The “blue and yellow” mentor shared his thoughts after the game against Northern Ireland.

Head coach of the Ukrainian national team Dmytro Mikhailenko commented on the draw result in the opening match of Euro 2024 (U-19) against Northern Ireland (0:0).

" It’s a pity, we didn’t get everything in someone else’s penalty area. Sometimes we were in a hurry, sometimes it was possible to make a decision faster, and sometimes the opponent’s goalkeeper was not included in the goal frame.

As for the game, we completely controlled it, created chances, dominated, and, unfortunately, didn’t score such a result.

Northern Ireland is a team that relies on its physical strength, on fighting, on long passes. Maybe the stinks are not so clear from m? Why, it’s important to protect them against them. Plus a custom field, as needed.

We tried to survive, but at the cost of injury, damage, we pushed until the end.

We made substitutions, refreshed the game, became more reactive in the next half.

Of course, Sexton and Krevsun, our key graves, did not survive. Matviy is the greatest scorer, Danilo is one of the leading Viconavians in the middle of the field. Of them we would be the strongest. It’s our fault to accept this result, crumble and get ready for the upcoming fight,” the UAF press service quotes Mikhailenko as saying..

Ukraine will play its next match against Norway. It will be on the 18th of June at 17:30 outside Kiev.