U-21: Ukrainian national team draws against Azerbaijani team in friendly match

19.11.2019 20:25

Photo by Yevhen Kraws

Ruslan Rothan's wards played out, already in the minority, and finished the match in general for nine.

Today, the youth national team of Ukraine played a control match against the team of Azerbaijan. In the first 30 minutes, the game was roughly even, although the blue and yellows had more possession of the ball. However, closer to the end of the first 45 minutes, Ruslan Rotan's charges started to create goal moments. In one of the episodes after Rusyn's strike, Kravchuk went to the finish line and fell in the fight with the opponent. The Azerbaijani referee showed the Ukrainian midfielder a second yellow card, believing that he was faking it.

From the first minutes of the second half, the inspired hosts went ahead and quickly scored the ball. However, even ten blue-yellows did not concede to the opponent in any way, having struck on its gate 10 times. One such shot, scored by Rusin in the 66th minute, ended in a goal.

Then came a sharp game, both could excel. And at the end of the match, the referee came to the fore again, who did not give the second yellow card to the Azerbaijani, but after a while showed the second "mustard" to Shaparenko. In the end - 1: 1.

Friendly Match

Azerbaijan (U-21) - Ukraine (U-21) - 1: 1 (0: 0)

Goals: Kokchu (48) - Rusyn (66).

Ukraine (U-21): Kucheruk (Neshcheret, 46), Bykov, Popov, Kornienko, Vantukh, Czech, Kravchuk, Nazarenko (Lednev, 85), Shaparenko, Buletsa (Spouse, 62), Rusyn.

Removed: Kravchuk (45 + 1, re-warning), Shaparenko (90 + 5, re-warning).

Tomorrow morning the Ukrainian national team returns to Kiev.