In the 29th minute of the thrilling battle, a long Romanian pass was swiftly broken up, and Stanciu seized the opportunity to deliver a stunning long-range shot from the top of the arc to give Romania a 1-0 lead over Ukraine, with passion running high in the moments leading up to the goal!
Immediately after, in the 34th minute, Romania's tactical corner kick from the left side was disrupted and the ball fell out of play on Sudakov's counterattack, which the referee failed to call. In the 36th minute, Mudric's cross from the left was cleared by Dragusin's header in time for a Ukrainian corner kick, and Mudric's shot was blocked by a teammate. In the 40th minute, Stanciu nearly changed the score again when he hit the crossbar with a header from a Romanian corner kick opportunity.
At halftime, Romania held a slim 1-0 lead over Ukraine.
After the break, Romania struck again in the 53rd minute when Dennis Mann's cross from the right was blocked and Razvan Marin fired a decisive shot from distance to extend Romania's lead 2-0.
Romania added another goal in the 57th minute! Latiu's shot from the edge of the box was parried by Lunin, and from a Romanian corner kick, Dennis Mann's cross from the box was easily deflected into an empty net by Dragus to give Romania a 3-0 lead over Ukraine.
In the 62nd minute, both sides made substitutions, with Romania making two consecutive changes and Ukraine making three. In the 64th minute, Mudric passed the ball to the box in the center of the Ukrainian front, and Yarmolenko shot in the air. In the 68th minute, Konoplyanka was given a yellow card for a foul on Dragus, and Stanciu hit the side netting with a direct shot from a free kick opportunity on Romania's left side.
In the 69th minute, Ukraine had a free kick opportunity, and Sudakov's shot hit the bottom of the wall. In the 76th minute, Yarmolenko sent a diagonal pass from the right side to Sudakov, who fired a shot from distance, Ukraine's first shot on goal in the match. Sudakov scored in the 78th minute and Yaremchuk's shot on the turn was also blocked.
In the 79th minute, Razvan Marin brought down Mudrick and received a yellow card. In the 84th minute, Dovbic sent a direct shot to Mudric's goal that was kicked away. Romania made a substitution in the 86th minute and Stanciu left the field to applause. In the second half, four minutes of extra time, in the 92nd minute, Jaremczyk in front of the penalty area, shot high, Mudric outside the penalty area, successful.
In the end, Romania beat Ukraine 3-0 in their first match of the group stage.
Here are the lineups for both sides:
Romania: 1-Nita, 2-Latiu, 3-Dragusin, 15-Burca, 11-Bancu, 6-Marius Marin (75th min. 4-Rus), 20-Dennis Mann (62nd min. 10-Inis Hagi), Stanchu (Racovitan 86th min. 24-), 18-Razvan Marin, 17-Florinel Koman (62nd min. 13- Mihaila), 19 - Dragus (75th minute 9 - Puskas)
UKRAINE: 23-Lunin, 2-Konoplyanka (72nd minute 24-Timchuk), 13-Zabany, 22-Matviyenko, 17-Zinchenko, 6-Stepanenko (62nd minute 18-Brazhko), 19-Saparenko (62nd minute 9-Yaremchuk), 14-Sudakov (83rd minute 8-Marinovsky), 10-Mudrik. 15-Tsygankov (62nd min. 7-Yarmolenko), 11-Dovbik
