National team of Ukraine in the framework of the selection of the 2018 world Cup won in Odessa Finland with the score 1:0.
The only ball in the meeting, Artyom Kravets.
Wards of Andrey Shevchenko energetic start and could have opened the scoring on 4 minutes, but Kravets after the transfer Butko from inside the penalty area struck the crossbar. After that Ukraine continued to escalate the situation at the gate Gradecki and have gained on your goal. The hero of the episode was Yevhen Konoplyanka, who famously figured out on the left flank with an opponent burst into the penalty area and svetoi gave a brilliant pass to Stephen Kravec, who could get into an empty corner.
The Finns were able to acutely respond after a mistake of the Coachman, who carelessly played the ball into the net and allowed to intercept the ball Pukki. Fortunately, the Finland striker failed to beat the goalkeeper of “Shakhtar”, which foot to turn the ball away for a corner.
The national team of Ukraine this episode wasn’t embarrassed and she continued to terrorize possession Gradecki. At the end of the first half, parried a good strike Kovalenko metres with 20-ti, and only the eyes held the ball after the shot Linnet near the counter.
From the start of the second half of the game, “blue-yellow” continued to hold the initiative, but to truly dangerous moments is not reached. But the Finns were forced to grab the heart of fans all over Ukraine. Lod easily burst into the penalty area the national team of Ukraine and shot powerfully from Pyatov, who saved a sphere in front of him, and Markkanen miraculously from a few feet away did not hit the target. All the same, Markkanen again made nervous of the net in the 72nd minute when his head struck the goalpost.
Wards of Shevchenko, which was not enough dynamics in the attack, was able to acutely respond only in the 80th minute. Butko gave a perfect pass to the Linnet, and the meters with a 10-year failed to beat Hradecky that saved the Finns from the second goal.
As a result, Ukraine received a difficult victory, and gaining 8 points, came in second place in Group I, ahead by one point in Iceland.
