Ukraine's junior national team has ended its run at the World Championship (U-20) in Holland. In the round of 16, the Ukrainians lost 0:1 to Nigeria. The only goal in this game was scored in the 80th minute by Taiwo Taiye. Crossing from the left flank, Taiye curled the ball in such a way that it ended up in the Ukrainians' goal net, flying past Musin, who was unable to react to this simple shot.
As for the game itself, the Ukrainian team, which was considered one of the tournament favorites, failed to demonstrate football worthy of advancing to the quarterfinals.
In the first part of the match, the only notable moment was a shot by Samborskyi, after which the ball flew inches wide of the post.
The Nigerians, in turn, had two chances to unlock the Ukrainian team's goal, but twice the team was saved by Musin.
The second half also proceeded with a slight advantage for the "eagles" from Africa, but there were no more goals in this game, although the Nigerians had chances to score, while the Ukrainians had only half-chances. Once again, Milevskyi played a gray and ineffective match, who after the first game of the tournament against Panama looked unconvincing in all subsequent matches. On the whole, the entire attacking play of the Ukrainian national team made a depressing impression, which could not but affect the result.
Incidentally, before the start of the world championship, FFU president Hryhorii Surkis set the team of Mykhailychenko a task – to reach the final of the competition...
Round of 16
Nigeria – Ukraine – 1:0 Goal: Taiwo Taiye 80 Ukraine: Musin, Dopilka, Kitsuta, Yatsenko, Proshyn (Rozhok 84), Aliiev, Sytnyk (Hladkyi 84), Milevskyi, Yarmash, Vorobei (Feshchuk 77), Samborskyi.