On Tuesday, September 9, the Ukraine U19 national football team played their final match at the international tournament in Spain.
Their opponents were the hosts, Spain. After losing two previous matches (0:2 to England and 1:3 to the Netherlands), the "Yellow-Blues" had no more tournament objectives as they could no longer rise above the last place. Therefore the main goal was to play honorably against a prestigious opponent.
Our team conceded a goal early in the match but quickly managed to equalize. In the 13th minute Bohdan Popov intercepted the ball in the opponent's half, surged into the penalty area and earned a penalty which he converted himself. However, before the break, the Spaniards regained the lead and added another goal after the halftime break, securing the win.
It’s worth noting that the only Dynamo Kyiv player in the lineup, defender Kostyantyn Hubenko, started the match and was substituted in the 55th minute for forward Daniel Kuznetsov.
Finally the Ukraine U19 team finished the tournament with three losses.
