November. Chronicle of events: cancellation of the match of the national team in Switzerland, victory of the youth team at the qualifying finish

In November, the national team of Ukraine under independent circumstances held two matches instead of three. The "youth" of the blue-yellows won two victories at the finish of the Euro selection. The women's team, which was fighting for the second place in the table of the qualifying group, began preparations for the winning match with Montenegro, the success of which provided it with a pass to the playoffs of Euro-2022.

November 4. At the STC. Bannikov in Kyiv, a match of the starting round of the Champions League among women of the 2020/2021 season took place, in which Kharkiv's Zhytlobud-2 is confident Armenian "Alashkert" won - 9: 0.

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November 7-8. Have happened online qualification selection to the national team of Ukraine in cyber football in the discipline Pro Evolution Soccer, as a result of which eight contenders for the formation of the national team in the 2020/2021 season were determined.

The next stage of the competition will be the final round, the matches of which will take place on December 12 and 13. Then the names of two players who will get into the ranks of the national team of Ukraine in cyber football and will be able to prove themselves in the international arena - in the UEFA qualification eEURO-2021.

November 9. Started gathering of the youth national team of Ukraine, dedicated to the two final matches of the Euro 2021 (U-21) qualifying tournament - against Malta (November 13) and Northern Ireland (November 17). 23 players arrived at the location of the blue-yellows.

November 9. November started gathering of the national team of Ukraine on the eve of the final matches of the year. The Blue and Yellows gathered in Kyiv at the Opera Hotel, and in the evening of the same day held their first training session.

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As in October, it was not possible to gather in the strongest team. Ten performers dropped out of the previous list, which was announced in advance by Andriy Shevchenko.

November 9-10. The Ukrainian futsal team played two friendly away matches against the Hungarians. Oleksandr Kosenko's wards won two victories - 2:1 and 4:3.

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The sparring matches took place in preparation for the blue and yellows for the group stage of the Euro-2022 qualifiers.

November 10. The national team consists of 25 players went to Poland for a friendly game with the home team.

Andriy Shevchenko spent the same day in Chorzow pre-match press conference. The head coach of the blue and yellows stated, in particular: “We have the backbone of the team, which is constantly being updated, there is some competition. It should appear on the football field. We do not have a basic or non-basic composition. We have performers who will come on the field and will have to solve the tasks. "

In the evening at the Silesian Stadium the team was trained, which was attended by all 25 players.

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November 10. It took place at the Obolon Arena in Kyiv training of the youth national team Ukraine, which was preparing for matches with Malta and Northern Ireland.

November 11. Women's judging team consisting of Kateryna Monzul, Oleksandra Ardasheva, Maryna Streletska and Anastasia Romanyuk received from UEFA historical for competitions of the European level of appointment. The Ukrainian referee was entrusted to hold the match of the second group of Division D of the League of Nations San Marino - Gibraltar (November 14).

For the first time in history, a purely female team of referees was appointed for the match of national teams in Europe.

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"Kateryna together with her colleagues - Oleksandra Ardasheva, Marina Streletska and Anastasia Romanyuk - reach a new peak in refereeing and are an example of high professionalism and dedication to football! - said the President of the UAF, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee Andriy Pavelko. - I am personally very grateful to them, as well as to the whole UAF Arbitration Committee headed by Luciano Luci! I am proud that Kateryna Monzul represents the referee corps in the Executive Committee of the Ukrainian Football Association and takes an active part in the development and adoption of important decisions that contribute to the development of our football. Monzul proves his high class again and again, including winning the title of the best referee of the UPL season 2019/2020 in the summer, becoming the first woman referee to decide the match of the Ukrainian Cup final and becoming the second woman referee in history to work in a qualifying match. to the Euro among youth men's teams! "

November 11. Friendly match between the national teams of Poland and Ukraine in Chorzow ended in favor of the hosts - 2: 0. The Blue and Yellows were not inferior to the opponent in the game, but "Kadra" took advantage of two unforced errors of the Ukrainians in defense. Besides, Yarmolenko didn't realize a penalty, having punched in a rack from a mark. Defender Bondar, who came on as a substitute in the second half, made his debut for the main team.

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"The only thing I'm dissatisfied with today is the result. The team showed very decent football, creative game in a good structure. We did not have enough moments to realize. We made two mistakes and were punished very severely for them. " summarized by Andriy Shevchenko. The next day after the game, the Ukrainians flew to Leipzig for a match with Germany.

November 12. The third rival of the national team of Ukraine in the group tournament of Euro-2020 was determined. Defeating Georgia 1-0 in the final match of the playoffs of the Way D of the League of Nations, a ticket to the final stage of the European Championship won the team of Northern Macedonia.

November 13. On the eve of the meeting of the 5th round of the group tournament of the League of Nations in Division A, the head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko held a press conference, which noted the staffing problems of the team.

"We all understand the situation we are in. We already had a similar incident before the sparring with France, - said Andriy Shevchenko, noting also that in any case, the blue and yellows will not give up their playing principles.

November 13. I'm sure away win over Malta (4: 1) won the Ukrainian "youth" in its penultimate match of qualification Euro-2021 (U-21). A double on the account of the debutant of the national team Kukharevich, Milovanov and Shevtsov scored a goal.

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November 14. In a meeting with the German team within the League of Nations, the national team of Ukraine showed a decent game, but lost - 1: 3. Yaremchuk opened the scoring, but the German players scored three goals in return. The blue-and-yellows also created a lot of moments, in the second half the ball hit the frame of the Bundesliga goal three times.

