The meeting starts in Alverk – 19:30 Kyiv time
The starting line-up has been announced Ukrainian youth team (U-21) for a friendly match against Portugal.
From the first minutes, five debutants will appear on the field at once – goalkeeper Georgy Ermakov (Alexandria), defenders Eduard Kozik (Kolos) and Alexey Gusev (Zarya), midfielder Anton Tsarenko (Lechia Gdansk) and winger Vladislav Veleten (Kolos).
Ukraine national team U-21 (starting lineup): Ermakov – Gusev, Kozik, Batagov, Roman – Melnichenko, Yatsyk – Veleten, Tsarenko, Bragaru – Gorbach
Spares: Neshcheret, Pakholyuk, Krupsky, Ogarkov, Khlan, Krasnopir, Vyunnik, Fedor, Kvasnitsa, Kuzyk, Varfolomeev
Earlier it was reported that at the November training camp, which the Ukrainian U-21 national team is holding in the Portuguese city of Alverca do Ribatejo (Lisbon district), its coach Unai Melgosa wants to review potential candidates. The emphasis will be on players born in 2004 and 2005.
Let us remind you that the Ukrainian U-21 team confidently passed the qualification for Euro 2025. She won eight starting matches, after which in October she made two misfires against England (1:2) and Serbia (0:1). The final tournament of the Youth Euro 2025 will take place from June 12 to July 5, 2025 in Slovakia.
The Portugal-Ukraine sparring will begin at the Alverka stadium at 19:30 Kyiv time. Live broadcast on the UAF YouTube channel.
Four days later, on November 19, Melgosa’s team will play against Italy in La Spezia (kick-off at 19:15).
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Source: Sportarena
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