On Tuesday, June 11, the national team of Ukraine in preparation for Euro 2024 held a friendly with the national team of Moldova in Chisinau.
Photo — uaf.uaFriendly match
MOLDOVA - UKRAINE - 0:4 (0:2)
Goals: Yaremchuk (2), Tsygankov (42), Dovbik (49), Sudakov (54)
Warnings: Yarmolenko (73), Konoplya (84)
Ukraine: 23.Lunin, 16.Mykolenko (17.Zinchenko, 30), 22.Matvienko, 13.Zabarnyy, 2.Konoplya, 6.Stepanenko (K) (18.Brazhko, 68), 19.Shaparenko (8.Malinovskiy, 78), 10.Mudryk (20.Zubkov, 68), 14.Sudakov, 15.Tsygankov (7.Yarmolenko, 68), 9.Yaremchuk (11.Dovbik, 46).
Reserves: 1.Buschan, 12.Trubin, 3.Svatok, 4.Taloverov, 5.Sidorchuk, 21.Bondar, 24.Tymchik, 25.Vanat, 26.Mikhailichenko.
Moldova: 23.Raylean, 2.Ryabchuk, 5.Posmac (15.Mudrak, 61), 4.Baboglo, 14.Creciun, 13.Cojocaru, 7.Ionice (17.Postolaki, 46), 22.Race (19.Bogaciuc, 78), 10.Damascan (11.Caimacov, 46), 8.Motspan (16.Stine, 46), 9.Nicolaescu (24.Clesenco, 61).
Reserves: 1.Chebotari, 12.Avram, 3.Mandrichenko, 6.Marandici, 18.Cojocari, 20.M.Pletike, 21.Revenko, 26.S.Pletike.
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The match had barely started, and the Ukraine national team opened the scoring. In the second minute of the match Yaremchuk shot from the line of the Moldovan national team's penalty area and sent the ball into the net - 0:1.
Having taken the lead, the Ukrainian national team expectedly continued to play the game in the first place. Everything seemed to go according to plan, but in the middle of the first half the situation was overshadowed by the injury of Vitaliy Mykolenko, who was forced to be replaced, and now it is unclear whether the main left-flank defender of the Ukrainian national team will be able to play at Euro-2024.
In fact, the whole first half passed under the sign of positional advantage of the Ukraine national team, and before the whistle for the break "blue-yellow" developed their success - it was Tsygankov, having played in touch with Sudakov, cold-blooded blow from the limits of the penalty area sent the ball into the corner of the gates of the national team of Moldova, 0:2.
The national team of Ukraine had full advantage in the second half. And already in the 49th minute of the meeting brought the score to a big one: Dovbik received a pass from Sudakov in the right side of the penalty area and managed to send the ball into the near corner of the gates of the Moldovan team - 0:3.
And just a minute or two later, Rylian saved his team, parrying dangerous shots from Mudric and Conoply. However, in the 54th minute the national team of Moldova was not saved from another goal - it was Sudacov, playing with "wall" with Dovbik, hit from the right side of the penalty area sent the ball into the gate - 0:4.
After that the national team of Moldova began to look frankly depressed, and the national team of Ukraine though continued to attack, but did it frankly internally and without much aggression. So the remaining part of the sparring lost all meaning. Nevertheless, in the 76th minute of the match Moldovans had all chances for a prestige goal: as a result of a counterattack Postolaki shot from the right side of the penalty area, and only Lunin's skill saved the Ukraine national team from conceding a goal. So in the end - 4:0, the victory of the Ukrainian national team.
We would like to add that with this match the Ukrainian national team completed its preparation for Euro 2024. On Wednesday, the Blue-Yellows will arrive in Germany for the tournament, and on Monday they will play their opening match of the European Championship against Romania.
Alexander POPOV
