Euro 2022 among women. The national team of Ukraine lost to the team of Northern Ireland in the first match of the playoffs
In the first of the two head-to-head matches, Natalia Zinchenko's wards were the first to miss, they managed to win back, but the last word was left to the guests.
The Ukrainian women's national team is one of six teams vying for the remaining three vacancies for the remaining Euro 2022 finals in England. Today in Kovalivka, in general, the rivals of the Ukrainians were more successful in the attack.
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The teams started the match lively, exchanging attacks, and the blue and yellows tried to enter the selection in the middle of the opponent's field after losing the ball. Ovdiychuk and McGuinness shot dangerously in the opening minutes, and then the hosts made an unforced error. After the draw from the goal Khimich made a mistake during the cross, and Farness in one touch sent the ball into the net. 0: 1.
The visitors took the lead and tried to calm down the game, but the blue and yellows still put pressure and regularly delivered the ball to the penalty area of the Northern Irish. He managed to strike an accentuated blow in the 22nd minute, and it became effective. Andrushchak picked up the ball in the middle of the British field and made a perfect pass to Apanashchenko, who hit her head under the post. 1: 1. This goal was for Daria, the best scorer of the team of all time, 61st in the 122nd match for the national team.
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By inertia, the Ukrainians carried out several more sharp attacks, but failed to develop success. In the final minutes of the first half, the islanders took control of the ball, but they could not receive dividends from their territorial advantage during this period, and in overtime Khimich from a convenient position struck the goalkeeper.
From the beginning of the second half, the blue and yellows carried out positional attacks, but missed a counterattack. After a pass from the depths of McFadden, Majil won the fight against the Ukrainian defenders and successfully caught the ball on his foot after bouncing off the lawn. 1: 2.
The Ukrainian national team had enough time to change the situation in their favor, and Natalia Zinchenko's wards made considerable efforts to do so. But the Northern Irish showed disciplined play and decent physical training, not allowing the housewives to achieve what they wanted.
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Euro-2022 among women's teams. Playoffs. The first match
Ukraine - Northern Ireland - 1: 2 (1: 1)
Goals: Apanashchenko (22) - Farness (5), Mejill (57).
Ukraine: Sanina, Filenko, Kravets, Shmatko, Basanska (Petryk, 81), Andrushchak (Pantsulaya, 46), Khimich, Ovdiychuk, Apanashchenko (k) (Andrukhiv, 86), Kozlova (Kalinina, 86), Kravchuk (Kunina, 61).
Trainer: Natalia Zinchenko.
Northern Ireland: Burns, Nelson, Hatton, McFadden (Rafferty, 79), McKenna, Caldwell (Weitling, 79), Holwell, Callahan (k), Farness (McCarron, 32), McGuinness (Kelly, 90 + 4), Mejill.
Trainer: Kenneth Shields.
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany).
Booked: Kravchuk (49), Pantsulaya (64), Khimich (83) - McFadden (9).
April 9. Kovalivka. Kolos Stadium.
The return match will take place on April 13 in Belfast at the Seaview Stadium (starting at 21.45 pm Kyiv time).
Czech Republic - Switzerland - 1: 1
Portugal - Russia - 0: 1
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