U-20: Ukraine's national team in sparring draw with first-class "Colossus"
The youth national team of Ukraine U-20 held the first of two friendly matches planned in preparation for the World Cup.
May 11 team of Alexander Petrakov started preparing for the World Cup, which starts on the 23rd in Poland. We will remind that at a group stage the national team of Ukraine will meet with teams from the USA (24th), Qatar (27th) and Nigeria (30th).
Today at the STC. V. Bannikov's blue and yellows played a friendly match with the first-league Kolos from Kovalivka. Already the first blow of the blue-yellows ended with the goal. Tsitaishvili made a selection in the center of the field and passed Sikana, who stretched the ball to the opponent's penalty area and returned it to Tsitaishvili. The Dynamo midfielder dealt with the defender on a square meter and cold-bloodedly sent the ball into the far corner of the goal. 1: 0.
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Soon Kolos could have scored, but after Lysenko's shot from the penalty spot the ball flew a little above the goal. In the 19th minute, Kucheruk made a spectacular save, turning the ball into a corner after hitting the target. Blue and yellow did not hesitate to answer, but Bulets did not realize the way out on his own.
The second half of Alexander Petrakov's wards started much more active than the first half of the game. Cannabis, Kashchuk, Yanchak could score, but the ball did not go into the goal.
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In the future, the ball almost did not linger in the center of the field. It was obvious that each of the teams was trying to score. The closest to success was Shakhtar midfielder Kashchuk, who first hit the crossbar for one minute, and then his shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. And already under the curtain of the match, luck smiled on the Kolos players, who managed to win back in the 86th minute. 1: 1.
Friendly Match
Ukraine (U-20) — Kolos — 1: 1 (1: 0)
Goals: Tsitaishvili (6) - Morozko (86).
Ukraine: Kucheruk (Raznik, 46), Safronov (Konoplya, 46), Popov (Avramenko, 46), Bondar (Veremienko, 46), Mykolenko (Beskorovayniy, 46), Kornienko (Snurnicin, 62), Dryslyuk (Cech, 46), Khokhlyov (Mussolitin, 62), Tsitaishvili (Kashchuk, 46), Buletsa (Yanchak, 46), Sikan (Ustimenko, 30; Spouse, 62).
Alexander Petrakov's team will play the next match on May 18. Duel against the national team of South Africa at NTC them. V. Bannikov will start at 19.00.
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