The France player and manager have gone on to say that the Ukrainian captain is a great striker. Shevchenko is also pleased to have helped his team win the game against Sweden
They said that he was tired, past his prime and unable to play a whole game. Yesterday, in 82 minutes, Ukraine captain, Andrei Shevchenko has silenced all of his critics and proven the long old saying that while form is temporary, class is permanent.
The former AC Milan star showed opportunism at its best and was the man of the match in last night’s 2-1 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 giving the Swedes a lead early on in the second half, the Ukrainians did not lose hope.
Thanks to the vast experience of Shevchenko, Ukraine dominated the game in both halves and it was only fitting for the man himself to level the score with a beautiful header.
And it was the equaliser that set the tone for the rest of the game as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 piled up the pressure on the Swedish defence in search of a winner that would take them to the top of Group D. A corner came and this time it was Ibrahimovic who was beaten by
Shevchenko whose header could not be saved by Isaksson.
Those two goals ensured the hosts of their first win of the Euros and now, Ukraine can dream of playing in the quarterfinals if they manage to get good results against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 who played a 1-1 draw in last night’s other game.
And the former Champions League winner was visibly pleased by his performance. The 35-year-old feels that his side deserved to win the game against Sweden even after going behind.
“We had a little luck. At this level, experience is important, you have veterans like myself or like a good coach for this kind of game and then young people can help us to victory,” says the talismanic striker.
Oleg Blokhin, Ukraine’s coach, made a gamble by including Shevchenko in the first team and it paid off.
And, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marvin-Martin-c24496 is a big fan of the striker and said, “He’s really a great striker.”
Laurent Blanc, the Les Bleus manager, was pleased to see Shevchenko perform so brilliantly.
“I am happy for him because he is a player I like.”
The Euros have started on a strong note for Shevchenko and it seems that the former AC Milan man will have a big role to play in Ukraine’s quest to do the unthinkable this June.
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