Roman Yaremchuk came off the bench to complete Ukraine’s comeback with the winner in their 2-1 victory against Slovakia in Group E at Euro 2024
Roman Yaremchuk is a big man but one blessed with a remarkable deftness of touch. Mykola Shaparenko’s ball into him after 80 minutes seemed neither one thing nor the other; too high to take in his stride, too low to head. But Yaremchuk cushioned it with an upward thrust of his leg and, in one movement, nudged it past Martin Dubravka. The shot barely had enough pace to get over the line, but it had enough, and Ukraine had a win that at half-time had seemed very unlikely.
The comeback means that both Ukraine and Slovakia will qualify for the last 16 if they win their final group games next week. But bright and engaging as the game was, it was inevitably overshadowed by the political context.
But when the draw was made no game seemed as politically charged as this one. For Ukraine, of course, every game, every opportunity to remind people of their continued existence and the ongoing suffering of their country, is vital as the war against the Russian invasion goes on.had initially supported Ukraine, offering Kyiv use of its air force.
This is not the Slovakia to which the world has become accustomed, the dull grinders of the past two Euros whose games often felt like cruel tests of endurance. This iteration, under the former coffee salesman Francesco Calzona, are crisp, lively and complex with distinct fruity notes. Inevitably, they press with gusto.
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