The second of three minutes of added time at the end of extra time. The rearguard that Sweden had mounted since the dismissal of Marcus Danielsson after 100 minutes was nearly over. Penalties seemed within touching distance. Then Ukraine, yet again, worked the ball out to Oleksandr Zinchenko on the left. He crossed and the substitute Artem Dovbyk plunged forward to head past Robin Olsen. Blue shirts cavorted in delight. Yellow shirts folded. A very large topless shaven‑headed man, moobs atremble, ran uncertainly on to the pitch and sank to his knees in ecstasy. And with that a gruelling last-16 tie came to an end. Ukraine will face England in the quarter-final in Rome on Saturday.
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Written by Jonathan Wilson at Hampden Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/29/sweden-ukraine-euro-2020-last-16-match-report under the title “Ukraine strike late in extra time against Sweden to set up England quarter-final”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
