Last Sunday, July 21, Ukraine's U-19 national team played its third match of the Euro 2024 (U-19) final tournament against Italy.
After two zero draws, with Northern Ireland and Norway, Dmytro Mykhailenko's team needed a victory in this match to guarantee a place in the semifinals. Otherwise, everything depended on the parallel match between the Irish and the Norwegians.
Euro 2024 (U-19). Group round. Group A
UKRAINE (U-19 ) - ITALY (U-19 ) - 3: 2 (1: 1)
Goals: Synchuk (7), Krevsun (54), Ponomarenko (75 penalty) - Ebone (34), Romano (52).
Removals: Corradi (73).
Ukraine (U-19): Krapyvtsov, Mikhavko, Yermachkov, Melnychenko (C), Gusev, Vashchenko (Obinaya, 88), Matkevich, Hadzhiev (Tsukanov, 90+2), Krevsun, Synchuk (Tuterov, 88), Ponomarenko.
Italy (U-19): Magro, Pagnucco, Chiarodia (Mane, 64), Corradi, Magni, Di Maggio (C) (Mannini, 46), Harder (Lipani, 69), Romano, Angelo (Pafundi, 69), Sia (Barthesaghi, 75), Ebone.
The match in Larne at the Inver Park stadium started with the Italians, who created several dangerous chances at Vladyslav Krapivtsov's goal. However, in the 7th minute, the first attack of the Ukrainians led to success - Gennady Synchuk scored, taking advantage of a defender's mistake and skillfully throwing the opposing goalkeeper over.
Our opponent scored in the 34th minute. Bernardo Corradi's wards received the right to a standard, and after throwing the ball into the penalty area, Tommaso Ebone pushed it past Krapivtsov - 1: 1.
After the break, the teams quickly exchanged goals. First, in the 52nd minute, Marco Romano scored from the central area, putting the Italians ahead, but two minutes later Danylo Krevsun received a heel pass from Matviy Ponomarenko and restored the balance with a powerful shot - 2: 2.
In the 75th minute, the Ukrainian national team received the right to a penalty kick and a numerical advantage due to the removal of Christian Corradi, who fouled Andriy Matkevych. The 11-meter penalty was clearly converted by Matvey Ponomarenko.
So, 3: 2 - the victory of the national team of Ukraine, which reached the semifinals of Euro-2024 (U-19) from second place in Group A and secured a pass to the 2025 U-20 World Cup.
The opponent of the national team of Ukraine in the semifinals will be determined after the final matches of the group stage in Group B are played today.
Final tournament position in group "A":
1. Italy - 6 points
2. UKRAINE - 5
4. Norway - 4
4. Northern Ireland - 1.
