Romania stunned Ukraine at Euro 2024 in the opening Group E match, beating them 3-0 in Munich.
Serhiy Rebrov’s side were expected to start their campaign off with a win against the low-ranked Romanians, but the match could not have gone better for Edward Iordanescu’s resilient Romanians.
They took the lead through Nicolae Stanciu, who sent a curling effort past Andriy Lunin after his poor clearance gave the ball back to Romania in a dangerous area.
It was 2-0 early in the second half after Razvan Marin was alert to pick up a loose ball and fire a low effort past the Real Madrid stopper to double their advantage.
Before Ukraine had time to catch their breath, they were 3-0 down.
Denis Dragus found space in the box to poke home a cross from Dennis Man, who had weaved his way past a few blue shorts on a solo charge.
There was never really any response from Ukraine, who had been tipped by some as a team to watch at Euro 2024.
They must put the loss behind them instantly and regroup as they look to salvage their tournament.
As it happened
With Romania set up very defensively, it was expected that Ukraine would dominate the ball and they certainly did in the opening exchanges.
Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk had a shot blocked very early on and the Romanian defence were on high alert again not long after as Artem Dovbyk burst through the lines, only to be snuffed out at the crucial moment.
There was a sea of yellow across the stands inside the Allianz Arena and a large number of Romania fans were making their voices heard every time Ukraine got on the ball, booing and jeering before shouting encouragement at their own team.
Real Madrid stopper Lunin had work to do more often than he would have liked in the first half, firstly saving from Florinel Coman and having to deal with a few dangerous corners.
And the LaLiga goalkeeper then made an error that would cost Ukraine dearly.
His poor clearance fell to Man, who found Stanciu on the edge of the box and his…
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Author : Mitch Fretton
Publish date : 2024-06-17 14:53:26
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