Dmitry Mikhailenko's team lost minimally to one one of the main favorites of the tournament.
The Ukrainian youth football team (U-19)was defeated byFrancein the semi-finals of the Youth Euro 2024.
The match at the Windsor Park stadium in Belfast (Northern Ireland) ended with the score 1:0 in favor of Les Blais “.
The French scored the decisive goal in the second half. In the 61st minute, Valentin Atangana headed in a corner from the left flank.
Throughout the match, the “blue-yellows” managed to impose a serious fight on the opponents and created several very good scoring chances, including at the end of the first half, the ball after Alexey Gusev’s shot from the right flank of the penalty area hit the crossbar.
Dmitry’s team Mikhailenko attacked until the last and tried to equalize the score, but the French managed to retain a minimal victory.
Review of the match France U-19 – Ukraine U-19
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So, in the final of the 2024 European Championship (U-19), the French team will play against Spain, which beat Italy in the first semi-final in extra times (1:0 ).
The decisive match of the tournament between the French and the Spanish will take place on Sunday, July 28, in Belfast. Starts at 21:00 Kyiv time.
Note that by reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2024 (U-19), the Ukrainian national team also qualified for the 2025 World Youth Championship (U -20).
The Ukrainian U-19 team took part in the European Championship for the sixth time. In this age category, the “blue-yellows” were able to overcome the Euro group stage for the fourth time, and their best result was victory at the tournament in 2009.