Control match. Empoli (Italy) - Ukraine - 1: 3 (text broadcast)

18.05.2022 00:25

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Today, the second control match of the Ukrainian national team will take place in Empol, Italy, in preparation for the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the June 2022/2023 League of Nations meetings. The game against the Serie A club of the same name (currently 14th) will start at 21.30 pm Kyiv time.

Friendly match

Empoli (Italy) - Ukraine - 1: 3 (1: 1)

Goals: La Mantia (45) - Yaremchuk (26), Karavaev (46), Pikhalyonok (53).

Empoli: Ujkani (Hvalic, 78), Boli (Stojanovic, 60), Ismaili (Evangelisti, 84), Viti (Pezzola, 84), Cacace (Parisi, 60), Henderson (Asllani, 60), Shtulac (k) (Degli Innocenti, 60), Fazzini (Bandinelli, 60), Bajrami (Verre, 60), Baldanzi (Sodero, 81), La Mantia (Cutrone, 60).

Substitutions: Vicario, Benassi.

Trainer: Aurelio Andreazzoli.

Ukraine: Pyatov (c) (Bushchan, 46), Zabarnyi, Popov (Bondar, 78), Matvienko, Karavaev, Stepanenko, Shaparenko, Pikhalyonok (Sydorchuk, 84), Mudryk (Buyalskyi, 84), Tsygankov (Zubkov, 78), Yaremchuk (Dovbyk, 78).

Substitutions: Syrota, Besedin, Konoplya, Kacharaba, Garmash, Riznyk, Sikan.

Trainer: Oleksandr Petrakov.

Referee: Manuel Volpi (Italy).

May 17. Empoli. Carlo Castellani Stadium.

90 + 4 minutes The final whistle! The national team of Ukraine wins a natural victory in the second control match in preparation of the team for the playoffs of the 2022 World Cup and the League of Nations over the Italian club "Empoli" - 3: 1!

90 + 3 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli". Delhi Innocenti shook the goal post of Bushchan with his shot, but it was over for the national team of Ukraine!

90 + 2 minutes Dangerous moment in Ukraine. Stepanenko's interception almost ended in Ukraine's fourth goal, but Shaparenko lacked accuracy in the final phase of the attack.

90 + 1 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli". Bushchan jumped and easily managed a shot from 12 meters from the player of the Italian club.

90 min The referee compensated three minutes before the main time of this match.

89 minutes. The match ends with a crazy voice accompaniment of the stadium. "Ukraine, Ukraine"! Today, Italy is exactly with Ukraine and its efforts to remind that our country is Europe!

87 minutes. Voting for the "Lion of the Match" is coming to an end. Today, many guys deserved to receive the prize. Maybe it will be one of the authors of the goals scored. But it should be noted Tsygankov, who was especially useful for Petrakov's team in this match.

85 minutes Replacements at Empoli. Vitti and Ismaili have lost their place on the field to the partners who will finish this match.

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84 min Replacements in Ukraine. Mudryk and Pihalyonok are going to rest, and Buyalsky and Sydorchuk have joined the game.

83 minutes. The game calmed down a bit compared to the events in the second half. Petrakov's wards showed their teeth quite confidently after the break and justly brought the match to victory.

81 min Substitute. Baldantsi leaves the field and is replaced by Sodero in Empoli.

77 minutes. Popov with the help of doctors to the applause of the stands leaves the field. And three replacements in Ukraine at once. Dovbyk, Zubkov and Bondar replace Yaremchuk, Tsygankov and Popov.

75 minutes. Popov was injured and the medical staff of the Ukrainian national team is already on the field.

74 minutes. It seems that Oleksandr Petrakov wants to watch two different squads in the matches against Empoli and Rijeka, which will take place tomorrow. That is why we have no substitutes for blue and yellow today.

72 minutes. Interestingly, both Karavaev and Pihalyonok scored their second goals for the national team. The Dynamo Kyiv player scored in a friendly match against Japan in 2018, while the Dnipro midfielder scored his debut goal just a week ago against Borussia Monchengladbach.

71 min Offshore positions at Empoli and Verre. Free kick for Ukraine.

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70 minutes. Popov broke the rules against Aslan, and "Empoli" earned a promising penalty 25+ meters from the gates of Ukraine.

68 minutes. A very rich match for dangerous moments at both gates. A real show for fans in the stands and those who watch the broadcast and read our online!

