Tournament co-hosts Ukraine have their backs against the wall as they attempt to snatch one of two qualifying tickets for the quarter-finals. This will be anything but easy, and having just three games at their disposal to determine who passes the test and who does not, Ukraine will need all three points...
Always a tricky opponent for Europe’s bigger names, Ukraine represent something of an unknown quantity. This is not a stellar team, but it is one with fight and with home advantage; the question is how far that will take them. The Eastern Europeans are hampered by apparent discord in the dressing...
Andriy Shevchenko has claimed that Ukraine have what it takes to reach the final of Euro 2012 , providing they play to the top of their game. While the former Chelsea and AC Milan ace acknowledges the path to the Olympic Stadium in Kiev will be challenging, he believes getting there is not beyond the...
Yet Mr Kanavanga believes that English fans, black and white, will be safe during the football this month, and he wants them to come. Thousands of foreign visitors will, he says, speed up the change that has already produced significant improvements in black Ukrainians’ lives. “The situation is...
Marko Arnautovic scored twice as Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine suffered their first defeat in seven matches against Austria in Innsbruck on Friday night. Arnautovic struck the winner in the 89th minute after Ukraine had twice drawn level through midfielder Oleg Husyev. Austria took a third-minute lead...
UEFA EURO 2012 co-hosts Ukraine suffered a 3-2 defeat by Austria in their friendly match on Friday. Forward Marko Arnautovic was the hero of the match scoring twice for Austria with fellow teammate Zlatko Junuzovic opening the scoring early on. Dynamo Kiev’s Oleg Gusev was twice on target for...
Ukraine thrashed Estonia 4-0 in a friendly match in the Austrian city of Kufstein after dominating proceedings from the first whistle. A dominant start from Oleg Blokhin’s men saw them take the lead just nine minutes into the game as Andriy Yarmolenko fired an unstoppable shot past Mihkel Aksalu...
Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin announced on Tuesday the 26-strong list of players to provisionally make up his squad for this summer’s European Championship, a competition they co-host alongside Poland. The 1975 Ballon d’Or winner named two uncapped goalkeepers – Oleksandr Bandura and...
Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin has called up two uncapped goalkeepers for a training camp because of injuries ahead of the European Championship next month. Metalurh Donetsk’s Oleksandr Bandura and Maksym Koval from Dynamo Kiev were included in the provisional 26-man squad announced Tuesday. Depleted:...
Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin has received some disturbing news ahead of Euro 2012 as he will have to make do without the services of experienced goalkeeper Oleksander Shovkovskiy due to injury. The 37-year-old recently picked up a shoulder problem during Dynamo Kiev’s 1-0 league win over Volyn Lutsk...
UEFA EURO 2012 co-hosts Ukraine continued their preparations for this summer’s tournament with a narrow victory against Israel in Petach Tikva. Goals from Oleh Gusev and Yevhen Konoplyanka gave the visitors a two-goal cushion at the break before substitute Tomer Hemed reduced the deficit from...
