Summary

  • Ukraine edge entertaining game to record their first win of Euro 2020

  • Yarmolenko taps Ukraine in front, Yaremchuk doubles lead

  • Alioski penalty saved but he smashes in rebound to give North Macedonia hope

  • Malinovskiy misses late penalty for Ukraine

  • Defeat leaves North Macedonia on brink of elimination

  • Group C match played in Bucharest, Romania

  1. Three-in-a-row for Yarmolenkopublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 17 June 2021

    Ukraine 2-0 North Macedonia

    Andriy Yarmolenko has scored in three consecutive games for Ukraine for the first time since October 2016.

    The West Ham forward has now scored (two) or assisted (two) four of Ukraine's six goals at the European Championships.

    YarmolenkoImage source, Getty Images
  2. goal

    GOAL - Ukraine 2-0 North Macedoniapublished at 34 mins

    Roman Yaremchuk

    It gets even better for Ukraine!

    North Macedonia are opened up far too easily as Roman Yaremchuk times a run to perfection to beat the offside trap and get onto Andriy Yarmolenko's ball. Yaremchuk then coolly beats Stole Dimitrievski at his near post.

    Ukraine in control.

    Ukraine celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Ukraine 1-0 North Macedonia

    Andriy Yarmolenko is just needing a bit of the old magic spray after his foot got trodden on.

    That goal means he is now just six behind Andriy Shevchenko's all-time record of 48 goals scored for Ukraine.

  4. Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 17 June 2021

    Ukraine 1-0 North Macedonia

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's one of the oldest ones in the book. A near post corner delivered with pace and flicked on to the far post.

    And if you're a winger that's what you do, you track the far post. Yarmolenko does that and has a tap in.

    1-0 and on balance they probably deserve it.

  5. goal

    GOAL - Ukraine 1-0 North Macedoniapublished at 28 mins

    Andriy Yarmolenko

    But he's not denied this time!

    Oleksandr Karavaev flicks on a corner and Andriy Yarmolenko stretches at the far post to tap in.

    A strange feeling for Ukraine fans - they are celebrating a goal scored in the first half of a European Championship game for the first time!

    Yarmolenko celebratesImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Fair play to Stole Dimitrievski as he makes a big save to deny Andriy Yarmolenko.

    The Ukraine forward springs the offside trap but is denied from close range.

  7. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    It's been a lively start in Bucharest.

    Ukraine have managed six shots to North Macedonia's three so far - though they have only managed to land one on target.

    As you can see by the average positions of both sides below, Andriy Shevchenko's side are really going after this.

    Ukraine v North Macedonia average positionsImage source, Opta
  8. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Ukraine have had 65% possession so far but just the one shot on target. You'd think they would be having a pop at every opportunity given Stole Dimitrievski's fear of catching the ball.

  9. Postpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 17 June 2021

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I'm still worried about Dimitrievski, can he actually catch a ball? If you lose a goal from that it's a bad decision.

    He is unorthodox in his style, but I suppose if the game ends and he has kept a clean sheet he won't care.

  10. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Stole Dimitrievski has a serious aversion to catching the ball as he punches away Andriy Yarmolenko's deflected shot.

    Stole DimitrievskiImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    A nervous moment for North Macedonia as Oleksandr Karavaev manages to get in behind inside the box. The angle is tight for a shot so he goes for a cutback but there's a bit too much pace on it and Stefan Spirovski can clear.

  12. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    North Macedonia are keeping their shape really well at the moment and Ukraine are struggling to find spaces to work with.

  13. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 17 June 2021

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I really love the pace of this game, it's end-to-end almost like a basketball game.

    It's absolutely brilliant the way they have just gone at each other.

    North Macedonia v UkraineImage source, Getty Images
  14. CLOSE!published at 16 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Good little spell for North Macedonia at the moment as they have another chance in quick succession but Eljif Elmas mis-hits his shot from Boban Nikolov's cross into the sidenetting.

  15. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Oh dear Boban Nikolov!

    You'd imagine North Macedonia attacks are going to be rare so they have to make the most of the ones they do get. Enis Bardhi's shot is blocked but Nikolov is onto the loose ball inside the box but sends his shot out for a throw.

    Ukraine v North MacedoniaImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 17 June 2021

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Yarmolenko and Yaremchuk have got it in their nostrils. They are thinking that there are goals in this today, they've looked very dangerous so far.

  17. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Ukraine attack again and they have a good chance with three versus two but Oleksandr Zinchenko's cross hits a defender and although the deflection does fall kindly for Roman Yaremchuk he is offside.

    Ukraine attackImage source, Getty Images
  18. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 17 June 2021

    Tweet #bbcfootball

    Willem Mevius: Dimitrievski doesn't seem to like holding the ball, he has punched everything so far...

  19. CLOSE!published at 11 mins

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Great sliding tackle by Stefan Ristovski to deny Roman Yaremchuk but should the Ukraine forward have taken the shot earlier? He broke the offside trap and rather than smashing home he tried to square and Ristovski cut that out.

  20. Postpublished at 14:10 British Summer Time 17 June 2021

    Ukraine 0-0 North Macedonia

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Ukraine have really pushed North Macedonia back right now.

    Yarmolenko is playing at such a pace, he clearly knows this is a game Ukraine cannot afford to lose.

    YarmolenkoImage source, Getty Images