Ukraine vs Italy, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingItaly reach Euro 2024 after draw, Ukraine headed to playoffs
Italy qualified for the Euro 2024 finals after drawing 0-0 against Ukraine in their final Group C qualifier on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 3': Offside, Italy. Davide Frattesi tries a through ball, but Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt saved. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 6': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 6': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo with a headed pass following a corner.
- 7': Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Italy).
- 7': Alessandro Buongiorno (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 16': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 16': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 18': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Oleksandr Svatok.
- 19': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 20': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine).
- 25': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 28': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a through ball.
- 30': Offside, Italy. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
- 31': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 34': Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
- 36': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 37': Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 42': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 42': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 42': Hand ball by Davide Frattesi (Italy).
- 45': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
- 45': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Ukraine 0, Italy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 0, Italy 0.
- 45': Substitution, Italy. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 47': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Viktor Tsygankov.
- 48': Offside, Italy. Giovanni Di Lorenzo tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
- 49': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Italy).
- 50': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 51': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 53': Offside, Ukraine. Anatolii Trubin tries a through ball, but Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 59': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
- 60': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 61': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy).
- 62': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
- 63': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplya.
- 65': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 67': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 67': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
- 67': Nicolò Zaniolo (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
- 70': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
- 71': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Politano replaces Nicolò Zaniolo because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Italy. Bryan Cristante replaces Jorginho.
- 72': Delay in match (Italy).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 76': Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
- 77': Foul by Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine).
- 77': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 78': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 79': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 79': Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Pikhalyonok replaces Taras Stepanenko.
- 80': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zubkov replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 80': Substitution, Italy. Moise Kean replaces Federico Chiesa because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
- 81': Gianluca Scamacca (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Moise Kean (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca.
- 82': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
- 86': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Tymchyk replaces Yukhym Konoplya.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Ukraine. Danylo Sikan replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 87': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
- 87': Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 90'+1': Alessandro Buongiorno (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Oleksandr Svatok.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Darmian replaces Matteo Politano.
- 90'+5': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Italy).
- 90'+5': Oleksandr Tymchyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Danylo Sikan (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Pikhalyonok.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ukraine 0, Italy 0.
- 0': Match ends, Ukraine 0, Italy 0.
Statistics
 ITA |
UKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 58.2 | Possession | 41.8 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 454 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 535 | Passes | 386 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 12 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 26,403
Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 26,403
European Championship Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 8 | +18 | 20 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | +7 | 14 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 8 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 8 | -10 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Ukraine (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 4 | Oleksandr Svatok |
| 13 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 6 | Taras Stepanenko |
| 16 | Vitalii Mykolenko |
| 2 | Yukhym Konoplia  |
| 17 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 7 | Heorhii Sudakov |
| 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 15 | Viktor Tsygankov |
| 11 | Artem Dovbyk |
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 6 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 3 | Federico Dimarco |
| 2 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 17 | Davide Frattesi |
| 10 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
| 20 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
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