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 1-1 Ukraine
74 minutes: Ukraine are defending deep, but they have a chance to break, Mudryk was just played in, but the runner was too slow, and when the Chelsea player does manage to get a show underway, the angle was too tight for him to beat the post.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
73 minutes: Slovakia are getting a little bit frustrated, Obert concedes a foul when he found himself isolated on the wing with no passing options and the ball goes back to Ukraine.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
71st minute: Since the substitutions the game has just lost a bit of its fluency, but there’s still just under 20 minutes to go.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
69 minutes: Mudryk is running at the ball a lot here and he wins his side a corner, which the number 10 delivers, but it’s defended at the near post and headed away.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
68 minutes: Both sides have made changes, and Ukraine have taken off their captain Yarmolenko for Zubkov, it will be interesting to see what impact that has on the game.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
66 minutes: Slovakia try and get forward but they are pegged back into their own half, and any chance is scuppered with an offside.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
62 minutes: In the first half it was Ukraine who were struggling at times to hold on to possession, but it seems like that has completely switched around and instead it’s Slovakia who are struggling to maintain possession.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
59 minutes: A looped effort from Kucka goes straight into the hands of Dubravka, it was not threatening and instead a probing effort.
Slovakia 1-1 Ukraine
57 minutes: Slovakia go on the offensive almost immediately afterwards, but Ukraine appear buoyed by the goal and have kept possession well.
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