Ukraine vs Iceland, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Playoff - Final
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingMudryk nets Ukraine winner to qualify for Euro 2024
Ukraine's tears of despair turned to joy after qualification for Euro 2024 was achieved with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Iceland in their playoff final played in a neutral but partisan Wroclaw Stadium in Poland on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland).
- 1': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 4': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine).
- 5': Foul by Sverrir Ingason (Iceland).
- 5': Mykola Matvienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 10': Arnór Traustason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
- 13': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
- 14': Attempt saved. Jón Thorsteinsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson.
- 15': Attempt missed. Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplya with a cross.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yukhym Konoplya.
- 21': Foul by Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland).
- 21': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Offside, Ukraine. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 30': Goal! Ukraine 0, Iceland 1. Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson.
- 35': Foul by Gudmundur Thórarinsson (Iceland).
- 35': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 37': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Hákon Valdimarsson.
- 37': Attempt saved. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Offside, Ukraine. Viktor Tsygankov is caught offside.
- 39': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 41': VAR Decision: No Goal Ukraine 0-1 Iceland.
- 42': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
- 42': Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Sverrir Ingason (Iceland).
- 44': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Ukraine 0, Iceland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 0, Iceland 1.
- 47': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Daníel Grétarsson.
- 48': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Jón Thorsteinsson.
- 48': Attempt missed. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Sverrir Ingason.
- 52': Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
- 52': Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Goal! Ukraine 1, Iceland 1. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov following a fast break.
- 56': Foul by Arnór Traustason (Iceland).
- 56': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Sverrir Ingason (Iceland).
- 56': Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Sverrir Ingason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
- 61': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
- 61': Victor Pálsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Substitution, Iceland. Kolbeinn Finnsson replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
- 64': Substitution, Iceland. Orri Óskarsson replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
- 64': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
- 65': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a through ball.
- 69': Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Iceland).
- 69': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 70': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Hákon Valdimarsson.
- 71': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland).
- 71': Volodymyr Brazhko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Hand ball by Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine).
- 72': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 73': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland).
- 73': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Volodymyr Brazhko with a through ball.
- 77': Attempt saved. Jón Thorsteinsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Orri Óskarsson.
- 77': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Andriy Lunin.
- 77': Attempt missed. Hákon Haraldsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 78': Delay in match (Ukraine).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jón Thorsteinsson with a through ball.
- 78': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 84': Goal! Ukraine 2, Iceland 1. Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
- 86': Foul by Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine).
- 86': Jón Thorsteinsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Iceland. Mikael Ellertsson replaces Jón Thorsteinsson.
- 87': Substitution, Iceland. Mikael Anderson replaces Hákon Haraldsson.
- 88': Substitution, Ukraine. Maksym Talovierov replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 89': Offside, Iceland. Orri Óskarsson is caught offside.
- 90': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
- 90': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Victor Pálsson.
- 90'+2': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mikael Anderson (Iceland).
- 90'+3': Maksym Talovierov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Ukraine 2, Iceland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ukraine 2, Iceland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ukraine 2, Iceland 1.
Statistics
 ISL |
UKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.9 | Possession | 60.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 437 |
| 348 | Passes | 525 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 11 | Tackles | 4 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 24 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Tarczynski Arena
Location: Wroclaw, Poland
Attendance: 29,310
Venue: Tarczynski Arena
Location: Wroclaw, Poland
Attendance: 29,310
Line-Ups
Ukraine (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Andriy Lunin (GK) |
| 22 | Mykola Matviyenko |
| 13 | Illia Zabarnyi |
| 16 | Vitaliy Mykolenko |
| 2 | Yukhym Konoplia |
| 14 | Volodymyr Brazhko |
| 7 | Georgiy Sudakov |
| 8 | Ruslan Malinovskyi  |
| 9 | Roman Yaremchuk |
| 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |
| 15 | Viktor Tsygankov |
Iceland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (GK) |
| 18 | Daniel Grétarsson |
| 5 | Sverrir Ingason |
| 3 | Gudmundur Thórarinsson |
| 4 | Victor Palsson |
| 7 | Jóhann Gudmundsson |
| 21 | Arnór Traustason |
| 9 | Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson |
| 17 | Hakon Arnar Haraldsson |
| 10 | Albert Gudmundsson |
| 22 | Andri Gudjohnsen |
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