The Ukrainian U-16 national team (footballers born no older than 2010) held the second of three scheduled sparring matches at a training camp in Turkey. Volodymyr Samborsky's players lost to their peers from Norway.

Friendly Match

Ukraine (U-16) — Norway (U-16) — 3:4 (0:2)

Goals: Martyniuk (46), Fedushko (60), (Gordeev, 77) — Leikanger (4, 37, 70), Danbolt (69).

Ukraine: Mikula (Kravets, 46), Mysiura, Kudla, Kyslyanka, Ostrovsky (k) (Byrladianu, 81), Dzyurynets (Kovbasyuk, 81), Rybak (Gordeev, 59), Pushkalov (Lapunov, 39), Savchenko (Fedushko, 59), Martyniuk (Bodak, 59), Dovhy (Vidzivashets, 46). Spare: Galdin, Reznik, Begmetyuk. Trainer: Volodymyr Samborsky.

Norway (starting line-up): Handbukt, Thomsen, Danso, Leikanger, Sjatil, Dovle, Ostervold, Danbolt, Vuckovic, Lu, Martinsen. Trainer: Igor Ase.

March 28. Manavgat (Turkey). Stadium Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi.

Results and schedule of Ukraine national team sparring matches (U-16)

25.03.2026

Turkey — Ukraine — 2:0

28.03.2026

Ukraine — Norway — 3:4

30.03.2026

Ukraine — Morocco 11:00

The Kyiv start time of the match is indicated.

Ukrainian national team squad U-16

Goalkeepers: Igor Galdin (Levante, Spain), Matviy Mikula (Braga, Portugal), David Kravets (Real Madrid, Spain)

Defenders: Maksym Mysiura, Daniil Lapunov (both — Shakhtar Donetsk), Kostyantyn Kyslyanka (Rukh Lviv), Bohdan Begmetyuk (Milan, Italy), Kyrylo Savchenko (Hajduk Split, Croatia), Dmytro Pushkalov (Metalist-1925 Kharkiv), Timofey Reznik (LNZ Cherkasy).

Midfielders: Illya Byrladianu, Rostyslav Kudla (both — Shakhtar Donetsk), Illya Ostrovsky, Denys Gordeev (both — Rukh Lviv), Artem Kovbasyuk (Kisvarda, Hungary), Danylo Dovhy (Dynamo Kyiv), Artem Rybak (Barcelona, ​​Spain), David Vidzivashets (Juventus Turin, Italy).

Attackers: Artem Fedushko, Oleg Dzyurinets, Ilya Bodak (all — Rukh Lviv), Artur Martyniuk (Dynamo Kyiv).