Ukraine's youth national team lost the first playoff match for the 2006 European Championship. In Mariupol, the Ukrainian youth team lost 2:3 to the Belgian team. The main destroyer of the Ukrainian team was Kevin Vandenberg, who scored a hat-trick against Andriy Pyatov's goal. The Ukrainians responded with an accurate strike by Adrian Pukanych and a goal from about 20 meters by Oleksandr Aliyev.
The return match will take place in three days in Belgium and the Ukrainians need only a victory.
In other matches of the 2006 youth European Championship, the Czech team lost 0:2 to Germany, the Italians drew with Hungary, and France and England also parted ways with a draw.
On Saturday, the Russian team lost 0:1 to Denmark, and Serbia and Montenegro crushed Croatia 3:1.
Playoff.
Ukraine – Belgium – 2:3 Goals: Kevin Vanderberg 20, 45, 59, Pukanych 26, Aliyev 49 UKRAINE: Pyatov, Romanchyk, Ishchenko, Yatsenko, Fomin (Feshchuk 67), Aliyev, Pukanych (Vorobey 57), Milevskyi, Oberemko (Nevmyvaka 90), Yarmash, Maksymov.