Women's Euro-2025. Ukraine lost to Croatia in the qualifying match
The national women's team of Ukraine continued the qualifying tournament of Euro-2025 with an away match against the team of Croatia.
The blue-yellow started the Euro-2025 qualifying with a victory in the match against Kosovo (2:0) in Antalya, Turkey. After that, our team went to an away game against Croatia, which was to be held in Zaprešić at Stadion Ivan Laljak-Ivic.
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The beginning of the game took place in an equal challenge, and in the 18th minute the home team unexpectedly opened the score — Loina threw the ball behind Kelyushyk from a free kick. After that, the Ukrainian team pinned the opponents in their half. Before the break, Kravchuk had the best chance to score, who after Shmatko pass from a great position did not beat the goalkeeper.
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The blue-yellow team actively started the second half of the game, but Bacic was able to cope with all the shots of the players of our team. In the 62nd minute, Ovdiychuk hit the ball next to the post. Later, the teams exchanged inaccurate shots from Rudelic and Andrukhiv.
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In the 83rd minute, after a shot, Apanashchenko hit the post from outside the penalty area, and Molodyuk missed a good chance later. Despite all the efforts, the Ukrainian women did not manage to score even a goal, so it is the first defeat of Volodymyr Pyatenko's wards in the qualifying.
Women's Euro-2025. Qualifying. League B. Group 4
Croatia - Ukraine - 1:0 (1:0)
Goal: Loina (18).
Croatia: Bacic (k), Slipcevic, Balog (Kunstek, 25, Krainovic, 74), Nevrkla, Vracevic, Jelencic, Pezel, Loina (Vidovic, 74), Krznaric, Markovic (Glibo, 87), Rudelic (Jedvaj, 87).
Trainer: Nenad Gracan.
Ukraine: Kelyushyk, Petryk, Kotyk, Shmatko (k), Basanska, Pantsulaya (Andrukhiv, 46), Khimich, Semkiv (Apanashchenko, 46), Ovdiychuk (Kozlova, 82), Kravchuk (Kalinina, 68), Glushchenko (Molodyuk, 82).
Trainer: Volodymyr Pyatenko.
Referee: Sulema Gonzalez (Spain).
Booked: Yelencic (35), Kunstek (49), Krznaric (84), Slipcevic (90+1) — Apanashchenko (51), Molodyuk (88).
April 9. Zapresic Stadion Ivan Laljak-Ivic.
Kosovo - Wales - 0:6
Standings
|
|
Team |
G |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1 |
Wales |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10-0 |
6 |
|
2 |
Croatia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1-4 |
3 |
|
3 |
Ukraine |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2-1 |
3 |
|
4 |
Kosovo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-8 |
0 |
3 round
31.05.2024
Wales - Ukraine
Kosovo — Croatia
4 round
04.06.2024
Ukraine — Wales
Croatia - Kosovo
5 round
12.07.2024
Kosovo - Ukraine
Croatia - Wales
6 round
16.07.2024
Ukraine - Croatia
Wales - Kosovo
The results of the Women's Euro 2025 qualifying draw
League A
Group A1: Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Finland.
Group A2: Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Czechia.
Group A3: France, England, Sweden, Ireland.
Group A4: Germany, Austria, Iceland, Poland.
League B.
Group B1: Switzerland, Hungary, Turkey, Azerbaijan.
Group B2: Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Israel.
Group B3: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Malta.
Group B4: Wales, Croatia, Ukraine, Kosovo.
League C.
Group C1: Belarus, Lithuania, Cyprus, Georgia.
Group C2: Slovenia, Latvia, North Macedonia, Moldova.
Group C3: Greece, Montenegro, Andorra, Faroe Islands.
Group C4: Romania, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Armenia.
Group C5: Albania, Estonia, Luxembourg.
The distribution of tickets for Euro-2025 takes place based on the results of the next league cycle. The teams compete in groups of four or three teams (League C). The eight best teams in League A (first and second places) immediately go to the final tournament. There they join the host country, Switzerland.
The remaining seven passes are to played in two rounds of playoffs. In the one-way first round, the third- and fourth-placed teams in League A play the group winners and the top three second-placed teams in League C. The eight winners advance to the second round.
Elsewhere, the four group winners and the top two runners-up in League B play the remaining two runners-up and the four third-placed teams in League B. The six winners advance to the second round.
In the second round of the playoffs, 14 national teams directly play for seven tickets to the final tournament of Euro-2025, where a total of 16 participants play.
The paths of the teams in the play-off matches are to be adjusted, if necessary, taking into account the performances of Switzerland, which plays in League B, but will be represented at the Euro as the host country.
If Switzerland finishes first, second or third in their B League group, the fourth best team from that division will enter the playoffs.
Promotion and relegation
In parallel, teams will also compete for positions in the next Nations League, which begins the 2025-2027 cycle:
— winners, holders of second and third places in League A groups will remain in League A;
— the second-place winners and the three best third-place winners in League B groups will remain in League B;
— the winners of the second, third and fourth places in the groups of League C will remain in League C;
— the winners of the groups in the B and C leagues will move to the higher division;
— the fourth-place finishers in League A and B groups, as well as the worst third-place finisher in League B, will be relegated.
Euro-2025 among women's teams. Calendar
Matches 1—2 rounds: April 3-9, 2024.
Matches 3—4 rounds: May 29 - June 4, 2024.
Matches 5—6 rounds: July 10-16, 2024.
Playoff draw: July 19, 2024
1st round of playoffs (2 matches): October 23-29, 2024.
2st round of playoffs (2 matches): November 27 - December 3, 2024.
Final tournament draw: December 16, 2024.
Final tournament: July 2-27, 2025 (Switzerland).
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