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52% Ball Possession UKRAINE and 48% Ball Possession NORTH MACEDONIA
Ukraine 2 – 1 North Macedonia 
29′ Andriy Yarmolenko 57′ Ezgjan Alioski
34′ Roman Yaremchuk
Ukraine winning the UEFA Euro 2020 Group C match defeating North Macedonia on Thursday 17 June 2021 at the National Arena in Bucharest. Ukraine celebrating their first win at Euro 2020 while North Macedonia losing both games. Painful defeat for North Macedonia becoming the first team eliminated from Euro 2020.
Highlight of the match seeing Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk becoming the first duo to score in each of their team’s first two games in European Championship history. North Macedonia lost on Matchday 1 against Austria 3-1. On Matchday 3, Monday 21 June, North Macedonia will face Netherlands and Ukraine will face Austria.
✅ Italian Serie A players in this game Ukraine vs North Macedonia.
- Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine), played 92 minutes and replaced by Eduard Sobol.
- Napoli midfielder Elif Elmas (North Macedonia) played all game
- Genoa forward Goran Pandev (Captain for Macedonia) played all game
- Lecce midfielder Boban Nikolov (Serie B) played 45 minutes and replaced by Aleksandar Trajkovski
✅ UEFA Euro 2020 Group C Standing after Matchday 2
🏆 UEFA Euro 2020 Group C Standing after Matchday 2. pic.twitter.com/QmT81Naxv9
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 18, 2021
Ukraine opening the score in the 29th minute. Andriy Yarmolenko defeating North Macedonia goalkeeper with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Oleksandr Karavaev following a corner conceded by Visar Musliu.
GOAL! Ukraine 1-0 North Macedonia (Yarmolenko 29′). #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/0xOfQwnFqO
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
Ukraine increasing the score for the 2-0 in the 34th minute. Roman Yaremchuk scoring with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Andriy Yarmolenko.
GOAL! Ukraine 2-0 North Macedonia (Yaremchuk 34′). #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/v8QwIax6Hq
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇺🇦 Andriy Yarmolenko & Roman Yaremchuk have both scored in each of Ukraine’s last 3 matches ⚽️⚽️#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/v9eH8k6bd0
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇺🇦 Top Ukrainian forwards ⚽️#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/cYEBBRrAC5
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
North Macedonia shortening the distance for the 2-1 in the 57th minute. Ezgjan Alioski defeating Ukraine goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan with a left footed shot to the center. The goal arriving after Bushchan saved Alioski ‘s penalty. This is Alioski’s first goal at a major tournament. Alioski not wasting his moment and on the rebound scored after his initial saved penalty following a foul on Goran Pandev.
GOAL! Ukraine 2-1 North Macedonia (Alioski 57′). #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/7peBQqOPWM
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇲🇰 First goal at a major tournament for Ezgjan
Alioski ⚽️#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/UmoWLL78Jv— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
Click the video to watch Ukraine 2 – 1 North Macedonia highlights on Thursday 17 June 2021.
🇺🇦🆚🇲🇰 Who are you backing?#EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇺🇦 How Ukraine start today…@uafukraine | #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇺🇦 Shaparenko starts in a holding midfield role…
🤔 Main man for this side?@uafukraine | #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇲🇰 EURO debutants North Macedonia to make history today? @ffmmkd | #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇲🇰 North Macedonia make one change from the defeat against Austria, with Spirovski replacing Trajkovski…@ffmmkd | #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇲🇰👏#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/ITKQj6QAhA
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
🇺🇦 Andriy Yarmolenko takes the prize after inspiring Ukraine to victory with a goal & an assist ⚽️🅰️
🤔 Did you predict that? @Heineken | #EUROSOTM | #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/G8hXfS4O0x
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
⏰ RESULT ⏰
🇺🇦 Yarmolenko & Yaremchuk net for Ukraine
🇲🇰 Alioski scores rebound; Dimitrievski saves penalty🤔 Who impressed you? #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 17, 2021
UEFA Euro 2020
Group stage – Group C
Ukraine 2 – 1 North Macedonia
National Arena Bucharest
Bucharest
15:00
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Belatti (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Bonfa (ARG)
Fourth Official: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Reserve AR: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR 1: Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP)
AVAR 2: Filippo Meli (ITA)
AVAR 3: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP)
Goals: 29′ Andriy Yarmolenko (U), 34′ Roman Yaremchuk (U), 57′ Ezgjan Alioski (M)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
UKRAINE (4-1-4-1): Bushchan; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Stepanenko; Yarmolenko (69′ Tsygankov), Shaparenko, Zinchenko, Malinovskyi (92′ Sobol); Yaremchuk (69′ Besiedin).
Subs: Dovbyk, Kryvtsov, Makarenko, Marlos, Pyatov, Sudakov, Sydorchuk, Trubin, Tymchyk.
Head Coach: Shevchenko.
NORTH MACEDONIA (3-4-1-2): Dimitrievski; Ristovski, Velkoski (85′ Ristevski), Musliu; Nikolov (46′ Trajkovski), Ademi (85′ Trickovski), Spirovski (46′ Churlinov), Alioski; Bardi (77′ Avramovski); Pandev, Elmas.
Subs: Bejtulai, Hasani, Jankov, Kostadinov, Radeski, Ristovski M., Siskovski. Ct: Angelovski.
Booked: Shaparenko, Velkoski, Avramovski.
