2019 World Cup (U-20): Ukraine's national team starts at the victory over the USA!

25.05.2019 01:22

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In their opening match at the World Cup in Poland, the blue and yellow beat the US team.

On the eve of the meeting, the rivals of the national team of Ukraine suffered a significant personnel loss. One of the leading strikers of the star-striped - Aquinola was injured. But the coach of the winners of the CONCACAF championship, Taba Ramos, has a whole galaxy of talented players at hand, including an attacking plan. So the opportunity to get out of the starting minutes was given to another American forward - the son of the famous George Weah Timothy, who belongs to the French "PSG".

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At the beginning of the meeting, both opponents acted cautiously, but the Americans had the advantage in controlling the ball. Playing multi-pass combinations in the center of the field, they completed them with medium and long diagonal passes, often using individual passes. Lunin had to enter the game several times, but in general there were no obvious moments at his goal.

When the Ukrainians themselves resorted to a long pass on the course of the partner, the combination turned out to be perfect. Citaishvili gave, and Bulets, wiping out the defender with the body, hitting a touch in the near corner beat Scott. 1: 0. But the victory for the wards of Alexander Petrakov lasted only six minutes. The rivals again made a multi-way combination, but this time it ended with the Bea firing into the center of the penalty area, where Ukrainian defenders did not follow Servani, who shot Lunin close. 1: 1.

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Immediately after the break, the blue and yellows were close to taking the lead again. Tsitaishvili, beating the opponent, dangerously punched from outside the penalty area, but hit the crossbar. This delayed retribution for the Americans by only three minutes. Dynamo players scored again. After a corner kick by Buletsa, Popov jumped over the opponents in the air and scored the second goal of the national team of Ukraine.

After that, the players of the US national team noticeably took off, and in the second half their game no longer looked as harmonious as in the first 45 minutes. However, in the 76th minute, one of the many strikes by active Mendes took the stable gate of Lunin. The last minutes of blue and yellow were spent in defense and managed to save the winning score, and Spouse even had a chance to increase it.

Ukraine's next match will be played against Qatar on Monday in Tychy.

2019 World Cup (U-20). Group Tournament. 1 round

Ukraine - USA - 2: 1 (1: 1)

Goals: Buletsa (26), Popov (51) - Servania (32).

Ukraine: Lunin, Bezkorovayny, Bondar (k), Popov, Hemp, Kornienko, Buletsa (Ustimenko, 75), Khokhlyov (Cech, 86), Musolitin, Tsitaishvili (Kashchuk, 78), Spouse.

Substitutions: Kucheruk, Raznik, Safronov, Veremienko, Snurnicin, Drysluk, Sikan.

Trainer: Oleksandr Petrakov.

U.S.: Scott, Dest, Gloucester (Rial, 69), Richards, Keita, Cervani (Soto, 66), Darkin, Turn (k), Mendes, De la Fuente (Reniks, 84), Vea.

Substitutions: Ochoa, Dos Santos, Mackenzie, Cerrillo, Ledesma, Akinola, Llanes.

Trainer: Tab Ramos.

Referee: Magette Ndiaye (Senegal).

Booked: Tsitaishvili (9), Musolitin (22), Bondar (60) - Mendes (50), Darkin (76).

May 24. Bielsko-Biala. City Stadium.

Group D

24.05.2019

Qatar - Nigeria - 0: 4 

Ukraine - USA - 2: 1

Standings

27.05.2019

Qatar - Ukraine. 19.00pm (Quiet)

USA - Nigeria. 21.30 (Bielsko-Biała)

30.05.2019

Nigeria - Ukraine. 21.30 (Bielsko-Biała)

USA - Qatar. 21.30 (Quiet)

The two best teams of each quartet and four of the six best teams among the third places will advance to the playoffs.