UEFA Nations League

FT Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Ukraine DDWWL 1
–
Republic of Ireland DWDWL 0
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Aviva Stadium · 40,111 att.

Match Report

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Ukraine bounce back from World Cup qual. heartbreak with Nations League win over Ireland

Ukraine overcame their World Cup qualification heartbreak by winning their Nations League opener with a 1-0 victory vs. Ireland on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
6
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
55.2
Possession
44.8
14
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
417
Accurate Passes
318
493
Passes
383
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
8
5
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.4
71
Long Balls
48
40
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
6
18
Effective Tackles
8
26
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
17
17
Effective Clearances
4
17
Clearances
4

Lineups

IRL · 3-4-3

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Shane DuffyCD
  3. 5John EganCD-L
  4. 12Nathan CollinsCD-R
  5. 6Josh CullenCM-L
  6. 13Jeff HendrickCM-R
  7. 3Enda StevensLM
  8. 2Cyrus ChristieRM
  9. 20Chiedozie OgbeneF
  10. 17Jason KnightCF-L
  11. 7Callum RobinsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Chris HamiltonSUB
  2. 23Mark TraversSUB
  3. 14Alan BrowneSUB
  4. 11James McCleanSUB
  5. 18Dara O'SheaSUB
  6. 16James TalbotSUB
  7. 15Jayson MolumbySUB
  8. 8Conor HourihaneSUB
  9. 9Will KeaneSUB
  10. 19Michael ObafemiSUB
  11. 22Festy EboseleSUB
  12. 10Troy ParrottSUB

UKR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Andriy LuninG
  2. 18Valeriy BondarCD
  3. 3Oleksandr SyrotaCD-L
  4. 4Denys PopovCD-R
  5. 10Mykola ShaparenkoCM-L
  6. 5Serhiy SydorchukCM-R
  7. 16Vitaliy MykolenkoLM
  8. 19Taras KacharabaRM
  9. 11Artem DovbykF
  10. 14Mykhailo MudrykCF-L
  11. 20Oleksandr ZubkovCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Oleksandr KaravaevSUB
  2. 6Danylo IgnatenkoSUB
  3. 7Oleksandr PikhalyonokSUB
  4. 17Oleksandr ZinchenkoSUB
  5. 15Viktor TsygankovSUB
  6. 12Andriy PyatovSUB
  7. 22Mykola MatviyenkoSUB
  8. 8Ruslan MalinovskyiSUB
  9. 2Eduard SobolSUB
  10. 9Danylo SikanSUB
  11. 23Dmytro RiznykSUB
  12. 13Illia ZabarnyiSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
  2. 47' Goal! Republic of Ireland 0, Ukraine 1. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  3. 54' Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Dara O'Shea replaces John Egan because of an injury.
  5. 69' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Michael Obafemi replaces Callum Robinson.
  6. 69' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Enda Stevens.
  7. 69' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Cyrus Christie.
  8. 72' Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Karavaev replaces Taras Kacharaba.
  9. 72' Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  10. 78' Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. CJ Hamilton replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
  12. 80' Substitution, Ukraine. Danylo Sikan replaces Artem Dovbyk.
  13. 88' Substitution, Ukraine. Danylo Ignatenko replaces Serhii Sydorchuk.

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