Euro 2026 (U-19): Ukraine's Under-19 Team Drawn Even with Romania in the Elite Round of Qualification

The Ukrainian U-19 national team (footballers born in 2007 or later), under the guidance of Dmitriy Mikhaylenko, in the third match of the elite round qualifiers for Euro 2026, already as the holder of the path to the final stage, played away against Romania.

Euro 2026 (U-19): Ukraine's Under-19 Team Drawn Even with Romania in the Elite Round of Qualification

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The Ukrainian U-19 national team (players born in 2007 or later), under the guidance of Dmitriy Mikhaylenko, played a friendly match against Romania in the third round of the elite round of Euro-2026 qualifying.

Elite Round of Euro-2026 (U-19). Group 5

Romania (U-19) — Ukraine (U-19) — 1:1 (1:0)

Goals: Tomă (26) — Kamenskyi (85).

Romania (U-19): Reșcan, Hașpar (Kotar, 84), Urca, Fotin, Senchucu, Petculescu, Biado, Pirovă (captain) (Veresh, 58), Nechulescu (Ghara, 58), Stoian (Bosnag, 58), Tomă (Moișe, 71). Substitutes: Ungureanu, Tcheşerescu, Kotar, Doane. Manager: Pavel-Adrian Dulce.

Ukraine (U-19): Marchenko, Gubenko, Sherstyuk, Dychy (captain), Kaluzhnyi, Pliš, Tyutynov (Soroka, 46), Olechenko (Kokodinak, 80), Boyko (Yasyn, 66), Uhan (Kamenskyi, 46), Bodanov (Popov, 46). Substitutes: Domchak, Malov, Mylokost, Fesenko. Manager: Dmytro Mikhaylenko.

Yellow cards: Stoian (54), Veresh (89). Biado was sent off on the 60th minute.

Referee: Joey Coy (Netherlands).

31 March. Voluntari (Romania). Stadium named after Angela Jordanescu.

Northern Ireland — Kazakhstan — 1:0

Final Table

Team

I

V

N

P

M

O

1. Ukraine

3

2

1

0

5-1

7

2. Northern Ireland

3

1

1

1

1-1

4

3. Kazakhstan

3

1

0

2

2-4

3

4. Romania

3

0

2

1

1-3

2

Results of Group 5 matches

25 March

Ukraine — Northern Ireland — 1:0

Kazakhstan — Romania — 2:0

28 March

Ukraine — Kazakhstan — 3:0

Romania — Northern Ireland — 0:0

31 March

Romania — Ukraine — 1:1

Northern Ireland — Kazakhstan — 1:0

Euro-2026 (U-19). Elite Round of Qualification

Group 1: Germany, Austria, Greece, Sweden. 

Group 2: England, Portugal, Poland, Serbia.

Group 3: Croatia, France, Norway, Switzerland.

Group 4: Czech Republic, Denmark, Belgium, Latvia.

Group 5: Ukraine, Romania, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland.

Group 6: Italy, Turkey, Slovakia, Hungary.

Group 7: Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Slovenia.

Matches in seven groups were held from 23 to 31 March. The winners of the elite round will join the host Wales for the final stage, which takes place from 28 June to 11 July.

The draw for the final tournament is scheduled for 16 April.