On June 3rd, in Nuremberg, the Ukrainian national team played a friendly match against Germany, ending in a 0:0 draw. Man of the Match Anatoliy Trubin, the goalkeeper, shared his thoughts on the game.

“We had a decent game, but it wasn’t perfect. We need to analyze both team and individual actions and draw conclusions. Germany is one of the favorites for Euro 2024, so it was an ideal match for preparation.

I can’t single out one player from the German team because they are all top-level, playing in the best European clubs. The toughest moment for me was the shot that hit the post—it was at a very awkward height and from a close distance. But as they say, the post is a goalkeeper's best friend.

After the match, I told Neuer that he played very well, as we had several good moments and he responded brilliantly. We also exchanged jerseys. He wasn’t my idol, but he is a world-class goalkeeper.

I want to thank our fans who were here and supported us even away from home. It’s inspiring because the game isn’t the same without the fans. It’s the emotions, it’s the pressure on us. Our fans are the best,” said Anatoliy Trubin.

Ukraine national team roster:

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica, Portugal), Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid, Spain).

Defenders: Mykola Matviyenko, Yukhym Konoplya, Valeriy Bondar (all Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton, England), Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth, England), Oleksandr Svatok (SK Dnipro-1), Maksym Talovierov (LASK, Austria), Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr).

Midfielders: Andriy Yarmolenko, Mykola Shaparenko, Volodymyr Brazhko (all Dynamo Kyiv), Taras Stepanenko, Oleksandr Zubkov, Georgiy Sudakov (all Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal, England), Viktor Tsygankov (Girona, Spain), Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea, England), Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo, Belgium), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa, Italy).

Forwards: Artem Dovbyk (Girona, Spain), Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia, Spain), Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).

Reserve list: Dmytro Riznyk, Danylo Sikan (both Shakhtar Donetsk), Denys Popov, Vitaliy Buyalskyi, Vladyslav Kabaiev (all Dynamo Kyiv), Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford, England).

Recall that the next friendly match for the Ukrainian team will be played in Warsaw against Poland on June 7. The match will kick off at 21:45 Kyiv time.