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Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live digital coverage of Ukraine vs North Macedonia in Group C at Euro 2020! Both teams lost their opening matches and will be desperate to remain in the competition in what should be a highly-entertaining clash. Kick-off is at 2pm UK time with team news coming right up!

Euro 2024 / Group Stage
Arena Nationala / 17.06.2021
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Live Updates
Pete Sharland

Updated 17/06/2021 at 14:51 GMT


47'
BIG SAVE! Straight away Bushchan is called into action! Bardhi shoots low and hard and it's smartly parried away by the Ukraine goalkeeper.
46'
We are back underway! Two North Macedonia substitutions. Nikolov comes off for Trajkovski and Spirovski makes way for Churlinov.
End of 1st Half
HALF-TIME!
Ukraine hold a comfortable lead as we go into the break which, as it stands, puts them second in Group C on three points with Austria (3pts) and the Netherlands (3pts) kicking off at 8pm UK time this evening. Second half coming up!
45'
ONE minute of added time at the end of the first half.
42'
YELLOW! For Shaparenko for simulation after he goes down in the box claiming he was touched by Velkovski.
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40'
CLOSE! Zinchenko spins his marker and lays it off to Karavaev's, whose driven shot takes a wicked deflection off Velkovski and is turned on goal, but Dimitrievski just about gets down in time to make an important stop.
37'
NO GOAL!! Pandev has the ball into the net with a chipped finish over Bushchan from close range, but he was offside when he was slipped through on goal.
35'
GOAL!!! Ukraine go 2-0 up and it's Yaremchuk with the goal! This one is very straightforward. Yarmolenko's first-time pass lands at the striker's feet and he cooly slides it past Dimitrievski into the bottom corner. That's Yaremchuk's 10th goal for his country and his second in the tournament.
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32'
There was a pause in play with Yarmolenko picking up a slight knock, but he's managed to shake it off and we play on.
29'
GOAL!! Andriy Yarmolenko scores and Ukraine take the lead just before the half-hour mark and it's their captain who has done it! The corner swung to the near post is flicked on by Karavaev before Yarmolenko fires across Dimitrievski into the bottom corner. Ukraine lead!
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27'
BIG SAVE! Yarmolenko is slipped through by Malinovsky. The West Ham forward tries to dink it over Dimitrievski but he gets his body in the way of it for a corner.
25'
Ukraine push forward again. Malinovsky goes down in a heap and is holding his neck. He looked to be fouled by Spirovski but referee Rapallini saw nothing in it.
23'
Yarmolenko cuts onto his left foot and curls a shot on goal, it takes a deflection and loops up into the air before Dimitrievski punches clear.
21'
Ukraine are dominating possession and are camped outside N Macedonia's box but Angelovski's men are holding firm and have looked tight at the back so far, except for when Yaremchuk was clear on goal but could chose not to shoot.
18'
Mykolenko's cross flies out for a goal-kick. Ukraine started this game on top but N Macedonia have grown in confidence and it's now got a lot tighter.
16'
Better from N Macedonia! Ristovski's low cross to the near post reaches Elmas who tries to twist and tap the ball into the bottom corner, but the Napoli forward fires just wide.
15'
SHOT! Bardhi rifles a shot on goal but Musliu gets his head in the way of it. It comes out to Nikolov but he drags his effort well wide... it almost touches the corner flag! It's been an entertaining opening quarter-hour to this contest. Both teams need a win today.
13'
Zinchenko tees up Yaremchuk who tries to lob the goalkeeper from a tight angle, but the striker is offside.
11'
CRUCIAL! Yaremchuk squanders a great chance! He sprints away from Velkovski, but instead of shooting on goal from close range in a one-on-one, he attempts to square it and Ristovski can make a timely sliding intervention! That was a huge opportunity for Ukraine to take the lead!
8'
SAVE! A fine stop from Dimitrievski! Malinovksy's dangerous low curling strike from the edge of the box heading for the bottom corner is parried behind by the busy goalkeeper for a corner. This time Shaparenko flights a good ball in but Yarmolenko, stretching at the far post, could not make clean contact and we have a goal-kick.
7'
Yarmolenko strikes off his unfavoured right boot and it turns into a cross which is cleared behind for the first corner of the afternoon. Shaparenko's cross is is hooked away by Elmas at the near post. Ukraine are on top right now.