Ukraine U21 vs England U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Ukraine U21
  • 31': Nazar Voloshyn
  • 43': Oleh Ocheretko
  • 90'+4': Illia Kvasnytsya
FT
3 - 2
England U21
  • 67': Noni Madueke
  • 89': Charlie Cresswell

About

Ukraine U21 are hosting England U21 at Košická futbalová aréna (KFA), Kosice, Slovakia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Bohdan Viunnyk (Ukraine U21).
  • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Corner, Ukraine U21. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
  • 5': Corner, Ukraine U21. Conceded by James Trafford.
  • 5': Foul by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (England U21).
  • 5': Vitalii Roman (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleh Ocheretko.
  • 12': Foul by Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine U21).
  • 12': Rico Lewis (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine U21) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bohdan Viunnyk.
  • 17': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Volodymyr Salyuk.
  • 17': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Maksym Bragaru.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Tino Livramento (England U21) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Foul by Rico Lewis (England U21).
  • 19': Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McAtee.
  • 25': Attempt missed. James McAtee (England U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
  • 25': Offside, England U21. James McAtee tries a through ball, but Noni Madueke is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (England U21) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tino Livramento with a cross.
  • 31': Goal! Ukraine U21 1, England U21 0. Nazar Voloshyn (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maksym Bragaru with a cross.
  • 34': Foul by Charlie Cresswell (England U21).
  • 34': Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 42': Bohdan Viunnyk (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Charlie Cresswell (England U21).
  • 42': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21).
  • 42': Maksym Bragaru (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Goal! Ukraine U21 2, England U21 0. Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine U21) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45': Bohdan Viunnyk (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21).
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Ukraine U21 2, England U21 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ukraine U21 2, England U21 0.
  • 47': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine U21).
  • 47': Rico Lewis (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Offside, Ukraine U21. Kostiantyn Vivcharenko tries a through ball, but Nazar Voloshyn is caught offside.
  • 53': Offside, England U21. Noni Madueke tries a through ball, but James McAtee is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Arsenii Batagov.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Volodymyr Salyuk (Ukraine U21).
  • 55': Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine U21).
  • 55': Tino Livramento (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Bohdan Viunnyk (Ukraine U21).
  • 57': Substitution, England U21. Jaden Philogene replaces Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
  • 58': Substitution, England U21. Liam Delap replaces Hayden Hackney.
  • 58': Substitution, England U21. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Bashir Humphreys.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Bohdan Viunnyk (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21).
  • 59': Substitution, Ukraine U21. Ihor Krasnopir replaces Bohdan Viunnyk.
  • 60': Foul by Yehor Yarmolyuk (Ukraine U21).
  • 60': Liam Delap (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tino Livramento (England U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McAtee with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maksym Bragaru.
  • 62': Corner, Ukraine U21. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
  • 63': Foul by Jaden Philogene (England U21).
  • 63': Yehor Yarmolyuk (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (England U21) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (England U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (England U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 66': Rico Lewis (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Goal! Ukraine U21 2, England U21 1. Noni Madueke (England U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Delap.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. James McAtee (England U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 71': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Volodymyr Salyuk.
  • 71': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Maksym Bragaru.
  • 73': Substitution, England U21. Jonathan Rowe replaces James McAtee.
  • 73': Substitution, England U21. Brooke Norton-Cuffy replaces Tino Livramento.
  • 74': Substitution, Ukraine U21. Valentyn Rubchynskyi replaces Oleh Ocheretko.
  • 74': Substitution, Ukraine U21. Illia Kvasnytsya replaces Nazar Voloshyn.
  • 75': Foul by Rico Lewis (England U21).
  • 75': Ihor Krasnopir (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Kostiantyn Vivcharenko (Ukraine U21).
  • 75': Noni Madueke (England U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Vitalii Roman (Ukraine U21).
  • 76': Jaden Philogene (England U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Offside, England U21. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (England U21).
  • 78': Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Brooke Norton-Cuffy (England U21).
  • 80': Ihor Krasnopir (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Yehor Yarmolyuk (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Ukraine U21. Conceded by Jarrad Branthwaite.
  • 82': Substitution, Ukraine U21. Oleksandr Yatsyk replaces Yehor Yarmolyuk.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Maksym Bragaru (Ukraine U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentyn Rubchynskyi.
  • 87': Foul by Jaden Philogene (England U21).
  • 87': Vitalii Roman (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Kostiantyn Vivcharenko.
  • 89': Goal! Ukraine U21 2, England U21 2. Charlie Cresswell (England U21) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Arsenii Batagov.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (England U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (England U21).
  • 90'+1': Ihor Krasnopir (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Valentyn Rubchynskyi (Ukraine U21).
  • 90'+2': Rico Lewis (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Valentyn Rubchynskyi (Ukraine U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ihor Krasnopir (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maksym Bragaru.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Ukraine U21 3, England U21 2. Illia Kvasnytsya (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentyn Rubchynskyi.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Illia Kvasnytsya (Ukraine U21).
  • 90'+5': Noni Madueke (England U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Charlie Cresswell (England U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Vitalii Roman (Ukraine U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Jarrad Branthwaite (England U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Corner, England U21. Conceded by Ruslan Neshcheret.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ukraine U21 3, England U21 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Ukraine U21 3, England U21 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

Venue: Košická futbalová aréna (KFA)
Location: Kosice, Slovakia
Attendance: 3,245

Line-Ups

UKR Ukraine U21 (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ruslan Neshcheret (GK)
16 Arsenii Batahov
13 Volodymyr Saliuk
2 Kostiantyn Vivcharenko
5 Vitalii Roman Yellow Card
17 Volodymyr Brazhko
10 Yehor Yarmoliuk
11 Nazar Voloshyn
21 Maksym Braharu
8 Oleh Ocheretko
7 Bogdan V'Yunnik
Ukraine U21 Substitutes:
Ihor Krasnopir, Illia Kvasnytsya, Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Roman Didyk, Artem Smolyakov, Oleksandr Yatsyk, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Ehor Gunichev, Kiril Fesiun.

ENG England U21 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 James Trafford (GK)
5 Jarrad Branthwaite
4 Charlie Cresswell
3 Bashir Humphreys
20 Tino Livramento
7 James McAtee
6 Hayden Hackney
2 Rico Lewis Yellow Card
11 Noni Madueke
21 Jamie Gittens
19 Harvey Elliott
England U21 Substitutes:
Jaden Philogene, Jarell Quansah, Charlie Patino, Matthew Cox, Jon Rowe, Samuel Iling-Junior, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Aaron Ramsey, Liam Delap.

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