On Saturday, October 9, at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, the 2022 World Cup qualification match was held between the national teams of Finland and Ukraine.
Alexander Petrakov's team won 2: 1.
In the first half, the teams delighted the fans with goals. Already in the fourth minute, Yarmolenko brought our team forward with a beautiful kick under the bar.. On the 29th minute after a corner kick, Pukki played on the finishing move and equalized the score.
The national team of Ukraine continued to press and five minutes later Yaremchuk finished with an accurate blow the discount from Tsygankov.
After the break, the Finnish team did not create many chances, but tried to take control of the ball and closer to the end the hosts started to get it.. In the 76th minute, Pyatov fought off a free-kick, and Arayuuri missed from a meter on finishing..
In the last minutes, the Finnish footballers tried to organize an assault on Pyatov's goal, but the Ukrainian team worked reliably in defense.
Finland - Ukraine 1: 2.
Goals: Pukki, 29 - Yarmolenko, 4, Yaremchuk, 34.
Finland: Gradetski, Alho (Hamalainen, 62), Vaisanen, Arajuuri, Toivio, Raitala (Niskanen, 78), Lod, Lam (Nissila, 61), Kamara, Pohjanpalo (Riski, 78), Pukki.
Ukraine: Pyatov, Tymchik, Zabarny, Krivtsov, Matvienko, Sobol (Kornienko, 46), Stepanenko (Sidorchuk, 77), Shaparenko, Yarmolenko (Buletsa, 86), Tsygankov (Zubkov, 77), Yaremchuk (Dovbik, 85).
Warning: Krivtsov.
For the Ukrainian national team, this is the first victory in the selection for the 2022 World Cup with five draws, as well as the debut three points since the start of the work of the coaching staff of Alexander Petrakov. After six rounds, our team scored eight points and is ranked second in Group D after France.
The Ukrainian national team will play the next match in Lviv against Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 12.
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