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In the qualifying tournament for Euro 2022, the Ukrainian team had to start with two matches against the favorite of group 3, the Russian team. And the first match, which ended in a draw last Thursday, showed that the ‘blue-yellows’ are quite capable of fighting on equal terms with a formidable rival. Yes, the Russians faced significant personnel losses, but the same can be said for Nikolai Stepants’ team.
The first half of the second meeting in Minsk was also persistent. At first, the Ukrainians took the lead, but then our team had to be in the role of catching up. However, the “blue-yellows” did not allow their opponents to feel comfortable on the court, and the maximum advantage of the Russians in the first half was 3 goals. The nominal owners had a lot of problems for our defense caused by Atman, and in the Ukrainian team Zhukov stood out with his active actions. The teams went to rest with a minimal margin of the Russian team.
A similar pattern was observed at the beginning of the second half of the meeting. But then there was a failure in the game of the Ukrainians, which the Russians did not stop taking advantage of. The gap in the account grew inexorably and reached six goals. It seemed that the question of the winner of the confrontation was removed, but the “blue-yellows” did not lay down their weapons. Stepants’ pupils managed to close the scoring gap, but they just didn’t have enough time for more. The final siren marked Russia’s victory with a score of 30:28.
The Ukrainian team will continue to fight for a ticket to Euro 2022 in March next year, when our team will have two meetings with the Faroe Islands.
Qualifying tournament for the European Championship. Group number 3.
Russia – Ukraine – 30:28 (15:14)
Russia: Victor Kireev, Dmitry Pavlenko, Denis Zabolotin – Sergey Nikolaenkov, Igor Soroka (8), Alexey Fokin (1), Pavel Andreev (1), Alexander Ermakov (3), Denis Vasiliev, Sergey Ivanov, Alexander Kotov (6), Timofey Maslennikov (2), Mikhail Vinogradov (1), Ilya Belevtsov, Pavel Atman (4), Dmitry Zhitnikov (4).
Ukraine: Yuri Shamrylo, Maxim Vyunik – Ivan Burzak, Dmitry Tyutyunnik, Dmitry Ilchenko (3), Sergey Onufrienko (3), Evgeny Buinenko, Dmitry Goriga (1), Stanislav Zhukov (6), Alexander Kirilenko (2), Taras Minotsky (3) , Vyacheslav Sadovoy, Zakhar Denisov (2), Evgeniy Zhuk (2), Eduard Kravchenko (6), Artem Kozakevich.
Sports Palace “Uruchye” (Minsk, Belarus).
Referees: Igor Kovalchuk, Alexey Kovalchuk (Moldova)
RUSSIA UKRAINE. SPREAD OF MATCH TEXT
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