Euro 2024: Ukraine comes from behind to beat Slovakia, rekindling hope

After the opening whistle, Slovakia pressed the field and had 2 consecutive shots in the 10th minute but goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin made excellent saves.

After many attempts to besiege the Ukrainian goal, from a throw-in on the left wing, Haraslin crossed the ball straight into the penalty area for Ivan Schranz to head in close range in the 17th minute.

In the 34th minute, the Slovakian goal was in turmoil, the ball was sent into the penalty area from a long pass. A series of combinations in the penalty area opened up a shot that hit the post. Immediately after, the referee raised the offside flag for the Ukrainian players.

Ivan Schranz (26) celebrates with teammates

A few minutes later, Ukraine took advantage of a long pass to face the goal but goalkeeper Martin Dubravka was there in time to clear the danger.

Returning after the break, Ukraine started the game quite slowly, letting their opponents control the ball in the first minutes of the half.

As soon as they regained control of the ball, Ukraine had a great combination to bring the match back to the starting line. The equalizer for the yellow team was Mykola Shaparenko with an accurate close-range shot from Zichenko's cross from the left wing into the penalty area.

Zinchenko (17- yellow) crossed for Shaparenko (19) to score the opening goal.

With the advantage of leading, Ukraine continuously pressed and their efforts were rewarded in the 80th minute. From a long pass, Roman Yaremchuk - who had just been brought on from the bench - handled the ball delicately with one touch and pushed the ball past the Slovakian goalkeeper to help Ukraine complete the comeback.

Yaremchuk (9) completes the comeback for Ukraine

After that, Slovakia rose up but could not change the result and accepted a 1-2 defeat.

With this result, Ukraine and Slovakia both have 3 points to rank 2nd and 3rd respectively in Group E.

The top spot belongs to Romania - the team will meet Belgium in the remaining match of the round on June 23.

According to the tournament rules, if two teams have the same number of points, the priority index is the head-to-head, so Ukraine is temporarily ranked above Slovakia.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/euro-2024-ukraine-nguoc-dong-thang-slovakia-thap-lai-hy-vong-196240621220732231.htm