On Monday, 16 October, the Ukraine national youth team played its next match of the qualifying cycle of Euro 2025 (U-21) - against the "youth" of England. The match was nominally a home game for the Ukrainian team, but due to the war it was held in Slovakia's Kosice.
Euro 2025 qualifying cycle (U-21). Group F
UKRAINE (U-21) - ENGLAND (U-21) - 3:2 (2:0)
Goals: Voloshyn (31), Ocheretko (43), Kvasnitsa (90+4) - Madueke (67), Cresswell (89)
Ukraine (U-21): Nesheret, Roman, Saliuk, Vivcharenko, Batagov, Ocheretko (Rubchynskyi, 74), Brazhko (K), Bragaru, Voloshyn (Kvasnitsa, 74), Viunnik (Krasnopyr, 60), Yarmolyuk (Yatsyk, 82).
England (U-21): Trafford, Lewis, Cresswell, Bruntwaite, Livramento (Norton-Caffey, 74), Hackney (Delap, 58), McTee (Rove, 73), Elliott (K), Madueke, Bynoe-Gittens (Philogene-Bydeis, 58), Humphries (Junior, 58).
Current standings in Group F:
1. Ukraine - 9 points (3 matches)
2. Serbia - 6 (2)
3. England - 3 (2)
4. Northern Ireland - 3 (4)
5. Luxembourg - 3
6. Azerbaijan - 0 (2)
We would like to add that in their next matches in Euro 2025 (U-21) qualification the Ukraine national youth team will play on 17 November against Luxembourg, and on 21 November - against Azerbaijan.
