| Competition: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D Venue: Olympic Stadium, Kiev Attendance: Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey) | ||
 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko - Goal (55') Andriy Shevchenko - Goal (61') |
Mon 11 Jun 20122 - 1(Full Time) |
 Sweden Kim Kallstrom - Yellow Card (11') Zlatan Ibrahimovich - Goal (51') Rasmus Elm - Yellow Card (83') |
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Game Matchtracker
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
90' + 4' - Shevchenko will get all the headlines tomorrow but there was a host of top performances from Ukraine. Andriy Voronin and Andriy Yarmolenko also shone for the hosts. 
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 90' + 4' - Full Time - Game over! Superb win for the hosts.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
90' + 3' - Mellberg misses another good chance for Sweden as he heads onto the roof of the net. Mellberg has been turned into a makeshift striker! 
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 90' + 2' - Substitution - Marko Devic replaces the impressive Yevhen Konoplyanka.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
89' - Johan Elmander has missed a glorious chance as Ibrahimovic found him inside the box. The substitute fired over with the goal at his mercy. Surely Sweden's last chance to salvage a point. Three minutes to be added.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
87' - A special mention to Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir, the official has had a fine game letting the game flow.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
86' - Sweden pushing men forward in search of an equalizer but leaving big gaps for the Ukraine on the break.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 85' - Substitution - The impressive Voronin is replaced by Ruslan Rotan. 
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 83' - Yellow Card - Rasmus Elm booked as he takes down the tireless Andriy Voronin. Sergiy Nazarenko curls the free kick wide.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 81' - Substitution - Hero Andriy Shevchenko is replaced by Artem Milevskiy and receives a rapturous standing ovation from the ecstatic home support.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
77' - Zlatan Ibrahimovic blasts a half volley straight at Andriy Pyatov, either side of the goalkeeper and that ball was rustling the net.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
74' - Both sides starting to tire as the game heads for the final 15 minutes, tired bodies and minds lead to mistakes. I like tired bodies and minds!
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 71' - Substitution - Johan Elmander replaces Marcus Rosenberg in Sweden's third and final change.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 68' - Substitution - Christian Wilhelmsson replaces a jaded looking Seb Larsson.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
66' - Rumors Andriy Shevchenko has been installed as the new Ukrainian President are said to be premature. A hat-trick though....
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 62' - Substitution - Sweden replace Ola Toivonen with Anders Svensson.
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden
61' - Ukraine's record goal-scorer turning back the years with two trademark finishes. 
Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden 61' - Goal - 2-1, Shevchenko heads in at the near post following a corner.
Ukraine 1 - 1 Sweden
59' - End to end stuff here, both sides looking for three points to top group D tonight. Highly unlikely the scoring has finished in Kiev yet!
Ukraine 1 - 1 Sweden
55' - Andriy Yarmolenko has looked excellent on either wing this evening, wonderful delivery from the right for Shevchenko's goal.
Ukraine 1 - 1 Sweden
55' - Andriy Shevchenko powers a header past Isaksson to level the score. Sweden's lead lasted just three minutes! Game on!
Ukraine 1 - 1 Sweden 55' - Goal - Shevchenko equalizes...
Ukraine 0 - 1 Sweden
51' - Kallstrom fed Ibrahimovic and the striker made no mistake with his first time finish to the net. Ukraine will feel hard done by as they had a defender down injured as Sweden played on.
Ukraine 0 - 1 Sweden 51' - Goal - Ibrahimovic gives Sweden the lead...
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
49' - Andreas Granqvist lucky to stay out of the book as he clatters Andriy Shevchenko. The local hero is back on to the delight of the home crowd.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
47' - Voronin starts of the half as he finished the first with an acrobatic overhead kick across the box. The ball is eventually cleared by Mellberg.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden 46' - Second Half - Second half kicks off with no changes on either side. 
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden 45' + 1' - Half Time - Tea break done, now it's time for the goal-fest in the second half!
