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MATCH THREAD: Group C - Ukraine vs Poland - KO 17:00 (BBC)

Who will win?

  • Ukraine

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  • Poland

    Votes: 4 100.0%
  • Draw

    Votes: 0 0.0%

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Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov could be replaced by Denys Boyko after two unconvincing displays against Germany and Northern Ireland.

As Ukraine are already out, coach Mykhalo Fomenko may be tempted to make wholesale changes to his team.

Poland keeper Wojciech Szczesny again misses out with a thigh injury.

Kamil Grosicki, Bartosz Kapustka, Krzysztof Maczynski, Lukasz Piszczek and Slawomir Peszko are all one booking away from a suspension.

As co-hosts of Euro 2012, both Poland and Ukraine were sent packing after managing just one win between them in the group stages. While Ukraine have already suffered the ignominy of being the first side eliminated from this tournament, their opponents are in pole position to make the last 16.

Having already garnered four points, it would take an unusual run of results for Adam Nawalka's side not to make it to the knockout stages, but a point against their neighbours Ukraine would guarantee a top-two finish.

Top scorers in qualifying with 33 goals, they have managed just one so far, and are without a shot on target in their last 98 minutes of action. It's fair to say star striker Robert Lewandowski has yet to make his mark on this tournament,

But what better opposition to play himself into form against than Ukraine, who have looked a rag-tag bunch so far. Infighting between two of their best players dominated the build-up to the tournament and they have looked far from a happy camp. "The players were not united today," coach Mykhaylo Fomenko bemoaned after they slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Northern Ireland. "I think we weren't prepared enough in psychological matters."
 


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