It is no secret to anyone that a productive draw for Ukraine on Croatian soil was acceptable for the national team. \n \nBut the game for the yellow-blues began with an ice-cold shower. Once again Pyatov played uncertainly, and once again a set piece near Ukraine's goal proved an unsolvable task for Mykhailychenko's charges. Petrić played in his style - he found himself at the right time in the right place - 1:0 in the first minute of the match. \n \nAfter conceding a goal, Mykhailychenko's team gradually but confidently pulled the game toward the center of the field and several times advanced on the opponent's goal. As a result, a simple attack by our team at the end of the first ten minutes ended with the ball being switched to the left flank, from where Rotan delivered an impeccable pass to Shevchenko. The Croatian central defenders blatantly missed the moment. The Ukraine national team forward scored by putting his head to a practically ideal cross and equalized the score. \n \nIt is worth noting that after this the referee did not award a clear penalty to the hosts' goal. For every referee, a opponent's foot contact in a dynamic episode is always grounds for a whistle. In Croatia's penalty area, Milevskyi was indeed fouled, but the referee did not react to it. \n \nIn the second half, Ukraine continued to control the game in their own goal. In addition, the first serious moment toward the "checkered ones'" goal ended with a goal by Hai, who played excellently to get ahead of his marker. \n \nBut closer to the end of the game, the Croatians began to pile on the pressure near Pyatov's goal, and another run into the penalty area by Luka Modrić ended with the representative's shot hitting Dmytro Chyhrynskyi's legs, from where the ball already flew into the net. A painful goal and again off a deflection. \n\nAfter that, until the final whistle, only one team remained on the field. There were dangerous shots from Srna and Petrić, a strike from the same Modrić, and the solid frame of the goal behind Pyatov. \n \nIn any case, Ukraine achieved the needed result, although the Ukrainians' play leaves much to be desired. The English will not let Croatia off the hook at "Wembley" after the shame of two years ago, and Ukraine needs to avoid dropping points in the remaining matches. \n \nCroatia - Ukraine 2:2 (1:1) \n \nGoals: 1:0 - Petrić (2), 1:1 - Shevchenko (13), 1:2 - Hai (54), 2:2 - Modrić (68) \n \nCroatia: Runje, Srna, Šimunić, Kovač, Ćorluka, Pranjić, Jurić (Leko, 46), Rakitić (Vukojević, 46), Modrić, Petrić, Olić (Mandžukić, 61) \n \nUkraine: Pyatov, Mandziuk, Kucher, Chyhrynskyi, Shevchuk, Tymoshchuk (Rusol, 88), Hai, Rotan, Nazarenko (Kalynychenko, 76), Milevskyi, Shevchenko (Seleznov, 23) \n \nBookings: Srna (72), Leko (83) - Seleznov (23), Nazarenko (59), Mandziuk (80), Kucher (90) \n \n