2011 Uefa European Under-21 Championship 2009/11 Season Match Press Kit
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2011 UEFA EUROPEAN UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP 2009/11 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT Czech Republic Ukraine Group B - Matchday 1 Viborg Stadion, Viborg Sunday 12 June 2011 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Contents Previous meetings.............................................................................................................2 Match background.............................................................................................................3 Team facts.........................................................................................................................5 Squad list...........................................................................................................................7 Head coach.......................................................................................................................9 Match officials..................................................................................................................10 Group statistics................................................................................................................11 Competition facts.............................................................................................................12 Competition information..................................................................................................14 Tournament schedule......................................................................................................16 Legend............................................................................................................................17 Czech Republic v Ukraine Sunday 12 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Viborg Stadion, Viborg Previous competitive meetings Head to Head UEFA European Under-21 Championship Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/09/08 QR (GS) Czech Republic - Ukraine 0-1 Uherske Lysenko 89 Hradiste 21/11/07 QR (GS) Ukraine - Czech Republic 0-2 Zaporizhia Jeslínek 73, Rajtoral 83 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 Ukraine 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 Last updated 10/06/11 21:13:45CET 2 Previous competitive meetings Czech Republic v Ukraine Sunday 12 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Viborg Stadion, Viborg Match background The Czech Republic and Ukraine meet again in their UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group B opener with memories of a 2007 fixture at U17 level still fresh for some players. • The nations were drawn together in qualifying for the 2009 U21 finals; the Czechs won 2-0 in Ukraine in 2007 but lost the return fixture 1-0 the following year. • A youthful Ukraine lineup lost 2-1 against the Czech Republic in Uherske Hradiste in a friendly on 17 November 2010. Jan Vošahlik (8) and Václav Kadlec (39) put the hosts ahead, with Kyrylo Petrov (82) replying for Ukraine. • The teams were: Czech Republic: Vaclík (Hanuš 46), Hejda, Řezník (Čelůstka 72), Hořava (Černý 64), Kozák (Pekhart 64), Kadlec, Vošahlík (Dočkal 77), Kovařík, Gecov (Vácha 64), Hošek (Mazuch 64), Lecjaks. Ukraine: Koval, Opanasenko (Eremenko 72), Kryvtsov, Plastun (Parcvania 46), Pryyma (Butko 42), Chaykovskiy (Grechyshkin 64), Bogdanov (Petrov 46), Vitsenets (Kaverin 78), Garsmash, Zapadnya, Bezus (Pavlov 64). • The Czechs have beaten Ukraine twice in U19 qualifying, winning 3-1 on home soil in 2001/02 and 3-0 in Ukraine in 2005/06. • In U17 qualifying the Czechs overcame Ukraine 2-1 in March 2010, while several players from the current U21 squad featured as Ukraine won 5-2 in Italy in 2007. • Lukáš Mareček put the Czechs ahead but Ukraine responded with four Dmytro Korkishko goals, including a 12-minute hat-trick before half-time. Miroslav Štěpánek pulled one back before Serhiy Shevchuk made it 5-2. • The teams for that game were: Ukraine: Bazylevych, Biliy, Garashchenkov (Kushnirov 53), Karnoza (Vitsenets 63), Korkishko (Hudyma 80), Maksymenko, Petrov, Pidvirniy, Shakhov, Shevchuk, Stetsenko. Czech Republic: Štěch, Balcar (Kraut 41), Divisek (Palko 41), Dostál, Lecjaks, Mareček, Pelán, Petr, Šťástka, Štěpánek, Zbrozek (Sus 49). • The countries' senior sides have yet to meet; they are scheduled to go head-to-head in a friendly match in Prague on 6 September 2011. • In 16 games between clubs representing the two nations in UEFA competition, Ukraine are on top with a record of W8 D3 L5. • The Czech Republic's Marek Suchý and Ukraine's Yegor Lugachev spent a few months together at FC Spartak Moskva before Lugachev moved to FC Arsenal Kyiv in August 2010. Czech Republic news • Jakub Dovalil's squad arrived in Viborg on Thursday and were delighted to hear the popular Czech football song Zelená je