Ukraine beats Belgium 3-1, recovering from first goal conceded

The Ukrainian national team easily dealt with the Belgian national team in the first match of the UEFA Nations League play-offs. The Belgians scored the first goal, but later the Ukrainians scored three.

The match could be watched online.

The teams played the first of two play-off matches for the right to play in the elite division of the tournament. It was held on March 20 in Murcia, Spain, at the Enrique Roca de Murcia stadium.

The first goal of the Belgian national team was scored "in the locker room" by Serhii Rebrov's charges. In the 40th minute, De Bruyne passed to Lukaku, who headed into the far corner of the goal. Lunin could not do anything about it.

In the 66th minute, the Ukrainians equalized. Hutsuliak "robbed" the defender and shot past Courtois into the near corner of the goal.

In the 73rd minute, the Ukrainian national team took the lead. Zinchenko passed to Sudakov, who passed to Tsyhankov, who shot to Vanat, who sent the ball into an empty net.

The match was ended by Zabarnyi, who, after a pass from Zinchenko, headed past Courtois.

The Ukrainian national team wins a strong 1:3 victory and goes to Belgium for the second match.

It should be noted that the winner of the confrontation will play in the next draw of the League of Nations in League A, and the loser will play in League B.

Recall that the sports director of Shakhtar Donetsk, Darijo Srna, spoke frankly about the current situation in the championship race of the Ukrainian Premier League, noting that the Donetsk club is no longer a favorite even for second place in the standings.