On Saturday, October 31, the Ukraine U16 national team (players born in 2011) played their second match at an international tournament taking place in the Turkish city of Side. Oleksandr Sytnyk's side faced their counterparts from Turkey.
Ukraine took the lead early, with Semenov scoring in the 10th minute. However, the Turkish players subsequently took control of the game, scoring through Utku Efe and Eren Timur.
In the closing stages, Ukraine managed to turn the game around. First, Bohatyriov equalised in the 84th minute, and just three minutes later Hrytsiuk secured a victory for the Ukrainian youngsters – 3:2.
All four Dynamo players called up for the current training camp took part in the match. Goalkeeper Maksym Litynskyi started the game and spent all 90 minutes on the pitch. Defender Tymofii Berezhnyi also played the entire match. Like Litynskyi and Berezhnyi, midfielder Nazar Kravchuk was named in the starting line-up but was substituted in the 66th minute. Another Dynamo midfielder, Dmytro Varvaruk, came on in the 77th minute.
Ukraine U16 will play their decisive match at the friendly tournament in Side against the Netherlands. The match will take place at 17:00 Kyiv time.
Football Federations Cup U16 Friendly Tournament
31.10.2026. Side, Turkey. Emir Hotels Sports Complex.
Turkey (U16) – Ukraine (U16) – 2:3 (1:1)
Goals: Utku Efe (13), Eren Timur (66) – Semenov (10), Bohatyriov (84), Hrytsiuk (87).
Ukraine (U16): Litynskyi, Berezhnyi, Lapunov (c), Semenov (Bohatyriov, 66), Boniuk (Drozd, 58), Kravchuk (Zhukov, 66), Volohdin (Hrytsiuk, 58), Rudin (Varvaruk, 77), Zamorskyi (Kochura, 58), Hnatko (Kopytchak, 77), Chmelov.
* Photo: UAF
