Ukraine U21 3-1 France U21 (Jul 2, 2023) Commentary

Ukraine U21

Rayan Cherki - 19'

Georgiy Sudakov - 32' Pen, 44'
Artem Bondarenko - 86'

16
Chevalier
5
Nkounkou
14
Lukeba
2
Simakan
20
Kalulu
19
Thuram
8
Caqueret
6
Le Fée
10
Cherki
11
Gouiri
17
Barcola

No.Name
16Lucas Chevalier
14Castello Lukeba
2Mohamed Simakan 12Valentin Gendrey
5Niels Nkounkou
20Pierre Kalulu
8Maxence Caqueret
19Khephren Thuram 15Amine Adli
6Enzo Le Fée
11Amine Gouiri 21Elye Wahi
10Rayan Cherki 9Arnaud Kalimuendo
17Bradley Barcola

Substitutes
4Loïc Badé
3Yasser Larouci
23Stefan Bajic
1Illan Meslier
13Joris Chotard
18Bafodé Diakité

Cluj Arena

3:00 PM, July 2, 2023

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Attendance: 6,281

Referees:
João Pinheiro

France U21

Ukraine U21

- Match ends, France U21 1, Ukraine U21 3.
90'+5' Second Half ends, France U21 1, Ukraine U21 3.
90'+3' Corner, France U21. Conceded by Kostiantyn Vivcharenko.
90'+2' Corner, France U21. Conceded by Oleksii Sych.
90'+1' Foul by Oleksandr Nazarenko (Ukraine U21).
90'+1' Castello Lukeba (France U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88' Substitution, Ukraine U21. Ivan Zhelizko replaces Artem Bondarenko.
86' Goal! France U21 1, Ukraine U21 3. Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Nazarenko with a through ball.
85' Maksym Bragaru (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Foul by Pierre Kalulu (France U21).
84' Foul by Oleksandr Nazarenko (Ukraine U21).
84' Bradley Barcola (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84' Corner, Ukraine U21. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
84' Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Nazarenko (Ukraine U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a through ball.
83' Attempt missed. Amine Adli (France U21) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
82' VAR Decision: No Goal France U21 1-2 Ukraine U21.
81' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Elye Wahi (France U21) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
81' Offside, France U21. Arnaud Kalimuendo tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
81' Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (France U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey with a cross.
80' Foul by Niels Nkounkou (France U21).
80' Danylo Sikan (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80' Substitution, France U21. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Rayan Cherki.
79' Foul by Niels Nkounkou (France U21).
79' Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78' Substitution, Ukraine U21. Maksym Bragaru replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
76' Attempt saved. Amine Adli (France U21) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
75' Rayan Cherki (France U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75' Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine U21).
73' Offside, France U21. Maxence Caqueret tries a through ball, but Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
72' Substitution, France U21. Valentin Gendrey replaces Mohamed Simakan.
72' Substitution, France U21. Elye Wahi replaces Amine Gouiri.
72' Substitution, France U21. Amine Adli replaces Khéphren Thuram.
69' Foul by Castello Lukeba (France U21).
69' Danylo Sikan (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68' Offside, Ukraine U21. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Oleksandr Nazarenko is caught offside.
67' Niels Nkounkou (France U21) is shown the yellow card.
67' Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Foul by Niels Nkounkou (France U21).
66' Offside, France U21. Rayan Cherki tries a through ball, but Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
65' Mohamed Simakan (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65' Foul by Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine U21).
64' Oleksii Sych (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64' Foul by Rayan Cherki (France U21).
64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62' Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Simakan (France U21).
62' Danylo Sikan (Ukraine U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62' Mohamed Simakan (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Foul by Danylo Sikan (Ukraine U21).
61' Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (France U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
59' Substitution, Ukraine U21. Danylo Sikan replaces Dmytro Kryskiv.
59' Substitution, Ukraine U21. Oleksandr Nazarenko replaces Oleksii Kashchuk.
58' Maxence Caqueret (France U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58' Foul by Kostiantyn Vivcharenko (Ukraine U21).
58' Khéphren Thuram (France U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58' Foul by Khéphren Thuram (France U21).
58' Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine U21).
57' Enzo Le Fée (France U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57' Attempt missed. Mohamed Simakan (France U21) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a set piece situation.
56' Kostiantyn Vivcharenko (Ukraine U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56' Pierre Kalulu (France U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56' Foul by Kostiantyn Vivcharenko (Ukraine U21).
55' Foul by Niels Nkounkou (France U21).
55' Dmytro Kryskiv (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51' Dmytro Kryskiv (Ukraine U21) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51' Khéphren Thuram (France U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51' Foul by Dmytro Kryskiv (Ukraine U21).
49' Foul by Oleksii Sych (Ukraine U21).
49' Amine Gouiri (France U21) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47' Foul by Arsenii Batagov (Ukraine U21).
47' Enzo Le Fée (France U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45' Second Half begins France U21 1, Ukraine U21 2.
45'+3' First Half ends, France U21 1, Ukraine U21 2.
44' Goal! France U21 1, Ukraine U21 2. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a through ball.
40' Offside, France U21. Amine Gouiri tries a through ball, but Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
39' Attempt blocked. Niels Nkounkou (France U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
38' Bradley Barcola (France U21) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
37' Foul by Pierre Kalulu (France U21).
37' Artem Bondarenko (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Amine Gouiri (France U21).
35' Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram (France U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
33' Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33' Foul by Khéphren Thuram (France U21).
32' Goal! France U21 1, Ukraine U21 1. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine U21) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
30' Penalty conceded by Pierre Kalulu (France U21) after a foul in the penalty area.
30' Penalty Ukraine U21. Mykhailo Mudryk draws a foul in the penalty area.
26' Corner, France U21. Conceded by Volodymyr Brazhko.
25' Corner, France U21. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
25' Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (France U21) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
25' Attempt blocked. Niels Nkounkou (France U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
23' Offside, Ukraine U21. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Dmytro Kryskiv is caught offside.
23' Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
22' Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22' Foul by Pierre Kalulu (France U21).
20' Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20' Foul by Maxence Caqueret (France U21).
19' Goal! France U21 1, Ukraine U21 0. Rayan Cherki (France U21) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
17' Oleksii Kashchuk (Ukraine U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17' Foul by Castello Lukeba (France U21).
17' Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (France U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
17' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16' Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Le Fée (France U21).
15' Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Ukraine U21).
15' Enzo Le Fée (France U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9' Attempt blocked. Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine U21) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6' Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (France U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée.
6' Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (France U21) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
5' Rayan Cherki (France U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' Foul by Oleksii Sych (Ukraine U21).
4' Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine U21).
4' Enzo Le Fée (France U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3' Corner, France U21. Conceded by Oleksii Sych.
3' Corner, France U21. Conceded by Volodymyr Brazhko.
2' Offside, Ukraine U21. Kostiantyn Vivcharenko tries a through ball, but Mykhailo Mudryk is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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