Despite the fact that the Czech Republic was better throughout the match, they were able to salvage a last-second draw against Ukraine in a friendly game.
Ukraine did not fare so well on the FIFA Date, drawing 2-2 against Kazakhstan and then letting the lead slip to a 1-1 draw with world champions France.
The Czech Republic and Ukraine close out this exciting FIFA World Cup date with a friendly match looking to shore up a few things on the pitch. We begin with the coverage.
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These teams usually face each other in a row either in friendlies or in official matches, where the balance favors the Ukrainian side with a balance of two wins, for a draw and a loss.
If there is a key player for Ukraine to have surprised at the last Euro and remain undefeated in the qualifiers with a good chance of at least advancing to re-qualification it has been goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov, who was a key factor in earning a point last Saturday against France.
Tomáš Holes was one of the important pieces in the last Euro and is the team's goal man; although he is not expected to play the whole game, he will have some minutes to contribute in the offensive zone.
1 Tomáš Vaclík, 6 Tomáš Kalas, 4 Filip Kasa, 13 Ales Mateju, 5 Vladimír Coufal, 7 Antonín Barák, 9 Tomáš Holes, 22 Tomáš Soucek, 20 Matej Vydra, 19 Adam Hlozek, 8 Jakub Pesek.
Ukraine was also another sensation at the last European Championship, reaching the semifinals where they lost to England, however, in the knockout rounds they are the king of the draw and this game will have to be used to adjust things both in the definition area and in the defensive sector.
After surprising at the last Euro Cup of Nations, the Czech Republic was thrashed last Sunday by Belgium and, although they are in second place with seven points, they could be overtaken in the next few rounds. This match could serve to regain confidence and come back stronger for the next game.
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