Trembling victory: Ukraine maintains its chance of reaching the round of 16

In the 2-1 win on Thursday in Bucharest, former Dortmund player Andrej Jarmolenko (29th minute) and Roman Jaremtschuk (34th) scored coach Andrej Shevchenko's team to only their second victory in a European Championship finals. Ruslan Malinowski missed the chance for a reassuring third goal in the final phase when he missed goalkeeper Stole Dimitriesvski with a hand penalty (84'). For European Championship newcomers North Macedonia, the tournament is almost certainly over despite Ezgjan Alioski's goal (57th). The third preliminary round game in Group C on Monday against the Netherlands is likely to be meaningless for the team around veteran star Goran Pandev. Game decided within five minutes Ukraine, on the other hand, can make it into the knockout round for the first time against Austria in their third European Championship participation in a row. The decisive factor for this was once again the successful strike duo Jarmolenko and Yaremtschuk. Both had already scored in the unfortunate 2-3 defeat at the start in Holland. Within five minutes on Thursday they once again converted their dominance in the game into goals. It has never happened before that two strikers from one country score in the first two games of a Euro. Only Ukraine idol Shevchenko had previously managed two goals in two games in a row at a major tournament. The now 31-year-old Jarmolenko, who now plays for West Ham United in England, also scored for the first time in three consecutive competitive games. Group C, 2nd matchday Ukraine – North Macedonia 2-1 Gates: 1:0 Yarmolenko (29th), 2:0 Yaremchuk (34th), 2:1 Alioski (57th) The other games on Wednesday Group C: Denmark – Belgium (18 p.m.) Group B: Austria – Netherlands (21 p.m.)

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Trembling victory: Ukraine maintains its chance of reaching the round of 16

Ukraine achieved a mandatory win against outsiders North Macedonia on the hoped-for path to the first European Championship round of 16.

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