On September 10, the youth national team of Ukraine will play its next match in the Euro 2025 U-21 qualifying tournament against Northern Ireland. In the previous match, which took place on September 6, our team defeated Serbia (2: 1) in Riga. Midfielders Nazar Voloshyn and Yegor Yarmolyuk spoke about this meeting and the progress of the youth team's preparations for the confrontation with Northern Ireland.
Photo: A. Repin"We played very well and achieved a positive result. I am very happy that we won and got three points. However, in the first 20 minutes we did not do everything well. The draw with England will make it easier for us to continue to fight in the group, but we look at our game and move forward with each match. We want to win every time. Indeed, it was a surprise that the English played 0-0.
We are preparing for Northern Ireland. I think it will be a quality game with a lot of struggle. But we'll be determined to win," said Nazar Voloshyn.
"I'm happy to win, get three points and move on. The opponent did not surprise us, because we try to play our own football and dictate our own pace of play. A draw by the English will ease our situation in the group, but we rely only on ourselves. With Northern Ireland, we also hope to demonstrate our own game on our own terms. We are ready to fight," Yehor Yarmolyuk supported his partner.
It will be recalled that the Euro 2025 U-21 qualifying match between Northern Ireland and Ukraine will take place on September 10 in Ballymena and will start at 21:45 Kyiv time.
