Euro 2024: Ukraine turned it around against Slovakia and still have a chance of advancing to the round of 16

Ukraine beat Slovakia 2-1 in Düsseldorf in the second round of Group E of Euro 2024 in Germany and is excited about qualifying for the round of 16. The Ukrainian team came into this match after the resounding defeat on the first day against Romania by 3-0, a result that forced them to get three points that will give them life again in this competition.
In front of them was the Central European team that, a priori, seemed to be the weakest in this Group E and that would have no chance of advancing to the round of 16. But, even so, they surprised on the first date and defeated Belgium, one of the candidates to go far in this European Championship.In a Düsseldorf Arena with fewer fans present in the stands than in the other matches of this competition, the Slovakian team struck first with Ivan Schranz’s goal in the 17th minute of play. In the second half, Ukraine tied it in the 9th minute with a goal by Mykola Shaparenko. On the left corner of the area, Heorhii Sudakov waited for Oleksandr Zinchenko to overflow on the left who, first, put his foot to the penalty spot where Shaparenko placed the ball in the left mousetrap of Martin Dubravka’s goal.Sergiy Rebrov’s team went for more and, with 10 minutes to go, managed to turn the game around with Roman Yaremchuk’s goal. In three quarters of the opponent’s half, Shaparenko put a great floated pass behind the Slovakian defense from the right to Yaremchuk who brought it down in the air, on the edge of the six-yard box, and scored under Dubravka’s legs that came out to choke the striker. With this result, Ukraine is alive again in this European Championship and evens this Group E that has three teams with 3 points. For the third and final matchday, they will play their chances of being in the round of 16 against Belgium on Wednesday in Stuttgart.
For its part, Slovakia remains with a chance of being in the next round but lost an unbeatable chance to secure the pass on this matchday. Now, he will define his fate with Romania on Wednesday in Frankfurt.

Original source in Spanish