The Ukrainian national football team suffered its second consecutive defeat in the Nations League group stage. In a nominally home match, Andrea Maldera's side lost to Hungary, UNN reports.
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The first half was played with the "blue and yellows" in complete control, but Ocheretko and Ponomarenko squandered their chances to score — 0:0.
At the beginning of the second half, the Hungarians converted what was nearly their only chance at that point, with Milan Toth scoring — 0:1.
In the 83rd minute, Roman Yaremchuk equalized after a corner kick — 1:1.
However, in the very next attack, the Hungarians secured the victory through Gabor Jurek — 1:2.
Following this match, Ukraine dropped to third place in Group 2 of the Nations League and now trail the Hungarians by three points and the Northern Irish by four.
Recall
Before the match, bookmakers considered Ukraine the favorite. Bets on a victory for the "blue and yellows" were accepted at odds of 2.29, a draw at 3.40, and a win for the visitors at 3.