November. Chronicle of Events: Successful performance of the Euro 2020 junior teams and draws in Bucharest for Ukraine's main team

In November, the attention of Ukrainian football fans was mostly drawn to the national team. The blue and yellows finished the Euro 2020 selection well, entering the top six qualifying teams. And on the last day of the month, Andrei Shevchenko's team learned about the opponents and the calendar of appearances in the final tournament of the European Championship.

November 1. For the first time in the history of Ukrainian football at an official match in live mode was tested a VAR video repeater system, which is the next step towards a full implementation of the system.

It happened at the match of the youth championship of Ukraine among the U-19 teams "Dynamo Kyiv" - "Karpaty" Lviv. And immediately the help of the system was needed in a difficult game episode, and the referee's decision, made with her help, affected the final result! In the 73rd minute, the referee of the match Mykola Balakin with the help of VAR appointed an 11-meter penalty kick to the visitors' goal.

"It is extremely gratifying that the initiative I proposed about two years ago is now in the final stages of implementation," said UAFA President and UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelko.

November 5-6. Ukraine's women's futsal team played two friendly away matches against Slovakia. Both meetings ended with confident victories of Oleg Shaitanov's wards - 5:0 and 8:1.

November 11. As part of the training camp in Turkey, the women's national team of Ukraine played a friendly match with the national team of the hosts. Blue and yellow were stronger - 4:0

November 14. National team of Ukraine spent in Zaporozhye friendly match with the Estonian team. The game was seen as a preparation for the last Euro 2020 qualifying match with Serbia, which according to the calendar was scheduled to take place in Belgrade in three days.

The coaching staff of the blue-yellows in sparring with the Estonians resorted to personnel experiments, involving a group of players who had less playing time in previous matches. The match was under the control of the Ukrainians, however, the only ball that became a victory for them, Roman Bezus managed to score only in overtime. 1: 0.

November 15. Ukraine's youth team played its fourth match in the Euro-2021 (U-21) qualifying tournament. In Lviv, the wards of Ruslan Rotany gave way to the group leaders, to the Danes, - 2: 3. By 60 minutes, the blue and yellow had missed three times, but managed to get together and hit the opponent's goal twice. However, at least nothing has been achieved.

"No one is doing a tragedy," noted after the match Ruslan Rotan. - I am still sure that we are on the right track. We are restructuring, so next year the results should be better. "

November 17. Ukraine's national team completes Euro-2020 qualification by drawing in Belgrade with team Serbia - 2: 2. The score was then 90 + 3 minutes into the match when Artem Besedin hit the home side 's goal. Having won the draw, the blue and yellows guaranteed themselves the status of seeded from the first basket during the draw of the final stage of the tournament.

"I am pleased with the way the team conducted this qualifying tournament. Despite the fact that we won the ticket to the final part of the Euro in advance, it was very important for us to play well today. We understood that Serbia plays confidently at home, its players represent good clubs. In general, this is a very strong team, and it was important for us not to lose here and earn a point that would allow the national team of Ukraine to sow from the first basket during the draw of the final tournament, "said blue and yellow head coach Andriy Shevchenko after the match.

November 19. Immediately, two Ukrainian national teams, U-17 and U-19, successfully completed their Euro 2020 qualifying tournaments in their respective age categories. The teams headed by Alexander Petrakov and Oleg Kuznetsov respectively will take part in the elite round of competitions next spring.

The U-17 national team played in Portugal. First, the blue and yellows beat Georgia - 2:0, and then with the same account - Albania, and guaranteed a ticket to the elite round. However, the last match of the blue-yellows was held with dignity, having drawn with the hosts of the qualifying round - 0:0, and finished first in their group.

U-19, which competed in Sweden, defeated Estonia - 4:0, parted ways with Slovenia - 1:1 and beat the hosts - 2:1. And in this age category, the Ukrainian national team finished the tournament in the first place in its quartet.

Photo by Andrii Mayorov

November 19. In Kyiv at the House of Football was held VII reporting and election conference of the Amateur Football Association of Ukraine. Honorary guests of the conference were the President of the Ukrainian Football Association, UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelko, UAF First Vice President Vadym Kostyuchenko and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Physical Education and Sports of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Volodymyr Artamonov.

Delegates elected the leadership of the association for a new period. Fedor Shpyh was elected President of the AAFU, Oleksandr Kadenko was elected First Vice President, and Andriy Bibu and Taras Klim were elected Vice Presidents. 

November 19. Friendly match in Baku with local peers played youth national team of Ukraine (U-21). The Azerbaijanis opened the scoring at the beginning of the second half. Ruslan Rotan's wards played back, already in the minority, and finished the match in a total of nine. But two withdrawals did not prevent the blue and yellow to draw - 1: 1.

November 24-26. The Ukrainian girls' national team (WU-15) played two matches in Minsk against Belarusian peers. In the first match a draw was recorded - 0:0, and in another the housewives won - 2:0.

November 26-28. In Kiev passed All-Ukrainian seminar for teachers "Development of grassroots football" with the participation of the heads of the Ukrainian Football Association and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. During the seminar, the jury summed up the results of the All-Ukrainian competition for the best football lesson and the best innovative physical education lesson.

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

November 30. It took place in Bucharest the drawing of lots ceremony the final tournament of Euro-2020. The Ukrainian national team has learned of its Group C rivals, which became the Netherlands, Austria and one of the winners of the League of Nations playoffs.

"I think the national team of Ukraine has a great opportunity to get out of such a difficult group, - commented results of the draw head coach of the blue-yellows Andriy Shevchenko. - A lot will depend on the condition of our players in the tournament. The most important thing is to do without injuries. "

"We will evaluate the result of today's draw only after we play in the tournament, - said President of the UAF, member of the UEFA Executive Committee Andriy Pavelko. - There are no weak teams in such tournaments. I wish our team to leave the group at least for the first time in the history of the Euro. "

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