Ukraine continued to overcome the terrible situation caused by the Russian invasion and, despite the problems suffered during its preparation, got the passport for the Paris Games 2024 football tournament after starring in one in the great surprises of the European Under-21 by eliminating France, one of the favorites, by 1-3.
On Saturday Ukraine will meet Spain again in the semifinals after both teams drew in the group stage (2-2), while France continue their jinx at the European Under-21, which they have won only once in 1988 in despite being one in history. among the most productive quarries in the world.
France promised them a lot of fun in the first minutes. Anatolii Trubin gave a double intervention in minute 6 on two shots from Bradley Barcola and Rayan Cherki. And both players, teammates from Lyon, made it 1-0 after fifteen minutes. This is a great goal.
Great goal crack by Cherki
Barcola came in on the right, delaying Cherki, who showed his great class by cutting past Maksym Talovierov in a span of ground and finishing with aplomb from below. It was ’10”s second goal of the tournament.
After the 1-0 draw, the ‘bleuets’ enjoyed their best moments which allowed their figures to shine. On a bouncing ball, Amine Gouiri headed the ball and Trubin tapped a corner kick over the crossbar (24′).
Mudryk appears and creates Sudakov’s double
France seemed to be in control of the game but Mykhailo Mudryk, making his tournament debut, forced a penalty in his first intervention. The Chelsea winger dived, changed pace and Pierre Kalulu pounced on him and brought him down.
Georgiy Sudakov converted the penalty, as he did against Spain, and scored his second goal of the tournament. France reacted well to a superb shot from Barcola that hit the post (37′), but Ukraine hit them again by once again exploiting a weakness in France’s defence.
On the brink of the break, Mudryk and Sudakov also made it 1-2. Mudryk slotted past Sudakov, who sealed his double after breaking through the defence, beating Lucas Chevalier’s release and scoring into an empty net.
France dominated without a punch and sentenced Bondarenko
In the second half, France dominated the game but lacked solidity against a strong rival at the back who did not suffer too much. Therefore, Sylvain Ripoll tried to change his team with some changes, even removing Cherki to play for the first time with two forwards: Elye Wahi, who disallowed the goal for offside (81′), and Arnaud Kalimuendo.
But the equalizer did not come and Ukraine completed the surprise with a fine play between Oleksandr Nazarenko and Artem Bondarenko, who beat Castello Lukeba and pounced on Chevalier. The Ukrainian feat is a fact.
Source: La Verdad
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