June 17, 2016

Ukraine suffers second loss at 2016 Euro Cup

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PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukraine lost its second match of the 2016 European Championships on June 15 against Northern Ireland 0-2 at Stade de Lyon, in Lyon, France.

The Northern Ireland team scored the opener in the 49th minute of play, during the second half, with a header by Gareth McAuley off a cross by Oliver Norwood. In extra time (90 + 6 minutes), Niall McGinn scored another goal for Northern Ireland.

Ukraine, in Group C, is in fourth place, behind Germany, Poland and Northern Ireland. Ukraine plays against Poland on June 21 at Stade Velodrom in Marseille. The top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage of the tournament, with the final to be played on July 10 in Paris.

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