Romania v Ukraine live - Euro 2024 latest as Romania take control
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ROMANIA MAKE DREAM START WITH THUMPING WIN
Romania opened their Euro 2024 campaign with a stunning 3-0 victory against Ukraine, inspired by Nicolae Stanciu's wondergoal to get the party started.
Romania had been second-best until captain Stanciu smashed the ball into the top corner from range in the 29th minute, capitalising on poor distribution from Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.
From then on Romania were well on top and doubled the lead shortly after the break when Razvan Marin's speculative strike squirmed under Lunin.
Denis Dragus added a third with a tap-in, ensuring the thousands of Romania fans in Munich could enjoy a stroll to the country's first European Championship win since 2000.
Romania now sit top of Group E and are well-positioned to qualify, given three points was enough to reach the knockout rounds of Euro 2020 as a third-placed side. Ukraine are bottom while Belgium and Slovakia play later today.
Romania had been second-best until captain Stanciu smashed the ball into the top corner from range in the 29th minute, capitalising on poor distribution from Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin.
From then on Romania were well on top and doubled the lead shortly after the break when Razvan Marin's speculative strike squirmed under Lunin.
Denis Dragus added a third with a tap-in, ensuring the thousands of Romania fans in Munich could enjoy a stroll to the country's first European Championship win since 2000.
Romania now sit top of Group E and are well-positioned to qualify, given three points was enough to reach the knockout rounds of Euro 2020 as a third-placed side. Ukraine are bottom while Belgium and Slovakia play later today.
FULL TIME: ROMANIA 3-0 UKRAINE
Who saw that coming? Romania emphatically dispatch Ukraine, a well-deserved 3-0 win. It's their biggest-ever win at a European Championship and first at the tournament in 24 years. What a day for Romania, what a big step towards the knockout rounds.
MINI WOBBLE FROM NITA
Nita makes an unorthodox save, which should have been routine.
FOUR ADDED MINUTES
The Romania fans will enjoy them. Ukraine's players are understandably very frustrated.
ALMOST A CONSOLATION
Puscas flicks a corner towards his own goal, but just wide.
ROMANIA'S CAPTAIN DEPARTS
To a standing ovation, obviously, after his wondergoal. Racovitan on.
ROMANIA FANS SINGING NATIONAL ANTHEM
What a day for the yellow wall assembled in Munich.
DRAGUSIN PERFORMANCE GOOD VIEWING FOR TOTTENHAM FANS
SUDAKOV MAKES WAY
Malinovskiy on for Sudakov, whose struggle to get involved is emblematic of Ukraine's afternoon.
ROMANIA NOT LETING UKRAINE PLAY
Scorer Razvan Marin goes in the book for a cynical foul.
Yellow card
R. Marin
UKRAINE'S FIRST SHOT ON TARGET
Sudakov makes room to shoot from range but Nita is equal to it and gathers at the second attempt.
MORE ROMANIAN CHANGES
Marius Marin and Dragus replaced by Puscas and Rus.
DRAGUSIN HAVING GREAT GAME
Fresh from a foray forward, he makes a good block and lets everyone know about it.
ROMANIA WALL STANDS TALL
Dragusin heads an effort away from goal.
GAME'S FIRST BOOKING
Konoplia pulls down Mihaila by the corner flag and is booked.
DRAGUS IN DREAMLAND
HALF-CHANCE FOR A SUB
Yarmolenko, leaning back, hacks a half-chance over the bar.
UKRAINE MAKE THREE SUBS
Stepanenko, Shaparenko and Tsygankov make way for Brazhko, Yaremchuk and Yarmolenko.
DOUBLE ROMANIA CHANGE
Man and Coman are replaced by Hagi and Mihaila.