Roman became the author of the second goal scored against the opponent.
Ukraine national team striker Roman Yaremchuk commented on the victory over Albania (2:1) in the match of the last 6th round of the group stage of the League of Nations of the 2024/25 season.
The 28-year-old forward scored the second goal against the Albanians, which ultimately turned out to be the decisive one. The victory allowed Serhiy Rebrov's team to take second place in their group and advance to the playoffs for the right to play in the elite division of the League of Nations.
Sport-express.ua provides Yaremchuk's answers to questions after the match.
– Roman, you scored the second goal, and it turned out to be the winning one. Tell us about it
– We started the game quite actively, played our football and forced Albania to make mistakes. I can’t say that Albania was not in the mood, no. It was us who showed that we have a completely different level. This made us play well, and we were able to win today.
– Did you expect Zinchenko to play on the finish?
– The coach asked him to be in that zone. He really executed his shot well.
– You joined Oleksandr Zinchenko with the “1000” T-shirt. Was it a planned action or a spontaneous decision?
– Yes, it was a planned action. We talked about it all day before the game today, about how people have been dying in Ukraine for 1,000 days. That's why we planned it.
The Ukrainian national team finished second in Group B1 with 8 points and will play in the playoffs for a ticket to Division A. The Czech Republic won our quartet (11 points), which immediately rose to the elite of the League of Nations. Georgia (7 points) finished third and will compete in the playoffs to retain their place in Division B. Albania (7 points) finished last and were relegated to Division C.
See also: 2024/25 Nations League: all groups and standings
Rebrov's team will find out their opponent for a ticket to League A on Friday, November 22, during the draw. It will be one of the teams that finished third in the Division A groups: Scotland, Belgium, Hungary or Serbia.
The playoff matches will be held on March 20 and 23, 2025. The Ukrainian team will be the nominal host of the first match.