Thank you for following the live broadcast of Slovakia-Ukraine, a match played in Düsseldorf, valid for the second day of Group E of EURO 2024. 5pm
90’+5′Final whistle in Düsseldorf: Slovakia-Ukraine ends 1-2; Ivan Schranz’s goal in the first half, which gave Slovakia the lead, was responded to first by Shaparenko and then by Yaremchuk in the second half.4.55pm
90’+4′Zinchenko closes on an initiative from Pekarik, but the ball remains at the feet of the Slovakian players.4.53pm
90’+2′Following a corner kick, he had a good opportunity to hit Slovakian defender Denis Vavro towards goal, but he didn’t hit the ball in the best way.4.51pm
90’+2′Ukraine substitution: Mykola Shaparenko exits, Maksym Talovierov enters.4.50pm
90′
There will be five minutes of injury time in Düsseldorf. 4.49pm
89′Corner kick for Slovakia, looking for an equalizer, but the ball goes out wide.4.48pm
87′Punch from the left by Bénes, blocked with his fists by Trubin, who was rarely involved in this second half.4.47pm
86′Substitution Slovakia: Ivan Schranz comes out, Leo Sauer comes on.4.45pm
85′Ukraine substitution: Mykhailo Mudryk comes out, Ruslan Malinovskyi comes on.4.44pm
85′
Ukraine substitution: Volodymyr Brazhko comes out, Serhii Sydorchuk comes on.4.44pm
85′The free kick won by Skriniar is kicked high by Juraj Kucka.4.44pm
84′Yellow card for Roman Yaremchuk, after a challenge on Milan Skriniar.4.43pm
82′Slovakia trying to react to the Ukrainian advantage, created by Shaparenko, author of a goal and an assist in today’s match, and by Yaremchuk.4.41pm
80′GOAL! Slovakia-UKRAINE 1-2. Goal by Roman Yaremchuk, number 9 who entered just a few minutes ago, who caught Shaparenko’s long ball and managed to beat Dubravka on the way out.4.39pm
78′
Closure by Zabarnyi, who puts a lateral foul; Slovakia tries to show up in the attacking zone.4.37pm
76′Ukraine is looking for the opening goal to better position themselves in the standings ahead of the final round of the group stage. Slovakia defending what would be their fourth point in two matches at EURO 2024.4.36pm
74′Ukrainian opportunity! Counterattack by Ukraine with Yaremchuk and Mudryk who shot, with the number 10 player hitting the post to the right of Dubravka. Second post for Rebrov’s men.4.34pm
73′Foul by the newly substituted Obert, on the other substitute player, the Ukrainian Zubkov. Possession that returns to the availability of Rebrov’s men.4.32pm
70′Even after the whirlwind of changes, it is still Ukraine that seems more involved in the game than Slovakia.4.30pm
68′
Hancko was unable to continue, as he continued to hold his groin.4.27pm
67′Substitution Slovakia: Lukáš Haraslín comes out, Adam Obert comes on.4.26pm
67′Slovakia substitution: Dávid Hancko comes out, Tomáš Suslov comes on.4.26pm
67′Ukraine substitution: Andrii Yarmolenko comes out, Oleksandr Zubkov comes on.4.25pm
67′Ukraine substitution: Artem Dovbyk out, Roman Yaremchuk in.4.25pm
65′
Dávid Hancko tries to return to the field, numerical parity has been re-established.4.23pm
64′The game has resumed, but at the moment Slovakia is down to 10 men.4.22pm
62′Physical problem for Hancko, intervention by Slovakian staff; with Calzona having just made two changes.4.21pm
60′Substitution Slovakia: Ondrej Duda comes out, László Bénes comes on.4.19pm
60′Substitution Slovakia: Róbert Boženík comes out, David Strelec comes on.4.19pm
60′
Another action by Ukraine, who managed to go for the cross which however was captured by the Slovakian goalkeeper Dubravka.4.18pm
57′Ukraine seems to have regained its determination and vigor after the equalizer.4.17pm
55′First goal at EURO 2024 for Ukraine, scored by the Dynamo Kiev player, born in 1998, who was ready for the pass.4.15pm
54′GOAL! Slovakia-UKRAINE 1-1. Ukraine equalized with Mykola Shaparenko, who collected the low cross coming from the left in the best possible way. The author of the assist is Zinchenko.4.14pm
51′Ukrainian opportunity! Mudryk’s descent down the left flank, but on the Chelsea player’s cross, Dovbyk was unable to hit the ball in the best way, with the Slovakian defense managing to clear it.4.11pm
50′
The turnover of Calzona’s men continues, with Duda, Lobotka and Skriniar very involved in maneuvers from below.4.09pm
48′Proactive start for Slovakia, who won two throw-ins in the attacking area.4.07pm
46′We start again in Düsseldorf, with the first ball touched by Ukraine.4.05pm
Among the most active for Ukraine are number 7 Yarmolenko and Chelsea player Mudryk; among the Slovak ranks, in addition to the scorer Schranz, a good performance also for Lukáš Haraslín, who provided the assist to the number 26.3.54pm
The first half opened with a certainly more proactive Slovakia, which put Ukraine in difficulty until Ivan Schranz scored the opening goal in the 17th minute; it is the second goal at the European Championship for the Slavia Prague player, who also scored the decisive goal against Portugal. In the second part of the half, Rebrov’s men tried to react, also hitting the post with Tymchyk.3.53pm
