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Ukraine won in Albania this Tuesday, November 19 (2-1). The opportunity for the first scorer of the evening to commemorate the 1000th day since the start of the war initiated by Russia.
This Tuesday, November 19, 2024 marks the 1000th day from the start of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. And it is in this context that the selection led by the former glory of Dynamo kyiv Sergei Rebov traveled to Albania for a Nations League meeting.
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During the game, Ukraine quickly opened the scoring thanks to a goal from Oleksandr Zinchenko. To celebrate his goal, the Arsenal player went for a jersey with the number 1000, to recall those days of “battle and sacrifice”, as the Ukrainian Football Federation mentioned before the match.
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In the end, the Ukrainian team managed to win the match with a score of 2-1 in Tirana. Thanks to this success, the team finished 2nd in group 1 of the Nations League B, behind the Czech Republic.
