Solid defense and explosive attack, Romania won a resounding 3-0 victory over Ukraine in the opening match of Group E EURO 2024.
A surprise happened at the Allianz Arena in Munich, when Romania had a triumphant victory in EURO 2024 over Ukraine – the team that was rated better.

Ukraine proactively controlled the ball and attacked quickly after the opening whistle. Meanwhile, Romania chose to play defensively and advance quickly when counterattacking.

After nearly half an hour, a mistake between midfielder Matvyenko and goalkeeper Lunin created an opportunity for Romania to open the score, with a beautiful long-range shot from captain Stanciu.

At the beginning of the second half, while struggling to find an attack plan, Ukraine was stunned with 2 consecutive goals.

First was a long shot that Lunin made a mistake in blocking, then the defense seemed to be asleep allowing the opponent to comfortably score from close range.

Thus, up to this point, all 25 goals in EURO 2024 were scored by 25 different players.

Scored: Stanciu 29′, Razvan Marin 53′, Dragus 57′.