine's growing frustration. 74 minutes into the match Ukraine made a fourth substitution: Artem Dovbyk replaced Roman Yaremchuk.
However, England's defense remained stubborn, holding Ukraine back. England made the first substitution in 81 minutes when Ivan Toney replaced Harry Kane. The home side continued to look for more goals and in the 85th minute, Jaydon Sancho and Jude Bellingham came on as replacements for James Maddison and Conor Gallagher respectively. Ukraine also made one last substitution in the final minutes of the game, replacing Taras Stepanenko with Yevhen Konoplyanka. However, the match ended 2-0 in favor of England, who showed their superiority in the home arena. Overall, England showed a good game, keeping a clean sheet against a determined Ukrainian team. Thanks to this victory, England has taken a strong position in the European Championship qualifying campaign, looking to secure a place in the competition.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Malta-England, North Macedonia-Ukraine.
| England national team. | Ukraine national team | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Goals on goal | 0 |
| 18 | Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 17 | Kicks from the penalty area | 0 |
| 1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 8 | Violations | 11 |
| 7 | Corner | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves by goalkeeper | 6 |
| 589 | Total assists | 438 |
| 519 | Accurate passes | 384 |
| 88% | Accuracy of transmissions | 88% |