Nations League 2024/25, 4th round. Ukraine - Czech Republic - 1:1. Match review, statistics

On Monday, October 14, the national team of Ukraine held its next match in the Nations League season 2024/25. The opponent of the Blue-Yellows was the Czech Republic, and the game itself took place in Wroclaw at the Tarczynski Arena stadium.

Nations League 2024/25. Division "B". Group 1. 4th round

UKRAINE - CZECHIA - 1: 1 (0:1)
Goals: Dovbik (52 pen.) - Cherv (18)

Warnings: Kryskiv (75) - Kliment (90+3), Lingr (90+4).

Ukraine: 12.Trubin, 2.Konoplya (18.Tymchik, 80), 13.Zabarny, 4.Taloverov, 22.Matvienko, 6.Stepanenko (K) (15.Kalyuzhny, 64), 8.Sudakov, 10.Shaparenko (21.Krys'kiv, 64), 19.Gutsulyak (20.Zubkov, 22), 7.Mudryk, 11.Dovbik (9.Yaremchuk, 80).
Reserves: 1.Buschan, 23.Riznyk, 3.Mikhailichenko, 5.Svatok, 14.Buyalskyi, 16.Nazarenko, 17.Vanat.

Czech Republic: 1.Kovarzh, 6.Vitik, 7.Krejci, 8.Borzhil (2.Zmrzly, 70), 5.Tsoufal, 22.Soucek (K), 12.Cherv, 14.Provod (9.Hlouzek, 58), 17.Cerny (20.Lingr, 58), 15.Schultz (11.Kuhta, 90+1), 19.Hory (3.Kliment, 70).
Reserves: 16.Kinski, 23.Jedlicka, 4.Granacz, 10.Cvančara, 13.Kušej, 18.Kalvach, 21.Kral.

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The Czech team tried to seize the starting advantage in this match, but the first goal moment was created by the Ukrainians - Mudryk accelerated down the left flank, gave to Shaparenko in the center of the penalty area, who shot unhindered from 8 meters, but sent the ball far above the goal.

The Czechs' answer followed five minutes later in the form of a dangerous shot by Schultz from 14 meters - exactly on target, and Trubin, although reacted, but could not keep the ball in his hands, which turned into a slight panic in the defensive order of the Ukrainian national team.

However, the Czech team realized their next goal moment. After a corner kick Konoplya knocked the ball right to Cherv, who hit the ball into Trubin's goal from outside the penalty area - 0:1.

This goal was not enough for the Czechs: they continued to act extremely intensively, pressed and did not allow the Ukrainians to calmly conduct attacks. The game in the remaining part of the first half was almost in an equal struggle, but without sharpness. We can only note a couple of long-range shots on the Ukrainian goal, after which the ball flew near the goal frame. In compensated time the Czechs managed to send the ball into Trubin's goal, but from offside. As a result, the first half ended with the score 1:0 in favor of the Czech team.

The second half began with a penalty in the gate of the Czech national team for hand play, which confidently realized Dovbik - 1:1.

After conceding, the Czechs rushed into the attack and at times closed the Ukrainian national team in its half of the field. But there were no chances at the gate of the "blue-yellow". Well, closer to the 70th minute the game leveled off. Nevertheless, in the 77th minute the Czechs were close to a goal, but Trubin managed to cover the ball after Hlozek shot from 8 meters. However, Kovarzh soon had to work hard to cope with Zubkov's free kick. But neither Ukraine nor the Czech Republic failed to achieve more this evening.

In the parallel match of the 4th round of the first group of the first group of Division "B" Georgia lost on its field to Albania - 0:1. As a result, the tournament position of the teams in this group took the following form:

1. Czech Republic - 7 points
2. Georgia - 6
3. Albania - 6
4. Ukraine - 4.

In the next round in this group on November 16 will play: Georgia - Ukraine, Albania - Czech Republic.

Alexander POPOV