Ukraine's Confident Win Ahead of Italy Encounter
Date: 2023-11-16 Author: Dima Zakharov Categories: WORLD
The Ukrainian national team, under the leadership of coach Serhiy Rebrov, emerged victorious against "Lechia" thanks to goals from Pykhalyonok and Nazarina in a friendly match held on Thursday, November 16. This match was part of their preparation for the final round of Euro 2024 football qualifiers.
The game took place at the "Arena Gdansk" stadium in Poland and was closed to the public. Each team was allowed 10 substitutions, enabling the "blue-yellow" team to test all their players in action.
The match concluded with Ukraine's team triumphing 2-0. Goals from Oleksandr Pykhalyonok and Yehor Nazarina secured the win for Serhiy Rebrov's squad.
It's worth noting that in the decisive Euro 2024 qualifying match, Ukraine will face the Italian national team. The winner of this match will secure a direct spot in the European Championship.
The current standings in the Euro 2024 qualifying group are as follows: England (6 matches, 16 points), Ukraine (7 matches, 13 points), Italy (6 matches, 10 points), North Macedonia (6 matches, 7 points), Malta (7 matches, 0 points).
Additionally, due to the full-scale invasion by Russian occupiers, Ukraine's nominally home match against Italy will be held in Leverkusen, Germany, at the "BayArena" stadium. The match is scheduled for November 20 at 21:45 Kyiv time.