66 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Yaremchuk scored first offside goal, and immediately after that he took advantage of the defender's mistake and tried to technically overthrow the goalkeeper, but Uikani made a save!

65 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli"! Verre almost hit Bushchan from the far corner from 15 meters! Only the accuracy of the player of the Italian club failed.

64 minutes. The Empoli player tried to take off his team's attack, but the ball fell off his foot and went much higher than the goal. 

63 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli"! Now Paris has bothered Bushchan! The goalkeeper of the Ukrainian team reacted to the blow of the Empoli player in the far corner!

62 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Tsygankov responded to Yaremchuk's discount and made a detour - Uikani rescued Empoli!

60 min Empoli makes seven substitutions at once. coach Aurelio Andreazzoli changes his team almost completely.

57 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli"! Bushchan parries Shtulats' blow! The first save of the goalkeeper of the national team of Ukraine after appearing on the field!

55 minutes. Zabarny grew in front of Bayram, could not barrier, and did not allow the player "Empoli" to break into the danger zone. Elijah also earned a penalty on himself.

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53 min GOAL! Pihalyonok received a pass from Matvienko, went into the penalty area and sent the ball with a perfect shot like a ball into the pocket in the far bottom corner!

50 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Tsygankov earned a corner, and Pihalyonok after the standard struck a low kick - past the goal.

48 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Mudryk gathered several defenders, gave a hidden pass to Yaremchuk, but he punched above the goal with a shot from the left!

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46 min The second half has begun! And immediately GOAL! The first attack of the national team of Ukraine ends with the goal of "Empoli"! Uykani deflected Yaremchuk's shot, but Karavaev cut the ball in the finish, and he flew into the goal of the Italians from the post! And after the break, Bushchan took the place in the gates of Ukraine instead of Pyatov.

Break.

45 min GOAL! La Mantia equalizes in the match. Failure in the defense of the national team of Ukraine. "Empoli" 2 in 1 organized a counterattack and the player of the Italian club in the second attempt shot at the gates of the guests.

44 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Tsygankov avoided the offside and went on a date with the goalkeeper, but miraculously did not hit the goal!

43 min Offside in Baldanka! Although the linesman lit the flag, Pyatov made a save!

42 minutes. Karavaev tried to send Yaremchuk to a high-speed counterattack with a long pass, but the striker of the Ukrainian team found himself offside.

41 minutes. Stepanenko fouled Empoli's positional attack with a foul, and Bayrami suffered.

40 min Situation "out of the game" in La Mantia. Andrea received the ball and scored from the turn, but despite the offside Pyatov reacted at that moment.

39 minutes. Shaparenko ended Ukraine's sweeping attack with a blow to the equipment, but the ball was in the hands of the Empoli goalkeeper after a ricochet from the defender.

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38 minutes. The sage one-on-one beat Boli on the left flank and shot at Empoli, but Uikani was the first on the ball!

35 minutes. Empoli's protracted attack ended with the referee's whistle from the Ukrainian goal. This is the player of the hosts in the jump played against the rules against Karavaev.

34 minutes. Offside in Baldanka, who was ready to go it alone with Pyatov during the Empoli attacks.

32 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Yaremchuk hit the post from close range, and the ball went past the goal after Stepanenko's shot!

29 min Dangerous moments in Ukraine! At first, Yaremchuk tried to catch Uikani by surprise with a long shot, and immediately after that Shaparenko scored above the crossbar!

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26 min GOAL! Tsygankov with an excellent pass from the right flank brought Yaremchuk to the strike position, and Roman sent the ball under the goalkeeper to the near corner with an irresistible shot!

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23 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli"! Kakache checked Pyatov's vigilance with a long shot. Andrew saw the moment of impact and was ready for it.

22 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Tsygankov and Yaremchuk created a sharp counterattack, and Vitti did not allow Karavayev to finish it in a staggering run!

21 minutes. Loud "Ukraine, Ukraine!" Is heard from the stands, and this undoubtedly motivates the blue and yellows to show their best game today!

19 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! Karavaev connected Yaremchuk to the attack with a cross pass, and Roman shot past the goal from a long distance!

17 minutes. Empoli players are under a lot of pressure, and this leads to periodic mistakes from our players.

15 minutes. Yaremchuk's pass on the right flank ends at the corner near the Empoli goal.

14 min Dangerous moment in Ukraine! The first shot in the plane of the goal in the performance of the blue-yellows was made in this match by Pihalyonok. Uikani took the ball in his hands without any problems.