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden 45' + 1' - Half Time - Half time whistle goes as both sides will feel they could be ahead. I predict goals in the second half.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
44' - Andriy Voronin has been very impressive playing just behind Andriy Shevchenko this evening.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
42' - Just as I say that, Andriy Yarmolenko volleys over the bar at the back post following a corner.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
41' - Thoroughly enjoyable game so far, surely we don't have too long left to wait for the opening goal.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
39' - Zlatan Ibrahimovic hits the foot of the post with the best opportunity to date. The Milan striker should have scored as he headed back across the goalkeeper.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
36' - Scrammble inside the Swedish box as Shevchenko heads across the six yard box and Andriy Yarmolenko has his shot saved by the legs of Isaksson.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
35' - Voronin tries his luck from all of 30 yards, Isaksson pushed it away as the ball seemed to move in-flight!
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
33' - The game is lacking in the final third, just missing that quality final pass so far. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has just changed his boots in a bid to change his luck!
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
30' - Poor standard of set piece taking on show so far. Rosenberg swivels and shoots straight at Pyatov as the Ukrainian defence turned off for a moment.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
26' - Former Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin is nearly unrecognizable from his Anfield days as the striker has shed his long golden locks, as he just failed to connect with a dangerous ball into the box. Ukraine have come back into it in the last 10 minutes.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
23' - Relentless pace to this game, Shevchenko pulls his shot across the goal. The skipper will know he should have at least hit the target despite the acute angle.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
20' - Swedish coach Erik Hamren will be delighted with how his side have settled in front of a hostile home crowd. Ibrahimovic looks in the mood this evening!
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
17' - Dangerous cross from Ibrahimovic bounces around the box after a weak punch from Pyatov in the Ukraine goal, the ball is eventually cleared to safety.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
14' - Free kick to Sweden as Anatoliy Tymoschuk trips Martin Olsson. Seb Larsson over hits the set-piece.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden 11' - Yellow Card - Kim Kallstrom booked for a cynical foul as he halts a Ukrainian counter attack.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
9' - Former Aston Villa centre halve Olof Mellberg is finding it hard to keep tabs on Andriy Shevchenko. Could be a long night for the Swede if Shevchenko plays as we know he can.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
6' - The teams trade long range efforts as both sides look to settle into the game. The ball boys will be busy tonight if those first two efforts are a sign of things to come!
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
3' - Ukraine start the game on the front foot as they have bossed possession so far without testing Isaksson in the Swedish goal.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden 1' - Kick-off - Game gets underway as Sweden get us going in their changed navy strip.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - Ukraine win the battle of the anthems for me, bit of a catch to it! Just moments to kick off now.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - The Olympic Stadium in Kiev looks amazing as the players appear from the tunnel with both sets of fans donning their yellow and blue colors! Game time!
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - Sweden qualified for Euro 2012 as the best runners-up having finished second to the Netherlands under the guidance of Erik Hamren. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored five goals as Sweden's top goalscorer in qualifying.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - Oleh Blokhin's Ukraine qualified automatically as a host nation and will look to star man Andriy Shevchencko to lead them to victory this evening.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - Don't forget you can contact us on Twitter @ExtratimeNews or myself @Niddler at any time during the game.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - Earlier on in Group D an entertaining 1-1 draw between England and France in Donetsk got this group underway. Jolean Lescott gave England the lead before his Manchester City team-mate Samir Nasri equalized just before half time.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - The teams are in, with no real surprises as both sides line up as anticipated. Both teams will look to win the game and get off to the best possible start.
Ukraine 0 - 0 Sweden
0' - Good evening folks! Host nation Ukraine take to the field in their first ever European Championship game as they face Sweden in The Olympic Stadium, Kiev. |
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90' + 4' - That's all from me tonight. Thanks for joining me and stay tuned to extratime.ie for all your Euro 2012 news. A few ins and outs around the League of Ireland over the past few days too.