On Saturday, June 8, the Ukrainian Olympic team continued its performance at the Tournoi Maurice Revello international tournament in France with a match against Panama. Earlier, Ruslan Rotan's wards defeated Indonesia (3: 0) and Italy (4: 0). Now the "blue and yellows" faced the Panama team. The match took place in the city of Fos-sur-Mer.
International tournament among U-23 national teams Tournoi Maurice Revello
UKRAINE (U-23 ) - PANAMA (U-23 ) 2: 0 (0: 0)
Goals: Voloshin (62), Yarmolyuk (66)
Ukraine (U-23): Neshcheret, Bragaru, Pavliuk, Mikhavko, Drambayev (Martyniuk, 69), Synchuk (Khlan, 69), Sigeev, Mykhailenko (K), Voloshyn (Fedor, 84), Kucheryavyi (Yarmolyuk, 61), Krasnopir (Sikan, 61).
Already in the 1st minute of the match, Voloshyn intercepted the ball, entered the penalty area, but the goalkeeper turned his shot into the post. Our guys had the initiative and regularly shot on goal. In the 25th minute, Voloshyn scored a good attempt. Shortly before the break, he also scored dangerously over the crossbar, and Krasnopir also missed a good chance. The Panamanians only occasionally ran out on the counterattack, but managed not to concede in the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, all the Ukrainians' shots were blocked by their opponents. In the 62nd minute, the blue and yellows scored - after Mykhaylenko's discount, Voloshyn opened the scoring. Panama could have scored immediately, but Orellana lacked accuracy. In the 66th minute, Yarmolyuk, who recently came on as a substitute, increased the advantage of the Ukrainians, taking advantage of the goalkeeper's mistake. Later, the teams exchanged shots from Mendes and Hlan. As a result, the national team of Ukraine won its third victory in a row - 2: 0.
The blue and yellows will play their next match at the international tournament on June 10 against Japan.
Group "B". Standings.
1. Ukraine - 9 points (3 matches)
2. Japan - 3 (2)
3. Panama - 3 (2)
4. Italy - 3 (2)
5. Indonesia - 0 (3).
