Today, December 19, the Ukrainian U-15 national team (football players born no older than 2011) played its second match at the UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal.

In the opening match, Volodymyr Samborsky's team beat Greece with a score of 3: 1, The Irish lost to the hosts, the Portuguese, 0:5. The coaches of both teams made a significant rotation of the starting lineups. The blue-and-yellows only had three players — Tsebenyak, Kochura, and Drozd — again start from the first minutes. The Irish had one more change — nine.  

The first half was an even battle with alternating initiative. However, there were few sharp moments. The most dangerous episode occurred at the end of the half: Hudson took advantage of a mistake by the Ukrainians in defense, but could not beat Simoskov.

After the break, the blue-and-yellows increased their activity, earned many set pieces and were rewarded for their perseverance. In the 70th minute, after a throw-in on the right flank, Nagayets took over the game, beat several opponents and, already in someone else's penalty area, gave a convenient pass to Bonyuk. He scored into the far corner without any obstacles - 1:0. This result remained until the final whistle. The Ukrainian U-15 national team won its second victory in a row. 

Volodymyr Samborsky's team will play their next match on December 22 against the hosts, the Portuguese national team. 

UEFA Development Tournament

Ukraine (U-15) — Ireland (U-15) — 1:0 (0:0)

Goal: Bonyuk (70).

Ukraine (U-15): Simoskov, Tsebenyak (Malyuta, 46), Babenko (Lapunov, 65), Kochura (k) (Kozachuk, 65), Ratsky (Vologdin, 60), Drozd (Overseas, 60), Bell (Chmelyov, 76), Artyukhovich, Cholak, Semenchenko (Bonyuk, 33), Ivasyshyn (Nagaets, 60).

Trainer: Volodymyr Samborsky.

Ireland (U-15): Kowalewski, Foley (Sakadze, 76), Morgan, Menicle (Carney, 57), Savage, Yakas (k), Power (Keating, 57), Magill (Porner, 67), Hudson (Casey, 67), Lee, Regil (Crowie, 76).

Trainer: Jason Donahue. 

Warned: Bonyuk (90) — Lee (85).

The composition of the Ukrainian U-15 national team

Goalkeepers: Oleksandr Varivoda (Shakhtar Donetsk), Karim Bahriev (Dynamo Kyiv), Alexander Simoskov (Barcelona, ​​Spain).

Defenders: Oleksandr Chmelyov, Artur Malyuta, Oleksandr Ivasyshyn (all — Rukh Lviv), Dmytro Tsebenyak (Bayern Munich, Germany), Velizar Artyukhovich, Daniil Lapunov (both — Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Dzvonyk (Livyi Bereg Kyiv), Artur Babenko (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany).

Midfielders: Shain Kochura (Rukh Lviv), Ivan Nagayets (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany), Myroslav Vaskovskyi (Liverpool, England), Mykyta Bonyuk, Arseniy Semenchenko (both — Shakhtar Donetsk), Yevhen Kozachuk (Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih).

Attackers: Oleksandr Vologdin (Espanyol Barcelona, ​​Spain), Nikita Drozd (Nuremberg, Germany), Andriy Cholak (Rukh Lviv), Artem Zamorsky (Livyi Bereg Kyiv).

UEFA Development Tournament

17.12. Greece — Ukraine - 1: 3

17.12. Portugal — Irlaнaction — 5:0

19.12. Ukraine — Ireland — 1:0

Standings

19.12. Portugal — Greece. 18:00

22.12. Irlaнaction — Greece. 13:00

22.12. Portugal — Ukraine. 13:00 p.m.

The start time of the matches is Kyiv time.