The Romanian team has achieved a creditable victory (3-0) against the Ukrainian team, in the match that Group E has opened of Euro 2024 on June 17.
Romania – Ukraine: summary | Group E – Euro 2024
The Ukrainian players left us an image for history, jumping onto the grass of the Allianz Arena in Munich, wrapped in the flag of their country. An emotional moment for a team that has not played in its country for more than two years.
Euro 2024: Ukraine players, wrapped in their flag before the match against Romania
The match began with dominance of the Ukrainians, who were unable to materialize the 72% possession in the first half on clear scoring opportunities.
The script did not change throughout the first half and the team coached by Iordanescu has grown in confidence with the passing of the minutes. The defensive line advanced several meters to pressure Ukraine’s exit from behind.
Ukraine fails and Romania does not forgive
Despite the Ukrainian dominance, the selection that would open the scoring would be the selection of Romaniawho did not forgive a mistake by Lunin in launching the ball, with a missile from his captain, Stanciu, directly into the corner of the goal, from a pass from Dennis Man.
It was then that Romania’s football finally exploded, minimizing Ukraine in the early stages of the second half.
Dennis Man He carried his team on his back, with two more assists. The first, with a rebound included, to leave the ball dead in front of Razvan Marín, who beat Lunin with a low shot. The second, after a short kick from a corner. The Parma footballer received it, leaving a Ukrainian defender sitting to put the final three to zero on a plate for Dragus.
In the following minutes, Romania defended itself by delaying the defensive line, and Ukraine went all out, introducing two more forwards on the field (Yarmolenko and Yaremchuk), in search of a goal that never came.
Romania adds its first victory in a European Championship since 2000. And Ukraine, which reached the quarterfinals in the previous edition, crashed in its debut and was left with a goal score that could complicate things for it at the end of the group stage.
With this result, Group E is led by Romania, leader with three points, with Belgium-Slovakia still to be played, which takes place at 6:00 p.m.
Ukraine will play on Friday the 21st against Slovakia at 3:00 p.m., while Romania will do the same on Saturday the 22nd against Belgium at 9:00 p.m.
