Viktor Mykita: "Football during war has become a form of rehabilitation for defenders and a foundation for community development."
Andriy Shevchenko: "I hope the Olympic team shows the same quality in their next match"
UAF President Andriy Shevchenko comments on Ukraine's Olympic team victory over Morocco.
On July 27, the Ukrainian Olympic team secured a crucial 2:1 victory over Morocco in their second group-stage match of the 2024 Games football tournament. UAF President Andriy Shevchenko shared his thoughts on the game.
"We achieved a very important victory. For the first time in history! We played with ten men against a very strong opponent. So today, I have very positive emotions. I hope the team will show the same quality of football in the next match. We will do everything we can to keep the team motivated, to step onto the pitch, and play for Ukraine.
We need to forget the first match against Iraq and put it aside. It’s great that the players made the right conclusions from that game. They need to bring the same mindset to the next match. Because today, there was the right attitude, fighting spirit, and the desire to win. That’s why we won."
Olympics 2024. Men's Football Tournament. Group B
Standings
|
|
Team |
M |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
P |
|
1 |
Argentina |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4—3 |
3 |
|
2 |
Morocco |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3—3 |
3 |
|
3 |
Ukraine |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3—3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Iraq |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3—4 |
3 |
July 30, 2024
Ukraine vs Argentina (18:00, Lyon)
Morocco vs Iraq (18:00, Nice)
All match times are in Kyiv time.
Official Roster of Ukraine's Olympic Football Team for the 2024 Games
Goalkeepers
| 1. Heorhiy Yermakov | 28.03.2002 | Oleksandriya |
| 12. Kiril Fesyun | 07.08.2002 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 22. Yakiv Kinareykin | 22.10.2003 | Dnipro 1 |
Defenders
| 2. Illia Krupskyi | 02.10.2004 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 3. Oleksandr Martynyuk | 25.11.2001 | Oleksandriya |
| 4. Maksym Talovierov | 28.06.2000 | LASK, Austria |
| 6. Oleksiy Sych | 01.04.2001 | Rukh Lviv |
| 13. Volodymyr Salyuk | 25.06.2002 | Chornomorets Odesa |
| 16. Arseniy Batagov | 05.03.2002 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 19. Yevhen Pavlyuk | 18.08.2002 | Vorskla Poltava |
Midfielders
| 5. Valentyn Rubchynskyi | 15.02.2002 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 7. Oleh Ocheretko | 25.05.2003 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 8. Mykola Mykhailenko | 22.05.2001 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 10. Maksym Bragaru | 21.07.2002 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 11. Maksym Khlan | 27.01.2003 | Lechia, Poland |
| 15. Vladyslav Veleten | 01.10.2002 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 17. Oleh Fedor | 23.07.2004 | Rukh Lviv |
| 18. Dmytro Kryskiv | 06.10.2000 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 20. Kyrylo Siheiev | 18.08.2002 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 21. Artem Shulyanskyi | 11.04.2001 | Oleksandriya |
Forwards
| 9. Ihor Krasnopir | 01.12.2002 | Rukh Lviv |
| 14. Danylo Sikan | 16.04.2001 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
The list includes 22 players, with four reserved spots.
According to the regulations, players born after January 1, 2001, are eligible to participate. Additionally, each team can include three players who are older than this age.
