Rieka control. The Ukrainian national team drew in the friendly match.

The Ukraine national team held its third sparring in preparation for the World Cup playoff selection. The rival of the “blue-yellows” was the Croatian “Rijeka”. As Alexander Petrakov promised the previous day, the coach of our team completely renewed the starting squad compared to the Empoli match.

Slow speeds were observed on the field in the first half. The Ukrainians had the ball much more than their opponents and periodically tried to aggravate the situation. The Blue-Yellows tried to put pressure on Rijeka’s defensive formation by pressing and organizing halftime. The home team chose a counter attack style of play, but could not aggravate the situation close to our goal. And in the middle of the first half, Buyalsky’s well-balanced pass was blocked by Garmash with an accurate hit.

After a missed goal, the players of the Croatian club began to counterattack more deliberately, one of which led to the success of Rijeka. First, Vuk hit the post and then he finished the section by shooting Drmic, who sent the ball into the net. If it wasn’t for Cannabis that didn’t let the Bushna pass, another counterattack from the hosts could have resulted in trouble for us.

The course of the game did not change in the second half of the match. The Ukrainians had a regional advantage, slowly trying to find weaknesses in Rijeka’s defense. Kacharaba missed a great opportunity after the corner. The defender got ahead of the goalkeeper, who was undecided but could not send the ball to the goal.

With the appearance of Mudrik and Tsygankov at the end of the match, the game of the Ukrainian national team was revived. However, Rijeka could have snatched the victory once the mission took Stojkovic’s blow. Buyalsky could also have taken the win, but the goalkeeper reacted to the kick.

Our national team continues to prepare for responsible fights, with less and less time left.

Friendly match.

“Rijeka” – Team Ukraine – 1:1

Drmic (37) – Garmash (24)

Chestic (77) – Sidorchuk (57), Kaçaraba (86)

“Rijeka”: Zlomislic, Bodetic (Dujmovic 81), Cestic, Kresic (Stojkovic 60), Vuk (Obregon 60), Drmic (Copeland 81), Solano (Posinkovic 74), Bushnia, Stanic (Burchul 81), Selakhi, Muric.

Ukraine: Bushchan (Riznyk, 46), Hemp, Bondar, Kacharaba, Sirota, Sidorchuk, Buyalsky, Garmash, Zubkov (Tsygankov, 79), Sikan (Mudrik, 79), Dovbik (Besedin, 46).

Judge: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Rujevica Stadium (Rijeka, Croatia)

RIIEKA – UKRAINE. TEXT BROADCAST OF THE MATCH