UEFA Nations League

Ukraine vs Scotland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Ukraine
FT
0 - 0
Scotland

Scotland earn Nations League promotion in goalless draw with Ukraine

Scotland drew 0-0 away to Ukraine in the Nations League on Tuesday, securing a crucial point that sealed their promotion to the competition's top ti

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Vitaliy Mykolenko (Ukraine).
  • 1': Ryan Fraser (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 2': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Andriy Lunin.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
  • 5': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Vitaliy Mykolenko (Ukraine).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross.
  • 15': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
  • 15': Ryan Fraser (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
  • 16': Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Vitaliy Mykolenko (Ukraine).
  • 19': Foul by Callum McGregor (Scotland).
  • 19': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Offside, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko with a through ball.
  • 23': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine).
  • 23': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Scotland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 25': VAR Decision: No Penalty Scotland.
  • 27': Danylo Ignatenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Danylo Ignatenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Ryan Jack (Scotland).
  • 30': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Mykola Matviyenko.
  • 31': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Andriy Yarmolenko.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ryan Jack (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Hendry following a corner.
  • 32': Callum McGregor (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
  • 35': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Offside, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine).
  • 38': Ryan Porteous (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitaliy Mykolenko with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ukraine 0, Scotland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 0, Scotland 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Greg Taylor (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
  • 48': Foul by Che Adams (Scotland).
  • 48': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vitaliy Mykolenko.
  • 49': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Danylo Ignatenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 52': Offside, Ukraine. Mykola Matviyenko tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
  • 54': Offside, Ukraine. Andriy Yarmolenko tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
  • 59': Callum McGregor (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
  • 60': Offside, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
  • 62': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Scotland).
  • 62': Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
  • 65': Ryan Porteous (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Offside, Scotland. Greg Taylor tries a through ball, but Kenny McLean is caught offside.
  • 66': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Danylo Ignatenko.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 69': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Kenny McLean (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Substitution, Scotland. Stephen Kingsley replaces Greg Taylor.
  • 72': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Christie replaces Ryan Fraser.
  • 72': Substitution, Scotland. Stuart Armstrong replaces Ryan Jack.
  • 75': Substitution, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 75': Substitution, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Artem Dovbyk.
  • 77': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 79': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Che Adams.
  • 79': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
  • 79': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Aaron Hickey (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
  • 83': Foul by Vitaliy Mykolenko (Ukraine).
  • 83': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Scotland).
  • 84': Mykola Matviyenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
  • 87': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
  • 87': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
  • 90': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Aaron Hickey.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Robby McCrorie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ukraine 0, Scotland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Ukraine 0, Scotland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Ukraine 0, Scotland 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 1
46 Possession 54
7 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
308 Accurate Passes 379
397 Passes 467
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
71 Long Balls 55
37 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 6
8 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 16
10 Effective Clearances 12
10 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Pilsudskiego
Location: Krakow, Poland
Attendance: 13,534

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Czechia 6 +1 11
2 Ukraine 6 0 8
3 Georgia 6 +1 7
4 Albania 6 -2 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

UKR Ukraine (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Andriy Lunin (GK)
22 Mykola Matviyenko
13 Illia Zabarnyi
16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
18 Oleksandr Tymchyk
6 Taras Stepanenko
14 Danylo Ignatenko Yellow Card
8 Ruslan Malinovskyi
11 Artem Dovbyk
10 Mykhailo Mudryk Yellow Card
7 Andriy Yarmolenko Yellow Card
Ukraine Substitutes:
Roman Yaremchuk, Oleksandr Karavaev, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok, Eduard Sarapyi, Valeriy Bondar, Taras Kacharaba, Evgeniy Volynets, Dmytro Riznyk, Bogdan Mykhaylichenko, Viktor Tsygankov, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Oleksandr Zubkov.

SCO Scotland (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Craig Gordon (GK)
5 Ryan Porteous
13 Jack Hendry
3 Greg Taylor
22 Aaron Hickey Yellow Card
8 Callum McGregor
20 Ryan Jack
23 Kenny McLean
19 Ryan Fraser
10 Ché Adams
7 John McGinn
Scotland Substitutes:
Liam Kelly, Stuart Armstrong, Robbie McCrorie, Billy Gilmour, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Kingsley, Declan Gallagher, Josh Doig, Barrie McKay, Lyndon Dykes, Ryan Christie.

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