WU-17: the women's national team of Ukraine started with a victory in the second round of Euro-2023 selection

03.03.2023 16:23

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Today, March 3, the women's national team of Ukraine WU-17 started in Bulgaria with a match against the hosts in the second round of Euro-2023 selection.

On the eve of the official games, the blue-yellow team had the opportunity to hold a four-day training camp in the Bulgarian city of Sliven, reaching the venue of the competition by bus via Romania on February 26. Today, Serhiy Sapronov's wards met with the hosts of the mini-tournament in group B6.

At the beginning of the match, the Ukrainian women scored several times, and in the 33rd minute, Borovska put our team ahead. In a few moments, the Bulgarians managed to recover, but the blue-yellow team went into the break leading 2:1 thanks to Ptitsyna's well-hit shot.

In the second half, the advantage was also on the side of our girls, the goalkeeper saved the opponents several times. In the end, the Ukrainian women brought the case to victory and earned three points.

Serhiy Sapronov's wards will play their next and final match in the group against Latvia on March 6 (starting at 14.30:XNUMX p.m. Kyiv time).

Euro-2023 (WU-17). Second round. Group B6

03.03.2023

Bulgaria (WU-17) — Ukraine (WU-17) — 1:2 (1:2)

Goals: Naydenova (35) — Borovska (33), Ptitsyna (38).

Bulgaria (WU-17): Iliyeva, M. Mykhaylova (Trifonova, 84), Kamenova, Parnarova, Marinova (B. Demirova, 46), R. Mykhaylova, Genova, Todorova (Dulyeva, 56), Naydenova, Dimanova (Stefanova, 69), Muddiman.

Ukraine (WU-17): Snigur, Vershniak, Zaborovets, Krasnoborodko, Shevtsova (Kadyra, 81), Stakhniuk (Nosko, 89), Astakhova (Zhygadlo, 77), Borovska, Ptitsyna, Martsenyuk, Ignatenko.

Booked: Parnarova (60), Naydenova (67), Kamenova (88).

06.03.2023

Ukraine — Latvia (14.30:XNUMX p.m.)

09.03.2023

Latvia — Bulgaria (14.30:XNUMX p.m.)

The kick-off is Kyiv time.

Teams in League B, including those relegated from League A after the autumn stage, in six groups (two with four participants, four with three) will fight for tickets to the first round of League A in the next draw. They will be awarded to the winners of the groups, as well as to the best second team. 

We will remind you that the women's national team of Ukraine is in its group of the first round took it last place and relegated to League B.

In League A, 28 teams will play in seven groups, including seven national teams that were promoted from League B following the results of the first round. The seven group winners from the second round of the A-League (and the best runner-up if Estonia finishes first in the group) will qualify for the final stage, which will take place between 14 and 26 May. The fourth-placed teams in the groups will start the first round of the 2023/2024 season in League B.

Euro-2023 (WU-17). Second round

League A

Group A1: Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia, Romania.

Group A2: England, Norway, Belgium, Croatia.

Group A3: Germany, Portugal, Hungary, North Macedonia.

Group A4: Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia.

Group A5: Ireland, France, Italy, Kosovo.

Group A6: Spain, Denmark, Serbia, Belarus.

Group A7: Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Wales.

League B.

Group B1: Greece, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Moldova.

Group B2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Montenegro.

Group B3: Scotland, Israel, Georgia.

Group B4: Iceland, Luxembourg, Albania.

Group B5: Northern Ireland, Turkey, Armenia.

Group B6: Ukraine, Latvia, Bulgaria.