tráva (The pitch is green) playing as they entered their hotel. Striker Kadlec was able to join the travelling party after overcoming an injury to his left foot. Adam Hloušek has shaken off a niggling knee problem, but Jan Morávek (hamstring) is a doubt. • Their first training assignment was a 6km run near the hotel. Dovalil ran with his players but did not finish the course. • Prior to departing for Denmark, the Czechs played a friendly against the reserve team of top-flight outfit FK Mladá Boleslav and won 8-1. Jan Chramosta, playing at his club's home ground, scored a hat-trick and there were also goals for Libor Kozák, Tomáš Pekhart, Lukáš Vácha and Ondřej Čelůstka along with an own goal. • Goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík is fresh from celebrating promotion to the Czech top flight with FK Viktoria Žižkov last Saturday. • Danish Crown Prince Frederik welcomed the Czech team to Viborg at a dinner on Friday. Ukraine news • Pavlo Yakovenko's squad landed in Denmark on Friday. They had got together again – including those players regularly called up for senior national team duty – on Tuesday after a two-day break, reconvening for one final training camp at FC Obolon Kyiv's base in Bucha. • On Wednesday – as is tradition under Yakovenko – the squad visited the famous Christian Orthodox monastery in the capital, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, where they received a blessing from a monk. Last updated 10/06/11 21:13:45CET 3 Match background Czech Republic v Ukraine Sunday 12 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Viborg Stadion, Viborg • Ukraine captain Taras Stepanenko has recovered sooner than expected from a groin complaint and declared himself "much better" when he rejoined the group at their training base on 30 May. • Summing up the training camp activities, which began on 24 May, Yakovenko said: "The thing is that a lot of our lads lacked match practice so we tried to compensate with lots of friendlies. Obviously we combined them with theoretical sessions. Not all of our opponents were strong, but these were still football matches and each player took part in four games." Last updated 10/06/11 21:13:45CET 4 Match background Czech Republic v Ukraine Sunday 12 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Viborg Stadion, Viborg Team facts Czech Republic Tournament record Winners: 2002 Runners-up: 2000 Semi-finalists: – Final tournament appearances: 1992 (as Czechoslovakia), 1994 (as Czechoslovakia), 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007 All-time record: P136 W77 D26 L33 2011 qualifying P10 W9 D1 L0 F30 A4 Top scorers: 9 Tomáš Pekhart Most appearances: 10 Lukáš Vácha Biggest win: San Marino 0-8 Czech Republic (Serravalle) 09/06/2009 Biggest defeat: n/a Friendly results since qualifying 29/03/2011 Czech Republic 0-1 France (Olomouc) 25/03/2011 Czech Republic 2–0 Belarus (Uherske Hradiste) 09/02/2011 Netherlands 0–1 Czech Republic (Waalwijk) 17/11/2010 Czech Republic 2-1 Ukraine (Uherske Hradiste) Czech Republic U21s capped at senior level Jan Morávek (3), Marek Suchý (3), Tomáš Pekhart (1), Ondřej Mazuch (1) Players with previous U21 final tournament experience None Most capped player All-time: 46 Jan Polák Current: 23 Bořek Dočkal Leading scorer All-time: 16 Tomáš Pekhart Current: 16 Tomáš Pekhart Biggest wins Final tournament: Czech Republic 3-1 Netherlands 29/05/00 2000 group stage, Mestský, Trencin Qualifying: San Marino 0-8 Czech Republic 09/06/09 2001 qualifying group stage, Olimpico, Serravalle Czech Republic 8-0 Liechtenstein 11/09/07 2009 qualifying group stage, Horni Pocernice, Horni Pocernice Czech Republic 8-0 Bulgaria 05/10/01 2002 qualifying group stage, Na Stínadlech, Teplice Heaviest defeats Final tournament: Italy 3-1 Czech Republic, 17/06/07 2007 group stage, Gelredome, Arnhem France 2-0 Czech Republic 16/05/02 2002 group stage, Les Charmilles, Geneva Czechoslovakia were also beaten 3-0 by Italy in a 1994 quarter-final, before the competition became a final tournament Qualifying: Spain 4-0 Czech Republic 07/06/97 1998 qualifying group stage, Municipal El Plantío, Burgos Last updated 10/06/11 21:13:45CET 5 Team facts Czech Republic v Ukraine Sunday 12 June 2011 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Viborg Stadion, Viborg Ukraine Tournament record Winners: - Runners-up: 2006 Semi-finalists: - Final tournament appearances: 2006 All-time record: P85 W43 D18 L24 2011 qualifying P10 W5 D4 L1 F16 A8 Top scorers: (all 2) Oleg Golodyuk, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Volodymyr Chesnakov, Yevhen Konoplyanka Most appearances: 10 Mykola Morozyuk Biggest win: Malta 0-3 Ukraine (Ta’ Qali) 29/05/2010 Biggest defeat: Ukraine 0-2 Netherlands (Kyiv) 12/10/2010 Friendly results since qualifying 28/03/2011 Denmark 2-2 Ukraine (Herning) 24/03/2011 Ukraine 3-2 Iceland (Kyiv) 09/02/2011 Ukraine 1-1 Switzerland (Valletta, Malta) Ukraine U21s capped