The head of the UAF congratulated the national team on their strong-willed victory.
President of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF) Andrey Shevchenko commented on the victory of the Ukrainian national team over the team of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the semi-final match of the play-off qualifying for Euro 2024. p>
The match at the Bilino Pole stadium in the Bosnian city of Zenica ended with the score 1:2in favor of the Ukrainians. Sergei Rebrov's team missed out first, but then, thanks to goals from Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbik, made a comeback and won a ticket to the playoff finals for reaching the continental championship.
“Congratulations to the Ukrainian team on a very important victory. The team showed character and fought until the last minute – well done. The decisive match is ahead in Wroclaw with the Icelandic team. We are moving towards the goal,” Shevchenko wrote on his Instagram page.
Previously it was reported that thanks to the success in the game with the Bosnians, Rebrov became the record holder for the number of strong-willed victories at the head of the Ukrainian national team.
In the final of the playoffs of the selection for Euro 2024, the “blue-yellows” will compete for a ticket to the European Championship with Iceland, which in the other semi-final defeated Israel (4:1).
The match between Ukraine and Iceland will take place on Tuesday, March 26, at the Tarczynski Arena stadium Wroclaw” in Wroclaw, Poland. The starting whistle will sound at 21:45 Kyiv time.
We would like to remind you that if they reach the Euro 2024 final tournament, the Ukrainian national team will play there in Group E against Belgium, Slovakia and Romania.
The matches of the Euro 2024 final tournament from June 14 to July 14, 2024 will be held in Germany.