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Ukraine's national team defeats Albania and gets a chance to advance in the League of Nations

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The Ukrainian national soccer team defeated Albania 2-1 in a Nations League match. Thanks to this victory and the Czech Republic's win over Georgia, Ukraine took second place in the group and qualified for the playoffs for a place in Division A.

Ukraine's national team defeats Albania and gets a chance to advance in the League of Nations

Ukraine's men's national football team defeated Albania in the group stage of the Nations League, which allowed it to qualify for the playoffs for a place in the top division. This was reported by the Ukrainian Football Association, UNN reports.

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In order to keep their chances of promotion, the Ukrainians had to win, as a defeat would automatically send the team to Division C. And they fulfilled the task perfectly, opening the scoring in the 7th minute thanks to a goal by Oleksandr Zinchenko. Three minutes later, Roman Yaremchuk doubled the Ukrainians' lead.

Albania was able to respond in the 75th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick and cut the deficit to 1-2.

The match ended in a victory for Ukraine.

Thanks to this success and the Czech Republic's parallel victory over Georgia, the Ukrainian national team climbed to second place in the group, giving it a chance to continue its fight for the playoffs to reach Division A of the Nations League.

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