Having scored four points, the blue-yellows took last place in the group due to a negative goal difference
Ukraine And Belgium played a goalless draw in the match of the third round of Group E at European Championship 2024 – 0:0.
The blue-and-yellows, who played in an unusual formation with five defenders and two forwards, played a strong first half, in no way inferior to their status opponent and even surpassing them in shots.
Georgy Sudakov and Roman Yaremchuk had potentially good chances, but the first shot unsuccessfully after Artem Dovbik’s discount, and the second preferred a cross to a shot from a good position. At the opposite goal, only Romelu Lukaku’s exit, which Anatoly Trubin coped with, is worthy of mention.
After the break, Domenico Tedesco’s team improved. Chances began to appear steadily from Lukaku, Jeremy Docu, Yannick Carrasco – all of them were taken by either the defenders or Trubin, who played flawlessly.
The Ukrainians seized their chances in counterattacks. Dovbik failed to go one-on-one in a fast break – Vout Fes came to the rescue. Soon Artem shot from the penalty area, but slightly missed the near corner. In the 83rd minute, Ruslan Malinovsky almost turned the ball into the goal from a corner, but Kuhn Castells stopped the ball on the line. On the 88th, Timothy Castagne took over Ruslan’s blow from a lethal position.
In the parallel match, the Slovaks and Romanians played a draw and Sergei Rebrov’s team only needed a victory. Sudakov tried to snatch it in stoppage time, but after a solo pass he shot straight into the goalkeeper’s hands.
So, in attack, the Ukrainian team completed its performances at the Euro. Our compatriots are leaving the tournament after playing a strong match against a top opponent. Alas, the decisive defeat for the Ukrainian team was a major defeat in the first round – because of it, with a goal difference of 2:4, they closed the quartet, in which all four participants scored four points.
- Euro 2024. Group E. 3rd round
Ukraine – Belgium – 0:0
Source: Sportarena
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