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CROATIA SUFFERED DEFEAT AGAINST UKRAINE IN SKOPJE

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UKRAINE – CROATIA 2:0 (Korsun 31′, Kravchuk 35′)
UKRAINE: Keliushyk, Korsun, Apanaschenko (Kotyk 90+2′), Shmatko, Basanska, Petryk (Molodiuk 82′), Khimich, Ovdiychuk (Hlushchenko 74′), Kalinina (Semkiv 83′), Andrukhiv, Kravchuk (Kozlova 46′)
CROATIA: Bačić, Jelenčić, Vračević, Nevrkla, Krznarić, Pezelj (Čanjevac 46′), Slipčević (Ljuština 46′), Dulčić (Orkić 62′), Mikulica (Lojna 46′), Marković, Lubina

In harsh weather conditions at 38 degrees Celsius, the Croatian women’s national team was defeated by Ukraine in Skopje 2:0 in the qualifiers for the European Championship in 2025.

Nenad Gračan’s team kept the score until near the end of the first half when the Ukrainian national team Korsun scored in the 31st minute with an assist from Andrukhiv. Just four minutes later, they increased the result to the final 2:0 with a goal by Kravchuk.

With this defeat, Croatia dropped to third place in the ranking, led by Wales with 14 points, Ukraine with 11, and Croatia with 9. Kosovo did not register a single victory. The first three teams passed on.

The draw for the play-off qualifiers, which will be played in October, will take place on Friday, July 19.

Qualifications for the EP (Women), Group B4:

  1. WALES 14
  2. UKRAINE 11
  3. CROATIA 9
  4. KOSOVO 0

SOURCE: Croatian Football Federation

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