Leonid Buryak did not win a single match against future opponents of the blue-yellows
At the Euro 2024 group stage The Ukrainian national team will play with national teams Belgium, Slovakia and Romania. In their history, the blue-yellows have never met the Belgians, but have often played with the Slovaks and Romanians. In 14 matches against Slovakia and Romania The Ukrainian national team was led by eight coaches. So far the best results have Andrey Shevchenko and Mikhail Fomenko. Let’s talk.
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To begin with, we note that Fomenko and Shevchenko played three matches with the teams of Slovakia and Romania. If Fomenko played with both opponents, then Shevchenko “limited himself” to Slovakia. Fomenko scored four points in three matches, Shevchenko – six.
With Fomenko at the helm, the Ukrainian national team beat Romania in a friendly match (4:3), and also lost (0:1) and lost to Slovakia (0:0) in the group stage of Euro 2016 qualifying.
Shevchenko beat Slovakia in the control match (2:1) and in the first round match of the 2018/2019 Nations League (1:0). In the second round, the LN blue-yellows with Shevchenko at the helm were defeated in Slovakia (1:4).
Leonid Buryak played three matches against the national teams of Slovakia and Romania at the helm of the Ukrainian national team. Under his leadership, the blue-yellows lost twice to the Romanians in control matches (1:4 and 0:2) and drew with the Slovaks (1:1).
Oleg Blokhin played a draw with the Slovak national team with the blue-and-yellows (1:1), but under the leadership of Mikhailichenko, Ukraine beat the Slovaks (3:2). Both matches were friendly.
The Romanian national team was beaten in control matches by Miron Markevich (3:2) and Yuri Kalitvintsev (2:2 and 4:2 – on pens). But Valery Lobanovsky and the national team lost the test match against Romania (0:1).
Ukraine will play its first match against Romania on June 17. Ticket sales for the blue-yellow matches at Euro 2024 are also open.
Ukraine will play at the European Championships for the fourth time. The blue-and-yellows have consistently competed in the finals of the continental championship since 2012.
Source: Sportarena
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