Renowned Ukrainian coach Oleh Fedorchuk shared his prediction for the final, 3rd round match of the group stage of Euro 2023 (U-21) between the youth national teams of Ukraine and Spain, which will be held today in Bucharest.
Oleg Fedorchuk"History shows that it is not right to choose an opponent for a play-off match. The more so because the fixtures in our group come earlier than in the 'D' quartet, which the Spaniards and Ukrainians play for. I think the main strategy will be not to lose (through injuries or disqualification) players before the knock-out rounds.
Potential opponents have to be studied, but not guessed. Our team doesn't play many big tournaments to choose opponents. In any case, there is not as much stability in youth competitions as there is in the main teams of the country. That's why there was, is and will be enough unpredictability in such forums.
First of all, I expect a serious fight in the centre of the pitch against Spain. Our Bondarenko-Sudakov pairing looks very decent. I would like Brazhko to step up, as I felt he was not fit enough in the match against Romania.
I think it will be a draw that will suit both sides. The Spaniards will ultimately take top spot in the group, but the Bilo-Syni will be psychologically happy as they will not suffer a single defeat in the group stage; in this case Ruslan Rotan's charges will go into the quarterfinal in a good mood. The scoreline? 1-1," said Fedorchuk.
