In the second meeting in the Euro 2024 qualifier with England, the Ukrainian national team drew 1-1 for the first time, Suspilne Sport reported on Saturday.
The match took place in Wroclaw, Poland. During the first half, Ukraine scored a goal in the 26th minute, scored by Oleksandr Zinchenko from a pass from Yukhym Konoplya. The English continued to put pressure on Anatoliy Trubin’s goal, and in the 41st minute Kyle Walker scored the equalizer. In the second half, Englishman Bukayo Saka came close to success, but his shot hit the crossbar. The Ukrainian national team successfully held off the opponent until the end of the match and earned a point – 1:1.
This is the second meeting of the teams since the beginning of the year, on March 26, the English won a 2-0 home victory at Wembley Stadium in London thanks to goals by Harry Kane and Bukayo Saku.
As a result, the Ukrainian national team moved to second place in the group standings with seven points. England is in the lead (14 points), Italy is in third place with three points, followed by North Macedonia, also with three points, and Malta, which has not scored any points.
The next match of the Ukrainian national team will be held on Tuesday, September 12, in Milan, where it will meet the Italian national team.
The Ukrainian national soccer team lost to England in the opening match of the Euro 2024 selection with a score of 0:2, the Ukrainian Football Association said.
“In the end, the England national team celebrated a 2-0 victory, while the Ukrainians will try to rectify the situation as early as June,” it said in a report published Sunday evening.
On June 16, the North Macedonia-Ukraine match will be played in the third qualifying round.
