2021: results of the year for U-17 youth team of Ukraine

22.12.2021 13:15

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The youth national team of Ukraine had to start in the selection of the European Championship-2022 (U-17) almost without preparation.

Oleg Kuznetsov held the only training camp at the end of August, getting acquainted with a certain part of domestic football players born in 2005. There was no time to make serious adjustments to the composition compared to the Victor Bannikov Memorial, and some newcomers were tested in combat.

It turned out well. Although after the defeat from Wales in the first match of the first stage of the selection it seemed completely different. Especially - given the prospect of meeting with Portugal. But the quartet's favorite managed to put on his shoulders and end this stage on the positive.

The elite qualifying round will take place in the spring of 2022, rivals in Kuznetsov's wards are even more serious - Italy, Poland, Kosovo. The plan is to hold a meeting where the coaches could get acquainted with other candidates for the team and continue the selection.

After all, only at the professional level in Ukraine, 11 players of this age category played in different leagues, and one - Daniil Savin - even made his debut as a member of "Mariupol" in the Vbet League. Of course, he spent more time for the U-19 team, but this is a more serious level than the Elite League of DUFLU.

Other players born in 19: Maxim Melnychenko (Dnipro-2005), Timur Tuterov (Kolos), Ruslan Chervyakov (Ingulets) also received a considerable amount of playing time in the U-1 clubs of the Vbet League.

In the second league it is worth noting the children of famous scorers in the past (Roman Salenko plays for Dinaz, Oleksandr Pyshchur plays for Munkach).

And there are two other players who could theoretically interest Kuznetsov's coaching staff in Italy. One plays for Juventus U-17 (Andriy Firman), the other for Milan U-17 (Vladislav Nagrudny).

All matches of the national team of Ukraine U-17 in 2021

All football players of the national team of Ukraine U-17 of 2021