U-16: Ukraine wins victory in first of two friendly matches with Georgia team

19.10.2019 22:43

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As part of the training camp, Sergiy Nagornyak's wards held the first control match with Georgian peers. 

The first of two planned sparring matches between the U-16 national teams of Georgia and Ukraine (footballers not older than 2004) took place in Tbilisi today.

The match itself took place with a small territorial advantage of the hosts, but the blue and yellows outscored their opponents in terms of goal moments. And the goals were scored after the break. Shakhtar striker Denis Pochapsky scored in the 65th minute. However, in the next attack, the Georgians equalized. However, in compensated time Serhiy Nagornyak's wards managed to snatch the victory. Karpaty defender Yuriy Vazhynskyi scored an accurate shot. 1: 2.

Friendly Match

Georgia (U-16) - Ukraine (U-16) - 1: 2 (0: 0)

Goals: (66) - Pochapsky (65), Vazhynsky (90 + 4). 

Ukraine (U-16): Ghereta, Chuiko (Kitela, 80), Slavov, Slubik (Khristenko, 80), Udod, Losenko (Rusyak, 59), Borisenko (Vazhinsky, 87), Glushchenko (Melnychuk, 80), Yarmolyuk (Fedor, 59), Melnichenko ( Pushkaryov, 59), Pochapsky (Well, 80).

The second match between these rivals will take place on October 21 (starting at 17.00 Kyiv time).