In the UEFA Youth League match between the teams 'Zilina' (Slovakia) and 'Shelbourne' (Ireland), which will take place on October 22, the officiating crew will be from Ukraine. This was reported by 'Glavkom' citing UAF.
The main referee of the match will be Klym Zabroda, assisted by Valentyn Kutsiv and Vitaliy Skoblya. The fourth referee is Slovakian referee Michal Ochenash.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
In a tense match, Ukraine achieved victory over Iceland in the World Cup qualification match. The score was 3:5 (1:3).
Goals: Ellertsson, 35, Gudmundsson, 59, 75 - Malinovsky, 14, 45+5, Hutsulyak, 45, Kaliuzhny, 85, Ocheretko, 89
In the next qualifying match, the Ukrainian national team drew with Azerbaijan 1:1.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) - Sudakov (51).
Also, Ukraine suffered a defeat against France with a score of 0:2 in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, which took place in Poland.
During the match between the national teams of Ukraine and France, Ukrainian fans showed support for their team by displaying a banner that read 'Fortress of Europe'.
Summary:
The Ukrainian officiating crew will have the opportunity to conduct a match in the UEFA Youth League between teams from Slovakia and Ireland. At the same time, the Ukrainian national team continues its participation in qualifying matches for the Football World Cup, where it has faced both victories and defeats against the national teams of Iceland, Azerbaijan, and France.