Today, June 7, in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, a match took place in the Round of 16 of the European Championship, where the teams of Ukraine and Latvia faced off.

Having won their group, the Ukrainians advanced to the playoffs against a team that finished third in their group, namely Latvia.

The "blue and yellow" had no issues with this opponent, nearly resolving all doubts in the first half when Dmytro Melnychuk scored a brace, and another goal was added by Maksym Zavhorodnyi.

The Latvians managed to pull one back at the end of the first half, but at the start of the second, Oleksandr Zdebskyi restored Ukraine's three-goal lead. This advantage held until the very end – 4:1 victory for Ukraine.

European Championship Football – Playoffs
Round of 16, June 7

Ukraine – Latvia 4:1 (3:1)

Goals: 1:0 – 2 Melnychuk, 2:0 – 14 Melnychuk, 3:0 – Zavhorodnyi, 3:1 – ?, 4:1 – 23 Zdebskyi.

With this victory, Ukraine has reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time in its history.

Ukraine's next opponent will be the winner of the match between France and Albania, which will take place today, June 7, at 21:50 Kyiv time.