Slovakia vs Ukraine, Euro 2024: Yaremchuk breaks Shevchenko’s record, Major talking points in SVK v UKR

Slovakia will look to continue its winning momentum in the Euro 2024 as it plays Ukraine in their second group stage match at the Dusseldorf Arena in Germany on Friday.

Ukraine’s Roman Yaremchuk celebrates scoring the winning goal against Slovakia in their Group B match in Germany. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Slovakia will look to continue its winning momentum in the Euro 2024 as it plays Ukraine in their second group stage match at the Dusseldorf Arena in Germany on Friday.

Schranz the usual suspect

Ivan Schranz found the net for Slovakia in the 17th minute, opening the scoring in consecutive matches with the previous occasion having him as the winning goal scorer.

He became the first player to score multiple goals at a single European Championship tournament for Slovakia. He also joins Jamal Musiala as the joint-top scorer at #Euro2024 with two goals.

Shaparenko draws level for Ukraine

Mykola Shaparenko made it all square for Ukraine in the second half when he found the net in the 54th minute, scoring just his second goal in National team colours and his country’s first goal in Euro 2024.

Yaremchuk breaks record

Roman Yaremchuk, with the second goal against Slovakia, scored more European Championship goals than any other player in Ukraine’s history (3), overtaking Andriy Shevchenko