11 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli"! Fazzini found Baldanka in the penalty area with a split pass, and with his first touch he punched past the far bottom corner of the Ukrainian team's goal!

10 minutes. The first focused attack in the match was carried out by the national team of Ukraine. Mudryk dispersed it on the flank, connected Matvienko on the half flank, but Mykola did not have time to get the ball, which went off the field.

7 minutes. Popov interrupted a very sharp penetrating pass to the striker "Empoli", and so there could be problems for Petrakov's team.

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6 minutes. The sage overwhelmed Ismaili in his half. Penalty for Empoli.

5 minutes. The start of the match is definitely for the Italians, who have more control over the ball. However, the defenders of the blue and yellows are trying to meet opponents in the second third of the field.

3 min Dangerous moment in "Empoli"! Baldantsi came to the goal of the Ukrainian team, but Pyatov did not give the Empoli player the opportunity to hit our goal in the debut of the game!

2 minutes. Empoli started this match with attacks. Pain on the speed passed the right flank, made a shot in the center, but Matvienko successfully interrupted it.

1 min The match has started!

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The teams took a joint photo, and the referee of the meeting from Italy Manuel Volpi is already greeting the captains.

Ukrainian national team will play today's charity match in yellow form, and "Empoli" - in the traditional for yourself blue.

It also sounds national anthem of Italy, and the fans who came to the Carlo Castellani Stadium in Empoli today are waving Ukrainian flags in support of our country!

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It is heard National Anthem of Ukraine performed by the Honored Artist of Ukraine Natalka Karpi!

Former coach of the national team of Ukraine in the coaching staff of Andriy Shevchenko took the floor - Andrea Maldera!

The teams have already come on the field! Players of the national team of Ukraine - with the flags of the European Union. Because Ukraine is Europe!

Good evening, dear fans! Today, the national team of Ukraine continues its preparation for the playoff matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the UEFA League of Nations. In the second control match in May, the blue and yellows will meet away from "Empoli" from Italy. In the first sparring match on May 11, the team defeated Borussia Monchengladbach with a score of 2: 1.   

Empoli starting lineup: 1. Samir Uikani, 4. Jordan Boli, 5. Leo Stulac, 8. Liam Henderson, 10. Nedim Bajrami, 16. Jacopo Fazzini, 19. Andrea La Mantia, 21. Liberato Cacache, 34. Ardian Ismaili, 35. Tommaso Baldanci , 42. Mattia Viti.

Substitutions: Clemen Hvalich, Guglielmo Vicario, Niccolo Evangelisti, Valerio Verre, Patrick Coutrone, Marco Benassi, Andrea Sodero, Cristian Asllani, Duccio Delhi Innocenti, Filippo Bandinelli, Petar Stojanovic, Leonardo Pezazzo.

The starting line-up of Ukraine: 12. Andriy Pyatov (k), 13. Ilya Zabarny, 4. Denis Popov, 22. Mykola Matvienko, 21. Oleksandr Karavaev, 6. Taras Stepanenko, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 8. Oleksandr Pihalyonok, 17. Mykhailo Mudryk, 15. Victor Tsygankov, 9. Roman Yaremchuk.

Substitutions: 1. Georgy Bushchan, 2. Valery Bondar, 3. Oleksandr Sirota, 5. Serhiy Sidorchuk, 7. Artem Dovbyk, 11. Artem Besedin, 14. Vitaliy Buyalsky, 16. Yuhym Konoplya, 18. Taras Kacharaba, 19. Denis Garmash, 20. Alexander Zubkov, 23. Dmitry Riznik, 24. Danilo Sikan.

Official application of the national team of Ukraine for the control match with "Empoli" (by numbers)

1. Georgy Bushchan, 2. Valery Bondar, 3. Alexander Sirota, 4. Denis Popov, 5. Sergey Sidorchuk, 6. Taras Stepanenko, 7. Artem Dovbyk, 8. Alexander Pihalonok, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 11. Artem Besedin, 12. Andriy Pyatov, 13. Ilya Zabarny, 14. Vitaliy Buyalsky, 15. Viktor Tsygankov, 16. Yuhym Konoplya, 17. Mykhailo Mudryk, 18. Taras Kacharaba, 19. Denis Garmash, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 21. Alexander Karavaev, 22. Mykola Matvienko, 23. Dmytro Riznyk, 24. Danilo Sikan.

All players of the national team of Ukraine, who are currently in Empoli, have applied for the game.