The blue-and-yellows did not keep a clean sheet in any of the 12 matches at the Euro, and they started the second tournament in a row with three conceded goals.
Ukrainian national team failed my start European Championship 2024. In the match of the first round of Group E, the team Sergei Rebrov lost with a big score Romania – 0:3.
The blue-and-yellows had a noticeable territorial advantage, but did not succeed in creation. Romania also did not create chances near Andrei Lunin’s goal, but chance helped them. The Real Madrid goalkeeper unsuccessfully cleared the ball, it was intercepted by Dennis Man and passed to Nicolae Stanciu, who opened the scoring with a high kick from outside the penalty area.
In the remaining time of the first half, Edward Jordanescu’s team was closer to the second goal than its opponent was to a draw. At first, the ricochet almost allowed the ball to hit the far corner of the Ukrainian goal, and soon after Stanciu’s pass, the ball almost flew over Lunin’s collar – the crossbar saved the day.
It is unknown what Rebrov’s plan was for the second half, but shortly after the break the Romanians shocked his team with a double blow. Denis Dragush carried the ball in a counterattack, Man seemed to have lost it, but the running Razvan Marin hit the far corner well – the ball slipped under Lunin’s hands.
The third goal was not long in coming. After a corner kick, Man entered the penalty area unhindered and passed the ball to Dragush for a killer shot. Subsequently, Romania played according to the score and kept the result without any problems. During the entire match, the Ukrainians were awarded only one shot on target by Florin Nita.
At the same time, two sad series of the Ukrainian national team continued: they cannot keep a clean sheet in all 12 matches at four European Championships; In addition, the blue-yellows conceded three times in the opening match for the second forum in a row.
Today, two more representatives of Group E – Belgium and Slovakia – will begin their journey to the Euro. Their match starts at 19:00.
In the second round, Ukraine will play against Slovakia on June 21. In the final match of the group stage, Rebrov’s team will meet Belgium on June 26.
- Euro 2024. Group E. 1st round
Romania — Ukraine — 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: Stanciu, 29, Marin, 53, Dragus, 57
Source: Sportarena
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