The return of the Ukrainians and the victory of the hosts in the football performance in Amsterdam Sports

A match has already been played in subgroup C: Austria defeated North Macedonia 3: 1.

The Austrians and Dutch are currently the leaders of the group, and the Macedonians with the Ukrainians will have to climb from the bottom of the table.

The Dutch returned to the big football scene for the first time since 2014, when they competed in the World Cup.

For the Ukrainians, this was the sixth consecutive failure in the European championship since 2012, which is a repeated anti-championship record.

Already the first minutes of the match in Amsterdam promised all football fans a wonderful spectacle. Although the teams failed to score in the first half, the field was dominated by very open football.

Goals started to rain immediately after the break, and in the second half of the game the ball hit the goal five times.

The national team played in sections. Georginio Wijnaldumas took the lead after 52 minutes, and Woutas Weghorstas made the home keeper look ridiculous by easily reducing the lead to make it 2 – 1 after 59 minutes of play.

There weren’t many opportunities for quick moves on this rainy day, which particularly hampered Andrei Jermolenka.

The guests took a second breath and to the surprise of the local fans gathered at the Johann Cruyff stadium, after four minutes they tied the score, said Roman Jeremčiukas, who played actively throughout the match.

Although, that was not all. Denzel Dumfries, who wasted great opportunities in this match, gave the decisive word in the dramatic match, giving the hosts a memorable victory.

It was the first goal of the soccer player with the shirt of the national team.

Netherlands – Ukraine 3: 2

52 ‘G. Wijnaldumas [1:0]

58 ‘W. Weghorstas [2:0]

75 ‘A. Jermolenka [2:1]

79 ‘R. Jeremčiukas [2:2]

85 ‘D. Dumfriesas [3:2]

Match progress:

After a dramatic victory, the hosts are happy with the 3: 2 score.

85 min. OBJECTIVE! The show goes on! D. Dumfries, who has finally pursued his goal, leads the hosts forward.

79 min. OBJECTIVE! In a few minutes the result is equal! After the standard situation and the ball lifted by Ruslanas Malinovskis, R. Jeremčiukas takes a header.

75 min. OBJECTIVE! Woof! Woof! Woof! What a torpedo A. Jermolenka launches into the uppermost corner of the gate from the innings behind the penalty area! The intrigue comes to life!

59 min. OBJECTIVE! Shelling of Ukraine’s gates continues. And again a bit of confusion, and the first player next to the ball is a Dutch footballer. W. Weghorst is not wrong from a close distance: 2: 0.

52 min. OBJECTIVE! There was no need to wait long for an accurate shot in the second half. G.Bužis bounces the ball somewhat unsuccessfully and G.Wijnaldumas, who came from the depths, takes advantage of it, leading the hosts forward – 1: 0.

Although no goals have been recorded after the first half, these matches definitely still claim to be the most beautiful match of this tournament. We are waiting for the second part!

45 min. Another great episode from the duo Jeremčiukas and A. Jermolenka, but Holland manages to hold on.

40 min. D. Dumfries throws another good opportunity to excel in the wind: from a couple of meters away, he heads without success.

31 min. More and more clearances are appearing in the attack for the Ukrainians as well. A. Jermolenka’s shot goes straight into the goal.

28 min. A. Jermolenka is brought down in the penalty area and calls for an 11-meter penalty, but the Dutch defender played the ball first, the game continues.

13 min. I’m disappointed. Due to a leg injury, O. Zubkov is replaced by Marlos at the start of the match.

6 min. The amazing open football at the start of the match continues! The Dutch wonderfully “stretched” the opponents defense, but D. Dumfries’ final shot lacked precision.

2 minutes. Fantastic start to the game! The Ukrainians are unable to take advantage of the slight confusion in the opposing goal and, after a few moments, M. Depay, who launched a quick attack, launches a dangerous blow into the goal area.

Starting teams:

Netherlands (5-3-2): Maartenas Stekelenburgas; Stefanas de Vrij, Daley Blindas, Patrickas van Aanholtas, Denzelis Dumfriesas, Jurrienas Timberis; Georginio Wijnaldumas, Martenas de Roonas, Frenkie de Jongas; Memphis Depay’us, Woutas Weghorstas.

Strategist: Frank de Boer.

Ukraine (4-5-1): Georgiy Bushhan, Ilya Zabarnij, Vitali Mykolenko, Oleksandr Karavayev, Mykola Matviyenko, Sergei Sidorchuk, Andrei Yermolenko, Ruslan Malinovsky, Oleksandr Zubkov, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Roman Jeremchuk.

Strategist: Andrei Shevchenko.