In Cardiff, at the Cardiff City stadium, as part of the final match of the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup, the Ukrainian team met with the Wales team.
The Ukrainians were defeated with a score of 0:1 and could not get through to the World Cup in Qatar.
At the start of the first half, Zinchenko scored a goal from a free kick, but took the kick without a whistle, so the referee did not count the goal.. Wards of Alexander Petrakov created a number of critical moments, but the Welsh goalkeeper acted reliably.
The Wales team scored their goal in the 34th minute due to an offensive episode. Bale filed from a free kick, and Yarmolenko headed the ball into his own net. It is also worth noting the episode with the fall of Yarmolenko in the opponent's penalty area - the referee, after a hint from VAR, decided not to put a penalty.
At the beginning of the second half, Ukraine did not use another chance to score. Tsygankov closed the cross from a few meters and did not outplay the goalkeeper, and then the ball from Yaremchuk's foot went out of bounds. Wales acted as number two, but also had their chances - the ball hit the post after Williams' shot, and Bale failed to outplay Buschan.
At the end of the match, Alexander Petrakov's wards created a number of dangerous chances at the Welsh goal, but goalkeeper Hennessy caught the courage and saved the winning result for his team.
Wales - Ukraine - 1:0.
Goal: Yarmolenko, 34 (own goal).
Wales: Hennessy, Roberts, B. Davis, Rodon, N. Williams (Norrington-Davis, 90+3), Ampadu, Ramsey, Allen, James (Jones, 71), Moore, Bale (Wilson, 83).
Ukraine: Buschan, Karavaev, Zabarny, Matvienko, Mykolenko, Stepanenko (Sydorchuk 70), Yarmolenko, Malinovsky (Shaparenko 70), Zinchenko, Tsygankov (Mudryk 77), Yaremchuk (Dovbik 77).
Warnings: Allen, James - Mikolenko, Mudryk.
The national team of Ukraine suffered its first defeat under the leadership of Oleksandr Petrakov. Ukrainians could qualify for the World Cup for the second time in their history. The only one left is the 2006 World Cup.
Wales have qualified for the World Cup for the second time in history. The first one was back in 1958.. The Welsh are in Group B with England, Iran and the US.
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Earlier it was reported that the leader of the Wales national team Bale supported the Ukrainians before the match.