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Ukraine and Romania open Group E
Stanciu bends stunning opener before Marin's second and Dragus's third
Belgium play Slovakia later in same group
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Well, that was fun. Have a read of the report as Romania beat Ukraine in their opening Group E game in Munich.
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One...
Stanciu gives Romania the lead following Lunin's mistake
Two...
Marin's strike doubles Romania lead
Three...
Denis Drăguș scores a third for Romania
Job done for Romania.
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Ukraine
Ukraine manager Viktor Prokopenko speaking on BBC One: "Unfortunately we lost today, We will analyse the game and talk about what happened but this is not the last game and we will analyse it. We lost in some components of the game and that is why we lost today.
"I think all the players know the pressure. We understood this and we started the game well. We had some mistakes and we will analyse this. We are top-level players and we have to show our maximum.
"We have three games and we have to recover and prepare for the next game which is even more serious than today."
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Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC One
Dragusin's performance deserves plaudits because he was outstanding. The Spurs fans will be really happy to see it and he is perfect for the Premier League.
He epitomised everything that was great about Romania today.
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Ashley Williams
Former Wales defender on BBC One
You have picked Lunin to start today and they are two individual errors. You can't get away from that. But it would be harsh to take him out for the next game.
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Ukraine players are understandably disappointed but this is only the opening game and, with the potential for third place to qualify from the group, their tournament is certainly not over.
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Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC One
Romania harnessed the emotion into energy. They were getting round each other and working for one another. They all seemed to use it in the right way.
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Ianis Hagi has got hold of a megaphone and the players gather together on the pitch to start a chant with the Romania fans.
Absolutely brilliant scenes. Joyous.
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Chuffed for Romania. Been a fan since the 1994 World Cup. Great to see them back performing since those glory years.
Nick, London
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Ashley Williams
Former Wales defender on BBC One
It was a very complete performance from Romania.
The scenes are great. Enjoy this. They have worked so hard this afternoon and yeah, enjoy it.
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What it means.
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Thomas Frank
Brentford manager on BBC One
Yes, there are two more games to go, but this is different.
It is clear how much it means to the country and clear how much it means to Romania as a team to get that win.
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James McFadden
Former Scotland international on BBC One
Ukraine were pedestrian and too slow in their play and that is not good enough.
Romania outran them and for Ukraine, it's back to the drawing board. They need to improve if they are to have a chance of progressing in this tournament.
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Denis Dragus goes over to the crowd to hug his partner and young baby, who are clearly very emotional. Absolutely lovely scenes.
The Romania players head over to that wall of yellow to applaud their fans and celebrate with their family and friends. What a moment.
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James McFadden
Former Scotland international on BBC One
Outstanding team performance from Romania. Outstanding.
They are compact and hard to break down and also can go forward and cause problems too. They are really enjoyable to watch.
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There's the whistle! The whole Romania squad flood on to the pitch to celebrate their biggest ever win at a European Championships.
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Romania recorded their first victory at a European Championship in 24 years with a stunning win over Ukraine in Group E.
Captain Nicolae Stanciu gave Romania a surprise lead in the 29th minute, finding the top corner with a brilliant strike from 20 yards out.
Razvan Marin then doubled the Tricolours' lead after 53 minutes with a long-range effort that squeezed under Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.
Romania rounded off the scoring four minutes later when Denis Dragus tapped in Dennis Man's cross from close range.
Their only previous win at the Euros came in 2000 where a late Ionel Ganea penalty helped them beat England 3-2 in the group stage.
Ukraine's players are appearing in their first major tournament since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
Last week, their forward Mykhailo Mudryk said his family were facing Russian missiles "day and night" in his home city of Krasnograd.
Romania are 24 places below their opponents in the world rankings and had warmed up for the Euros with disappointing goalless draws against Bulgaria and Liechtenstein.
But cheered on by a wall of yellow in Munich, they were gifted the opener when Lunin's poor clearance was intercepted by Man, who teed up Stanciu for a wonderful whipped first-time shot into the net.
Buoyed by their goal, Romania dominated and Stanciu almost scored direct from a corner minutes later with another curling effort beating Lunin and cannoning off the crossbar.
Real Madrid goalkeeper Lunin had a poor game and was also at fault for Romania's second when he misjudged the flight of Marin's strike and the ball went under his attempted save.
Edward Iordanescu's side added a third to confirm their biggest win in the tournament as Dragus finished following a mazy run from lively Parma forward Man.
Romania - who were unbeaten in qualifying - are now in a strong spot to progress from Group E and face Belgium in their next match on Saturday.
Ukraine, quarter-finalists at the Euros three years ago, disappointed, taking 77 minutes to record a shot on target.
Substitute Roman Yaremchuk struck the top of the crossbar for Serhiy Rebrov's team deep into second-half stoppage time.
Ukraine face Slovakia in their next fixture on Friday.
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Manager: Edward Iordanescu
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Serhii Rebrov
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Edward Iordanescu
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Serhii Rebrov
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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This is the first ever competitive meeting between Romania and Ukraine, with each of the previous six taking place in friendlies. Romania won the first three between 2001 and 2003, with Ukraine remaining unbeaten in the last three (W2 D1 between 2010 and 2016).
Ukraine are playing in their fourth consecutive UEFA European Championship. They’ve lost eight of their previous 11 matches in the competition (W3), the highest loss rate of any nation to play in more than one edition (73%).
Romania are taking part in their sixth UEFA EURO and their first since 2016, when they finished bottom of their group after winning just a single point.
Across their 16 games at the UEFA EURO, Romania have managed just a single win (D5 L10), beating England 3-2 at EURO 2000 with Ioan Ganea scoring the winner in the 89th minute from the penalty spot.
50% of Romania’s goals at UEFA EURO finals have come via set pieces (5/10 – one corner, one free-kick and three penalties). They haven’t scored a goal in open play in any of their last seven games at the UEFA EURO, with their two goals at EURO 2016 coming via Bogdan Stancu penalties.
Romania’s win ratio of 6% at UEFA EURO finals (1 win in 16 games) is the lowest of any side to have competed in more than one tournament. They also have the lowest goals-per-game ratio of any nation to have played more than 10 games at the finals (10 goals in 16 games, 0.63 per game).
Ukraine have failed to score in six of their nine group stage games at the UEFA European Championship, scoring exactly two goals in each of the other three – 2-1 wins against Sweden (2012) and North Macedonia (2020), and 2-3 loss to Netherlands in 2020.
Edward Iordănescu will be leading Romania in a major tournament for a first time. He is the first manager to take charge of Romania at a major tournament since his father, Anghel Iordănescu, did so at EURO 2016. Indeed, his father Anghel has managed more games (15) and won more games (5) at major international tournaments than any other Romania manager.
Ukraine manager Serhiy Rebrov is managing at his first major international tournament. The former Spurs striker didn’t appear for them at the UEFA EURO but did play four games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, scoring in a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia.
With two goals and three assists, Andriy Yarmolenko has been involved in five of Ukraine’s eight goals at the UEFA European Championship (63%).
