Lithuania vs Ukraine, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingUkraine thump Lithuania to surge clear in Group B
Ukraine remained firmly on course to reach Euro 2020 after a 3-0 win at Lithuania on Saturday tightened their grip on qualifying Group B.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Giedrius Matulevicius (Lithuania).
- 3': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
- 5': Hand ball by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 6': Foul by Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania).
- 6': Sergiy Bolbat (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Goal! Lithuania 0, Ukraine 1. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marlos Bonfim with a through ball.
- 10': Arturas Zulpa (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
- 11': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Sergiy Bolbat.
- 12': Foul by Sergiy Bolbat (Ukraine).
- 12': Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Mykola Matvyenko.
- 13': Attempt missed. Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ovidijus Verbickas.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulius Golubickas following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania).
- 15': Sergey Krivtsov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Modestas Vorobjovas (Lithuania).
- 18': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Arturas Zulpa (Lithuania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paulius Golubickas.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Sergey Krivtsov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taras Stepanenko.
- 23': Foul by Arturas Zulpa (Lithuania).
- 23': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Taras Stepanenko.
- 26': Attempt missed. Giedrius Matulevicius (Lithuania) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ovidijus Verbickas with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Goal! Lithuania 0, Ukraine 2. Marlos Bonfim (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 29': Attempt missed. Paulius Golubickas (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ovidijus Verbickas.
- 29': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 29': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergiy Bolbat.
- 33': Foul by Arturas Zulpa (Lithuania).
- 33': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 34': Attempt missed. Sergey Krivtsov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 35': Foul by Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania).
- 35': Sergey Krivtsov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergiy Bolbat.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 41': Foul by Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania).
- 41': Sergey Krivtsov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Hand ball by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 43': Foul by Modestas Vorobjovas (Lithuania).
- 43': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lithuania 0, Ukraine 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Lithuania 0, Ukraine 2.
- 52': Substitution, Lithuania. Vykintas Slivka replaces Paulius Golubickas.
- 54': Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Mykola Matvyenko (Ukraine).
- 55': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Saulius Mikoliunas.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergiy Bolbat.
- 58': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 60': Substitution, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 61': Goal! Lithuania 0, Ukraine 3. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk.
- 63': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
- 63': Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Lithuania. Mantas Kuklys replaces Giedrius Matulevicius.
- 65': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
- 65': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, Ukraine. Moraes replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 66': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Marlos Bonfim (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykola Matvyenko.
- 67': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Taras Stepanenko.
- 68': Substitution, Lithuania. Karolis Laukzemis replaces Fedor Chernykh.
- 68': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Mykola Matvyenko.
- 69': Attempt missed. Modestas Vorobjovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 70': Foul by Sergey Krivtsov (Ukraine).
- 70': Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania).
- 71': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
- 73': Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Mantas Kuklys (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Offside, Lithuania. Vykintas Slivka tries a through ball, but Karolis Laukzemis is caught offside.
- 75': Offside, Lithuania. Markus Palionis tries a through ball, but Karolis Laukzemis is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine).
- 76': Mantas Kuklys (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Mantas Kuklys following a set piece situation.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Moraes (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 78': Foul by Arturas Zulpa (Lithuania).
- 78': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Bezus replaces Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 80': Offside, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zinchenko tries a through ball, but Viktor Tsygankov is caught offside.
- 81': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Taras Stepanenko.
- 81': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Andriy Pyatov.
- 84': Attempt missed. Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mantas Kuklys.
- 86': Attempt missed. Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roman Bezus.
- 89': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
- 89': Saulius Mikoliunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
- 90': Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Offside, Ukraine. Vitalii Mykolenko tries a through ball, but Roman Bezus is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karolis Laukzemis.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lithuania 0, Ukraine 3.
- 0': Match ends, Lithuania 0, Ukraine 3.
Statistics
 UKR |
LTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 68.6 | Possession | 31.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 682 | Accurate Passes | 254 |
| 764 | Passes | 346 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 9 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: FK Zalgiris namu stadionas
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Attendance: 5,067
Venue: FK Zalgiris namu stadionas
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Attendance: 5,067
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 8 | +26 | 22 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 8 | +10 | 18 |
| 3 | Greece | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Lithuania (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emilijus Zubas (GK) |
| 4 | Edvinas Girdvainis |
| 3 | Markus Palionis |
| 11 | Domantas Simkus |
| 13 | Saulius Mikoliunas |
| 21 | Modestas Vorobjovas |
| 7 | Arturas Zulpa |
| 15 | Giedrius Matulevicius |
| 18 | Ovidijus Verbickas |
| 10 | Paulius Golubickas |
| 22 | Fiodor Cernych |
Ukraine (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Andriy Pyatov (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 4 | Serhiy Kryvtsov |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko  |
| 2 | Sergiy Bolbat |
| 6 | Taras Stepanenko |
| 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 8 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
| 18 | Roman Yaremchuk |
| 11 | Marlos |
| 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
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