The Ukrainians failed to compete with their Slovenian peers.
On Saturday, November 16, the Ukrainian youth team played in the second match of the Euro 2025 U-19 qualification.
Dmitry Mikhailenko’s team could not recover from a 1:2 defeat from Kazakhstan at the beginning of the qualifying tournament and lost the second match in a row, this time narrowly losing to Slovenia with a score of 0:1.
The decisive goal in the confrontation was the goal of David Pejicic, who successfully headed in a falling header in the 49th minute.
Ukraine U-19 – Slovenia U-19 0:1
Purpose: Pejicic, 49
Ukraine U-19: Surkis, Korobov, Zakharchenko, Gavrilenko, Digtyar (Vernattus, 88), Ishchenko, Sinchuk, Baumann (Osipenko, 46), Tsukanov (Len, 88), Gusol (Shevchenko, 63), Lomaga (Ponomarenko, 63).
Slovenia U-19: Znuderl, Petrovic, Zabukovnik (Kranjcic, 64), Orbic, Hrvatin, Pejic (Jelen, 64), Golic, Kerin, Bendra (Angel, 90+2), Grlic (Karahodzic, 46), Topalovic (Koren, 70).
Warnings: Baumann (22), Tsukanov (65), Ponomarenko (90+1) – Zabukovnik (59), Golic (90+1).
In today’s Ukrainian group, the Netherlands and Kazakhstan will also play with three points each.
In the final round, the Ukrainian team will meet the Netherlands on Tuesday, November 19.
Note that the first two teams of each group and the best third of the 13 quartets will advance to the elite round of Euro 2025 U-19 qualification.
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Source: korrespondent
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