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To the final of the playoff! Artem Dovbyk scored the 3-1 Ukraine vs. Scotland | VIDEO

The victory was practically in the pocket, but there was an opportunity to score one more goal and Ukraine did not spare. In the last minute of the match, Artem Dovbyk was responsible for signing the 3-1 over Scotland, for the semifinals of the UEFA playoff for Qatar 2022.

At 90′+5, on a counterattack, Oleksandr Zinchenko gave the ball to Dovbyk, and the latter headed towards the box. When he had the goalkeeper in front, the attacker did not get nervous and defined with his left foot, in Hampden Park (Glasgow).

Ukraine continues to dream of Qatar 2022

The Ukrainian team won this Wednesday in Scotland (3-1) in the playoff semifinal for the 2022 World Cup, and the last ticket to Qatar will be played next Sunday against Wales.

Andry Yarmolenko (33′) opened the scoring in the first half and Roman Yaremchuk (49′) doubled the difference in the second half. With ten minutes remaining, Callum McGregor (79′) gave the ‘Tartan Army’ hope, but Artem Dovbyk (90′+5) scored the third goal to close the match and send his national team to the final of the playoff

This was the first official match of the Ukrainian soccer team since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24.

The match was initially scheduled just a month later, on March 24, but was postponed by FIFA due to the complicated situation in the Central European country.

In the playoff final, which will be played on Sunday in Cardiff, awaits Wales, who lost a Nations League match in Poland on Wednesday (2-1).

With information from AFP.

Source: Elcomercio

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