The fight took place in Reykjavik.
Ruslan Malinovsky opened the scoring in the match with a pass from Vitaly Mykolenko in the 14th minute. The last time he scored for the national team was on June 11, 2022, Sport.ua noted.
In the 35th minute, Mikael-Egil Ellertsson hit Anatoly Trubin with a direct shot into the near corner of the goal, leveling the score, 1:1.
At this moment, the Ukrainians played with ten men, doctors provided assistance to Georgy Sudakov, who was injured. Subsequently, after a forgiven goal, the midfielder was replaced.
The Ukrainian team scored twice before the break.
First, Gutsulyak took advantage of the Icelanders' mistake in the penalty area and turned the ball into the goal.
And already in the added time to the first half, Malinovsky scored the second goal in the match. The Ukrainian prepared a sharp strike and, without the opponent’s guard, drove the ball from 20 meters into the top nine of Iceland’s goal, 3:1 – in favor of Ukraine.
But in the second half, the home team, the Icelanders, were able to win back the two-goal handicap.
In the 59th minute, Albert Gjudmundsson headed home a cross from the flank. And on the 75th, he scored the second goal for Trubin, 3:3.
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