45’+1′
Double whistle from Michael Oliver who sends the two teams to the locker rooms with the score 1-0 for the Slovakian national team.3.49pm
45′There will be one minute of injury time in this first half3.48pm
44′Slovakia once again became dangerous with Lukáš Haraslín, who forced Trubin to stretch to his left to deliver a corner kick.3.55pm
42′Free kick by Zinchenko at the near post of the goal defended by Dubravka, who blocked it with open hands.3.45pm
41′Foul by Hancko on the short side of the Slovakian penalty area, due to a challenge on the Ukrainian number 7 Yarmolenko. Ukraine closes the first half on the attack.3.44pm
39′
They are the men in the yellow shirts who currently have the ball in their hands; Ukraine in fact gained strength, even coming close to a draw.3.43pm
37′Cross from Tymchyk which goes out to the right of Dubravka. But Ukraine is showing positive signs.3.41pm
35′Another opportunity for Ukraine, who on the counterattack with Mudryk forced Dubravka out.3.39pm
33′Stake Ukraine! Sudden opportunity for Rebrov’s men, who hit the post to the right of Dubravka, following a shot from Tymchyk. The Slovakian goalkeeper managed to graze the ball, deflecting it onto the woodwork.3.39pm
31′Ukraine is struggling to get out. He throws a throw-in in the attacking zone for Slovakia, who also wins a corner.3.33pm
29′
Dovbyk’s shot from inside the Slovakian penalty area, blocked by Pekarik. Yarmolenko tried to develop the corner kick, putting it on target.3.32pm
27′Initiative from Haraslin – author of the assist for Schranz – on the left, whose invitation to follow up, however, was not accepted by Duda.3.30pm
25′Bottom-up construction for Ukraine, with Trubin often called into action.3.28pm
23′Rebrov’s men try to set up a maneuver to create spaces between the Slovakian men, but the ball for Dovbyk is long and is preyed upon by Dubravka.3.27pm
21′Ukraine regains possession of the ball, with a pass that ends in a lateral foul by Lukas Haraslin.3.24pm
19′
Slovakia continues its initial turnover, despite the advantage found with Schranz. The goal from the number 26 legitimized the good start of Calzona’s men.3.23pm
17′GOAL! SLOVAKIA-Ukraine 1-0. Ivan Schranz scored again, this time with a header from a cross from Lukáš Haraslín. Trubin was not to blame as he did nothing to stop the number 26 in the blue jersey.3.25pm
16′Foul immediately by Stanislav Lobotka on the edge of the penalty area by Trubin, foul by Brazhko. Interesting free kick for Slovakia.3.25pm
14′Ball recovered by Lobotka, in the defensive midfield, on the Ukrainian number 14, Sudakov.3.26pm
13′First save by Dubravka, following a shot from outside the area by Brazhko.3.16pm
10′
Double great chance of the match with Haraslin who called Trubin to intervene with his feet; the Benfica goalkeeper was then prodigious on Schranz’s sure-fire attempt, who had already scored in his first match.3.13pm
7′Slovakia is almost always in control of the game in these first minutes: first intervention by Ukrainian goalkeeper Trubin, on a cross coming from his own left.3.10pm
5′First offside of the day, whistled for Ukrainian captain Andriy Yarmolenko, who was triggered early on a pass coming from his own midfield.3.08pm
3′Start of the match with Slovakia trying to take control of the game and Ukraine letting Calzona’s men dribble for the moment.3.05pm
1′Oliver whistles, Slovakia-Ukraine has begun.3.02pm
Teams on the pitch in Düsseldorf, everything is ready for their respective national anthems.2.55pm
Official Ukraine lineup (4-3-3): Trubin; Tymchyk, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Zinchenko; Shaparenko, Brazhko, Sudakov; Yarmolenko, Dovbyk, Mudryk. All. Rebrov.2.51pm
Slovakia official lineup (4-3-3): Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro, Skriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka, Duda; Schranz, Bozenik, Haraslin. All. Calzona.2.49pm
Francesco Calzona’s Slovakia will try to secure qualification for the next round of EURO 2024, after the surprising victory on their debut against Belgium, with a decisive goal from Schranz; Serhiy Rebrov’s Ukraine, on the other hand, will want to react after the heavy 3-0 defeat against Romania in the first match of this European Championship, so as not to miss their chances of continuing in the competition.2.47pm
The referee of the match will be the Englishman Michael Oliver, supported by his compatriots Stuart Burt and Dan Cook. German Bastian Dankert at VAR; Fourth man the Dutch Serdar Gözübüyük.2.44pm
Slovakia-Ukraine will be played at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, with kick-off at 3.00 pm.2.54pm
Welcome to the live broadcast of Slovakia-Ukraine, a match valid for the second day of Group E of EURO 2024. 2.35pm
Where the match is played:
Stadium: Merkur Spielarena
City: Düsseldorf
Capacity: 54600 spectators2.35pm
