Today they played in a very special match, the pass to the last round that gives access to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar the teams of Scotland and Ukraine. This match should have been played a few months ago, but the war in Ukraine, caused by the invasion of Russia, caused the match to be suspended.
Unfortunately, the horrible conflict that is taking so many lives ahead is still going on today, but as on many other occasions in history, sport could serve as a refuge for some Ukrainians in whom their day to day is the noise of the bombs and the cries. The team led by Shevchenko, who already played a great role in the European Championship, knew that they had the weight of an entire country that was waiting for at least one joy, and that’s how it was.
The Ukrainians came out to dominate a well-armed Scotland, managing to beat the Scottish goal twice. In the 33rd minute the great striker Yarmolenko did it and in the second half Yaremchuk put an almost insurmountable lead. Scotland cut back in the 79th minute through McGregor, but Dovbyk sentenced in stoppage time to the joy of the Ukrainians.
Now the team must face Wales to find out if they will be in the next World Cup or not. The truth is that, as has been seen today, Shevchenko’s men play with a motivation that is very complicated to overcome, so we will see if Bale’s team is capable of stopping them or if, on the other hand, Ukraine is happy among so much misery.
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