Ukraine vs Belgium, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipBelgium limp through to face France as Ukraine exit with draw
Belgium drew 0-0 with Ukraine on Wednesday to reach the last 16 of Euro 2024 where they will face France, while the Ukrainians bow out following Group E's final match.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 3': Delay in match (Belgium).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
- 6': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 10': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
- 10': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Oleksandr Svatok.
- 14': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 18': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 18': Wout Faes (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykola Shaparenko.
- 21': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk following a fast break.
- 23': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Tymchyk.
- 27': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 29': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko with a cross.
- 31': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine).
- 31': Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Delay in match (Belgium).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 34': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 36': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine).
- 36': Leandro Trossard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine).
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
- 43': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Wout Faes (Belgium) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 44': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
- 44': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 45'+1': Offside, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Ukraine 0, Belgium 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 0, Belgium 0.
- 46': Foul by Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine).
- 46': Jérémy Doku (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
- 50': Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 52': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 52': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Vitalii Mykolenko because of an injury.
- 59': Offside, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Belgium. Orel Mangala replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 62': Substitution, Belgium. Yannick Carrasco replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 62': Foul by Orel Mangala (Belgium).
- 62': Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Wout Faes (Belgium).
- 64': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 66': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Belgium).
- 66': Oleksandr Tymchyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
- 67': Oleksandr Tymchyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Oleksandr Tymchyk (Ukraine).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Amadou Onana (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
- 69': Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Ukraine. Vladyslav Vanat replaces Mykola Shaparenko.
- 70': Substitution, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 70': Substitution, Ukraine. Taras Stepanenko replaces Volodymyr Brazhko.
- 73': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mykola Matviienko.
- 77': Foul by Arthur Theate (Belgium).
- 77': Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Belgium. Johan Bakayoko replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 79': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 80': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
- 80': Orel Mangala (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Ukraine. Andrii Yarmolenko replaces Oleksandr Svatok.
- 82': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
- 83': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 83': Attempt missed. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 86': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mykola Matviienko.
- 87': Attempt missed. Johan Bakayoko (Belgium) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Theate.
- 90'+3': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Taras Stepanenko.
- 90'+4': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ukraine 0, Belgium 0.
- 0': Match ends, Ukraine 0, Belgium 0.
Statistics
 BEL |
UKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.9 | Possession | 40.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 493 | Accurate Passes | 313 |
| 564 | Passes | 374 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 4 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 10 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 54,000
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 54,000
EURO Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | -2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Ukraine (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 3 | Oleksandr Svatok |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 13 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 24 | Oleksandr Tymchyk |
| 18 | Volodymyr Brazhko |
| 14 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 19 | Mykola Shaparenko |
| 9 | Roman Yaremchuk |
| 11 | Artem Dovbyk  |
Belgium (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Casteels (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 4 | Wout Faes |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 10 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 22 | Jérémy Doku |
| 9 | Leandro Trossard |
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