Ukraine squeezed through to the Last 16 despite taking just three points in the group stage, qualifying in part because Sweden beat Poland to top Group E ahead of Spain.
Ukraine’s Artem Dovbyk (right) is jubilant after scoring his team’s winning goal vs Sweden during their Last-16 tie on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Artem Dovbyk’s header in the 121st minute sent Ukraine through to a Euro quarter-final clash with England as they beat Sweden 2-1 after extra time in Glasgow on Tuesday.
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Ukraine squeezed through to the Last 16 despite taking just three points in the group stage, qualifying in part because Sweden beat Poland to top Group E ahead of Spain.
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Andriy Shevchenko
But Andriy Shevchenko’s side were determined to show they deserved their place in the knockout phase as Oleksandr Zinchenko fired them into an early lead.
Emil Forsberg’s deflected strike brought Sweden level before half-time.
However, a red card for Marcus Danielson nine minutes into extra time left Sweden hanging on for penalties until Dovbyk latched onto Zinchenko’s inviting cross to spark wild scenes of celebration among the small band of Ukrainian fans at Hampden Park. “With this performance and commitment, our team has deserved the love of the whole country,” said Shevchenko, who in the Last 8 will return to Italy where he enjoyed the best years of his stellar playing career with AC Milan.
Shevchenko said before the game his side had already achieved their objective by making it through the group. But the former Ballon d’Or winner got the reaction he desired after a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Austria in their final group game.
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