Euro 2020: Dovbyk heads Ukraine into QFs, beat Sweden
ANI
30 Jun 2021, 12:55 GMT+10
Glasgow [Scotland], June 30 (ANI): Artem Dovbyk's maiden international goal during the final seconds of extra time helped Ukraine see off ten-man Sweden 2-1 here at Hampden Park and a spot in the European Championship quarterfinals for the very first time.
Both sides started brightly in Glasgow, Roman Yaremchuk's early shot kept out by Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen while at the other end, Alexander Isak curled a shot a metre wide. Ukraine, in their first EURO knockout game, struck first in the 27th minute, Andriy Yarmolenko working the ball onto his left foot and curling a lavish pass with the outside of his boot for Oleksandr Zinchenko to hammer a shot past Olsen.