2019: results of the year for U-19 youth team of Ukraine

25.12.2019 17:00

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Before the national team born in 1999, another youth national team of Ukraine, composed of football players born in 2000, ceased to exist. She failed to pass the stage of the elite qualifying round of Euro 2019 and at the end of March she only managed to slam the door very loudly. Apparently, the Belgians did not expect this. 

After an unsuccessful start in the group tournament (in both matches - with Serbia and Italy - Georgy Tsitaishvili scored first, but could not keep the advantage) Serhiy Nagornyak's team gathered strength and did not let Belgium go to the final tournament. The opponent needed a victory, the Ukrainians did not give up - 0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1, 2: 2. By the 88th minute there was a draw, and the final part of the match turned into a horror for the Belgians. The national team of Ukraine scored in the 88th, 92nd and 94th minutes and won with a big score. 

And the final tournament was the Italians, who ended up performing unsuccessfully and did not leave the group. 

Youth national team of Ukraine U-19 in 2019

U-19 matches

Before the elite round, the coach changed: Serhiy Popov, with whom the team played in the final tournament of Euro-2017 (U-17), in January 2019 accepted the offer to join the coaching staff of Zorya. He was replaced by Serhiy Nagornyak, who needed time to get acquainted with the potential of the players, create a team according to their views and warm up the team. But, unfortunately, there were no opportunities for this, because it is impossible to gather football players for the national team during the winter training camp in modern conditions. 

Part of the players of this team went to the U-2019 World Cup in May 20, and the players of 2001 birth have a chance to prove themselves under the leadership of Oleg Kuznetsov selection of the Euro 2020 (U-19). 

Team composition