The youth team of Ukraine (U-21) defeated the team of France in the 1/4 finals of the final tournament of Euro 2023. The match in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca at the Cluj Arena ended with a score of 1:3. In this meeting, the Ukrainians were the first to concede. In the 19th minute, Lyon striker Ryan Sherkey shot Anatoly Trubin's goal from the penalty area after a pass from the right flank, which was given by his teammate Bradley Barcola. The Blue-Yellows bounced back in the 32nd minute. Mykhailo Mudryk earned a penalty for the Ukrainian national team, for whom this match was his debut in the tournament. And Georgy Sudakov with a kick from the 11-meter mark confidently spread the ball and the goalkeeper in the corners. At the end of the first half, Ruslan Rotan's wards took the lead. Mudrik found Sudakov with a magnificent pass from the depth of the field, and he bypassed the French goalkeeper and rolled the ball into the net. Thus, Sudakov scored a double. After the break, the French attacked more, but the Ukrainians not only managed not to concede, but also scored the third goal. In the 86th minute, Artem Bondarenko received a pass from Oleksandr Nazarenko and threw the ball over the goalkeeper from an acute angle. In the semifinals, the Ukrainian national team will meet with Spain, which beat Switzerland (2:

1) in the quarterfinals after extra time. Our team has already played with the Spaniards in the last round of the Euro 2023 group stage. Then the Ukrainian team in the last minutes missed the victory over Spain (2:2). Thanks to reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2023, the Ukrainian team also won a ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games. Our football team made it to the Olympics for the first time in history. The final part of Euro 2023 (U-21) will last until July 8 in Georgia and Romania.