Unai Melgosa’s team passed the test against a top opponent.
As part of the November training camp, the Ukrainian U21 team played against Italy.
In the first minutes of the match, the opponents looked closely at each other, but even before the break the spectators saw some goals.
The Azzurri squadra recognized itself first. Giovanni Fabbian opened the scoring.
The home team’s advantage did not last long. Two minutes later, Ilya Kvasnitsya restored parity.
A few minutes before the whistle ended in the first half, Italy took the lead again. Sebastiano Pio Esposito scored.
However, the Ukrainian team was able to show character. Unai Melgosa intervened in the game and sent Igor Krasnopir on the field in the second half of the match, deciding the fate of the game by scoring the last goal of the match.
So, the “yellow-blues” played a productive draw with a leading opponent.
Italy U-21 – Ukraine U-21
Objectives: Fabbian, 23, Esposito, 45 – Kvasnitsa, 25, Krasnopir, 83
Source: korrespondent
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