Slovakia v Ukraine LIVE: Euro 2024 result and reaction after Yaremchuk goal leaves Group E wide open
Slovakia 1-2 Ukraine: Substitute Roman Yaremchuk’s late strike saw Ukraine complete the complete and keep their Group E hopes alive
Ukraine roused themselves in the nick of time to salvage their Euro 2024 hopes as substitute Roman Yaremchuk’s late strike saw them hit back after falling a goal behind to beat Slovakia 2-1 in a lively Group E clash.
Trailing at halftime to an early header scored by Ivan Schranz, Ukraine’s hopes of reaching the knockout stage were in peril, but they stormed back in front of their joyous fans.
Slovakia, who produced the shock of the tournament so far to beat Belgium in their opener, would have sealed a last-16 berth with a win but sat back after a dream start and were punished.
Man of the match Mykola Shaparenko equalised in the 54th minute with a close-range finish before his pass sent Yaremchuk clear to prod the winner and spark ecstatic celebrations from the ranks of yellow and blue inside the Duesseldorf Stadium. Victory lifted Ukraine level on three points with Slovakia and Romania, who face Belgium on Saturday.
Follow the score and all the latest updates from Ukraine v Slovakia below.
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
34 minutes: Ukraine’s Tymchyk hits the post in their best chance of the half so far!
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
31 minutes: Slovakia have a corner, and this could be dangerous for Ukraine.
Duda takes but it’s a free kick to Ukraine for a push.
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
28 minutes: Dovbyk has had a shot! It was well blocked by the defender but Ukraine will have a corner.
It’s immediately put out for another, but the ball is eventually put behind by Yarmolenko.
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
25 minutes: Ukraine are just trying to build from the back and slow the game down a bit and hold onto the ball, although they haven’t been able to get forward and Slovakia have continued to press high.
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
23 minutes: Mudryk has a wild chance to try and get his side back into it but it went so high and over the bar without troubling even one goal on top of that one!
Slovakia 1-0 Ukraine
20 minutes: Ukraine have to come from behind as they fight to stay in the Euros.
Slovakia have just been so organised and it seems like everyone knows where they should be playing, and so far the system has reaped the rewards.
GOAL! Schranz heads Slovakia into the lead
18 minutes: GOAL! Ukraine just switches off after defending a free kick, and Schranz was almost unmarked at the far post, and headed into the ground and over the goalkeeper to hand his side a deserved advantage.
Slovakia 0-0 Ukraine
15 minutes: Ukraine haven’t really got going so far in this match, and Slovakia have had the best of the early chances in this match.
Ukraine will have wanted to bounce back from their opening defeat to Romania, but they have struggled to link passes together and create so far.
Slovakia 0-0 Ukraine
13 minutes: Ukraine have a chance, but the cross across the face of goal does not go to any player in yellow.
Brazhko has a chance from range but his low drive was straight at Dubravka.
Slovakia 0-0 Ukraine
10 minutes: Chance! Haraslin leaves a number of Ukraine defenders in his wake as he weaves into the box before shooting, which Trubin saves.
The goalkeeper makes another incredible point blank save to deny another chance moments later!
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