Ukraine’s U18 national team, coached by Oleksandr Sytnyk, began their friendly tournament in Limoges, France, with a 1:2 defeat to Japan on September 23.
Ukraine took the lead through Goch in the first half, but Japan equalized shortly after the break. The Japanese side created several chances in the closing stages and scored the winner from a corner in stoppage time.
Dynamo Kyiv forward Yaroslav Buravtsov started the match but was unfortunately forced off with an injury in the 20th minute. He was the only Dynamo player called up to the Ukraine U18 squad for the training camp.
Ukraine will continue their tournament with matches against France on September 25 and Austria on September 27.
