Natalia Zinchenko: "The women's national team of Ukraine first of all needs to think about its match with Montenegro, and only then to look back at the competitors"

On November 23 in Kyiv, the women's national team of Ukraine began preparations for the final match of the group qualifying round of the European Championship, with the Montenegrins, which will take place December 1 at Obolon Arena (beginning - at 19.00 Kyiv time). 

- Traditionally, we are stationed in the "President Hotel", and the training process was organized by the Ukrainian Football Association at the STC. Victor Bannikov, - said the head coach of the blue-yellows Natalia Zinchenko in a comment to the official website of the UAF. - There was no need for sparring during the gathering, now it is important how to recover and focus on improving team action. As for the direct match with Montenegro, it will take place in Kyiv, at Obolon Arena.

- At first it was planned that Poltava would receive him…

- Unfortunately, due to quarantine warnings we had to make adjustments and move the game to the capital. Of course, it is unfortunate, because holding a match in Poltava, even without spectators, would still contribute to the promotion of women's football in this region.

- In the last official matches, the women's national team of Ukraine acted without a group of main players who did not avoid coronavirus disease ві

- On November 24, we received the results of the last scheduled test before the performance on the international arena: all the players are healthy. And among those eight of my wards who became infected earlier, only Olga Boychenko continues to remain in self-isolation. Also, in the confrontation with the Balkans, I will not be able to count on Yana Malakhova, who has a cold.

- Were there any problems with the arrival of those of your players who play for clubs from France, the United States and Belarus?

- No, they all arrived on time and are preparing for the match with Montenegro in a good mood.

- The situation in the standings is such that the national team of Ukraine, to take second place, must not only necessarily win the Montenegrin, but also hope that in a parallel match the Irish will not prevail over the Germans…

- You know, the main thing for me now is to prepare the wards so that they approach the match with the Balkans in full force and win. And only then will we find out how the events unfolded in the confrontation between the national teams of Ireland and Germany. However, it should be noted that the Germans are clear favorites, they are one of the strongest in the world, and I hope that, even if they are not in the fighting, they will still not allow a sensation to happen.

The squad of the national women's team of Ukraine

Goalkeepers: Iryna Sanina (Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv), Kateryna Samson, Daryna Bondarchuk (both Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv).

Defenders: Daria Kravets (Reims, France), Olga Basanska (Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv), Iryna Podolska, Kateryna Korsun, Anastasia Filenko, Natia Pantsulaya (all - Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv), Lyubov Shmatko (Minsk ", Belarus).

Midfielders: Olga Ovdiychuk, Daria Apanashchenko, Anna Petryk (all - Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv), Tamila Khimich (Minsk, Belarus), Iya Andrushchak, Yana Kalinina, Veronika Andrukhiv (all - Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv), Victoria Girin (Ladomir Volodymyr-Volynskyi).

Forwards: Nadiya Kunina, Anna Voronina (both Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv), Nicole Kozlova (Virginia Tech, USA), Roksolana Kravchuk (Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv).

Only one point separates our team from the second place in the group. To continue the fight for Euro 2022, the blue and yellows in the last match of the group tournament must beat the Montenegrin and hope that the Irish will not beat the Germans. In case of a draw in Kyiv, we will be satisfied only with the defeat of competitors.

Group I standings

 

 

 І

 В

 Н

 П

 М

 О

 1

 Germany

 6

6

0

0

 37-0

 18

 2

 Ireland

 7

4

1

2

 10-7

 13

 3

 Ukraine

 7

4

0

3

 14-20

 12

 4

 Greece

 7

2

1

4

 6-15

 7

 5

 Montenegro

 7

0

 0

7

 1-26

 0

Matches remaining in the Euro-2022 qualification in Group I.

28.11.2020

Germany - Greece

01.12.2020

Ukraine - Montenegro

01.12.2020

Ireland - Germany

Of the 47 teams participating in the Euro qualifiers, 15 will reach the decisive stage. Nine winners of the selected groups and the top three second teams will join England as the host of the European Championship. Six more second-placed teams in their groups will play in the last three matches in playoffs. These matches will take place on April 5-13, 2021.

It will be recalled that on April 23, the UEFA Executive Committee decided on postponement of the final part of the European Championship among the national women's national teams. Thus, the Euro in England will be held from 6 to 31 July 2022.

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