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Watch Andriy Yarmolenko Score Ukraine's First Goal Of 2022 With Fine Lob Against Scotland

Watch Andriy Yarmolenko score Ukraine's first goal of 2022 with a fine lob against Scotland in their World Cup qualifying semi-final.

Robert Summerscales

Watch Andriy Yarmolenko Score Ukraine's First Goal Of 2022 With Fine Lob Against Scotland
Watch Andriy Yarmolenko Score Ukraine's First Goal Of 2022 With Fine Lob Against Scotland /

Ukraine played their first competitive game of 2022 on Wednesday and it was a big one.

Ten weeks after it had been originally scheduled, the World Cup qualifying semi-final between Scotland and Ukraine took center stage at Glasgow's Hampden Park.

That game was just 33 minutes old when West Ham United winger Andriy Yarmolenko scored a brilliant goal to give Ukraine a 1-0 lead.

Yarmolenko timed his run to perfection to stay onside, before controlling a lofted Ruslan Malinovskyi through pass with his first touch.

With Craig Gordon well off his line,Β Yarmolenko's second touch then saw him execute a fine lob.

Ukraine went on to beat Scotland 3-1 to set up a clash with Wales in Cardiff on Sunday.

Whoever triumphs in Cardiff will take Europe's final spot at Qatar 2022 and a place in Group B alongside England, USA and Iran.

No.7 Andriy Yarmolenko watches his lobbed shot land in the net as Ukraine take the lead against Scotland in June 2022
No.7 Andriy Yarmolenko watches his lobbed shot land in the net as Ukraine take the lead against Scotland :: IMAGO/PA Images/Andrew Milligan
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.