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"There was a lack of implementation today. The team created enough moments, we could level the game. We also now lack the spare to compete with teams like Germany. We did not have the opportunity to put the optimal lineup and make substitutions to strengthen the game, "said the head coach of the blue and yellows Andriy Shevchenko at post-match press conferences.

November 14. During a working visit to Germany, Andriy Pavelko, President of the Ukrainian Football Association, Member of the UEFA Executive Committee met with German counterpart Fritz Keller and NFS First Vice-President, also a member of the UEFA Executive Committee Rainer Koch.

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The leaders of the associations of the two countries had the opportunity to discuss issues of long-term cooperation, cooperation at the UEFA level and overcoming the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for football life in Ukraine and Germany. 

November 16. The national team of Ukraine in Lucerne conducted pre-game training on the eve of the match with the Swiss national team. At the request of the hosts, the players arrived at the Swissporane Stadium already dressed in training uniforms and with their shoes in their hands, they were not allowed to use the locker room and toilets.

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November 16. Due to the ban of the organizers, the official pre-match press conference of the head coach of the national team of Ukraine on the eve of the game with Switzerland was canceled. As part of the zoom press conference, independently organized by the UAF press service, Andriy Shevchenko, in particular, said: “We are still waiting for the results of repeated tests made today. If we have enough players to go on the field, we will play. "

November 17. the UEFA reported the Ukrainian Football Associationthat "due to the competent decision of the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne to quarantine the entire delegation of the national team of Ukraine, the match of the UEFA League of Nations Switzerland - Ukraine can not take place."

Questions about the fate of the match was transferred to UEFA's ethical and disciplinary body for decision-making in accordance with the special rules applicable to UEFA national team matches.

November 17. In their last match of the Euro-2021 (U-21) qualifying tournament, the youth national team of Ukraine defeated the team in Kovalivka Northern Ireland - 3: 0. The victory of the blue and yellows was brought by accurate shots of Baboglo, Isaenko and Kukharevych. Ruslan Rotan's team finished the qualifying tournament in third place in their group.

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"I really wanted to win the last qualifying match. Conclusions? We will do them later, we need to analyze everything carefully. We did not fulfill the task of leaving the European Championship, it is sad, but we are very glad that many of our guys were challenged to the national team. This is very important for us, "said Ruslan Rotan, the head coach of the Ukrainian youth team post-match press conferences.

November 18. The national team of Ukraine returned to Ukraine after the canceled match with the Swiss team. After arriving in Boryspil on November 18, all members of the Ukrainian delegation passed PCR tests on COVID-19 in a specially designated area of ​​the airport. The procedure was performed by specialists of a laboratory certified by UEFA in Ukraine. After processing the tests, the Ukrainian Football Association was informed that all results were negative.

November 19. Kharkiv "Zhytlobud-2" beat on the road Bosnian "Sarajevo-2000" in the match of the second qualifying round of the Champions League among women - 2: 0. Natalia Zinchenko's wards made it to the 1/16 finals of the tournament.

November 19. UEFA's official website reports that the Ukrainian non-profit fund Shakhtar Social Foundation became the winner of the silver award UEFA Grassroots Awards. The honorable second place in the nomination "Best Professional Club" was taken by the foundation's project called "Come on, play!"

November 23. In Kiev the gathering of the national women's team began Of Ukraine, dedicated to the final match of the Euro-2022 qualifier against the team of Montenegro. The head coach of the blue-yellows Natalia Zinchenko called 22 football players to prepare for the game.

November 23. It's over autumn qualification ESportsBattle LEAGUE-2020/2021 - the largest Ukrainian cyber football league. The winners of two divisions - PRO Division and AMATEUR Division - were determined.

November 23. Decided schedule of matches of the national team of Ukraine in futsal at the group stage of the selection of Euro-2022. Oleksandr Kosenko's wards will start their way in qualifying with a home match against Denmark on January 27 next year.

November 24. Became famous rival of Kharkiv "Zhytlobud-2" in the 1/16 women's Champions League. Following the draw, the champions of Ukraine will meet Kazakhstan's BIIC-Kazigurt in a two-match confrontation. The matches will take place on December 9 in Ukraine and on December 16 in Kazakhstan.

November 25. UEFA Appeals Committee credited the national team of Ukraine with a technical defeat for the match with Switzerland (0: 3), determining that the match was not the fault of the Ukrainian national football team.

UAF Vice-President, General Secretary of the Association Yurii Zapisotskyi stated: “After receiving the operative part of the decision of the UEFA Appeals Committee, the UAF declares its categorical disagreement with it and its intention to appeal this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne immediately after receiving the full text. with a motivating part".

"We discussed the decision of the UEFA Appeals Committee with UAF lawyers," said UAF President and UEFA Executive Committee member Andriy Pavelko after receiving the news from Nyon. - We are absolutely convinced of our rightness and will defend our national team in the Sports Arbitration Court of Lausanne. We will fight for the team to the end! "

November 22-26. It took place in Brovary training collection of the youth national team of Ukraine in futsal U-19, dedicated to the preparation for the Euro-2021 qualification. During the training camp, Vitaliy Odegov's wards played two sparring matches - they beat Donetsk's Inter 3-0 and lost to Kyiv's Budmonster 1-3.

November 27. FIFA has published the next rating of national teams, in which Ukraine ranks 0th after the November matches against Poland (2: 1) and Germany (3: 24). Compared to the previous rating, Ukraine dropped one position.

According to the regulations, this register will form the composition of the pots before the 2022 World Cup qualifying draw in the UEFA zone. Thus, Ukraine, which ranks 16th among European teams, will be in the second basket.

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