Three points were brought to the “blue-yellows” by the only goal scored in the middle of the first half by a Dynamo player.
The next qualifying match for the 2025 European Championship was difficult for the Ukrainian youth team. The Blue-Yellows host their peers from Azerbaijan in a nominal home match.
The teams came to this meeting in different statuses: the Ukrainians are at the top of Group F, and the Azerbaijanis are in last place.
However, in the end, the fate of the meeting was decided by an accurate shot made by the Ukrainian captain Vladimir Brazhko. In the 34th minute, the Dynamo Kyiv midfielder confidently converted the penalty, sending the goalkeeper and the ball at different angles.
Euro 2025 U-21. Qualification. Group F
Ukraine U-21 – Azerbaijan U-21 – 1:0
Goal: Brazhko (34, penalty)
Warning: Rubchinsky (93) – Damadaev (87)
Ukraine U-21: Neshcheret, Vivcharenko, Batagov, Salyuk, Roman, Ocheretko, Brazhko, Yarmolyuk (Rubchinsky, 51), N. Voloshin (Kucheryavy, 73), Krasnopir (Vyunik, 73), Kvasnitsa (Skorko, 92)
Azerbaijan U-21: Samigullin, Safarov, Damadaev, D. Huseynov, Hasanov, A. Rzayev, Jafarov (Nasirli, 77), V. Rzayev, Yusifli (Hasanzade, 91), Akhundzade (Salyansky, 91), Abdullayev (Veli) 63)
Ball possession: 68% – 32%
Beats: 16 – 6
Flat strikes: 5 – 2
Fouls: 10 – 7
Attacks: 123 – 57
Thus, Ukraine U-21 won the fifth match out of five in the qualifying round, allowing it to lead the group alone.
The next Ukrainian match will take place next year. On March 26, Unai Melgosa’s team will meet again in Azerbaijan, but this time away.
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