U-20: sparring of the national team of Ukraine in South Africa, schedule of work in Poland, personnel issues
The preparation of the U-20 youth national team for the 2019 World Cup, which will take place in Poland from May 23 to June 15, continues. At the forum, Oleksandr Petrakov's wards are in Group D, where their rivals will be the national teams of the United States, Qatar and Nigeria.
In preparation for our team on May 14 held a friendly match against Kovalev's "Colossus", which ended in a draw - 1:1. The Ukrainians will play another control match today. Meeting with the South African national team at the STC. V. Bannikov will begin at 19.00 (admission - free).
After training in Ukraine on May 20 at 12.45 the blue-yellows will head for Krakow. Then they will move to the city of Bielsko-Biala, which will take about an hour.
Head coach of the U-20 national team Alexander Petrakov this week announced his team application for the 2019 World Cup, however, unfortunately, it had to be adjusted. Dynamo Kyiv defender Vitaliy Mykolenko will not be able to help his partners. Due to an injury to the back of the thigh, he was forced to miss the World Cup. Instead, the coaching staff of our team invited Kalush defender Oleh Veremienko.
Our team will fly to Poland as a part-time team. Already in Krakow, Leganes goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will join the main part of the players, who will play in the Spanish championship against Huesca on May 18. After arriving in Bielsko-Biala, Oleksandr Petrakov's wards will stay in one of the local hotels and continue preparations for the opening match against the United States. The match will start on May 24 at the Municipal Stadium at 20.30 local time (21.30 Kyiv time).
The next day, the Ukrainians will move to the town of Tychy, 42 km from Bielsko-Biala, where they will meet the national team of Qatar on May 27. The match will start at the Tychy City Stadium at 18.00 pm (19.00 pm outside Kyiv).
After the meeting with the Qataris, our team will return to Bielsko-Biala. There she will hold the last match of the group stage of the world championship. On May 30, the rival of the blue-yellows will be the team of Nigeria. The match will start at 20.30 (21.30 in Kyiv).
The further schedule of Alexander Petrakov's wards will depend on their performance in the group tournament. The first two teams will reach the 1/8 finals each of the six groups and the top four national teams that take third place.
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