Euro 2016

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European Championship | Qualifiers

Oct 9, 2014 at 7.45pm UK

Belarus
0-2
Ukraine

FT(HT: 0-0)

Martynovich (82' og.), Sydorchuk (93')

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Belarus undone by Ukraine late show

By Giuseppe Labellarte, Reporter | 09 October 2014

Ukraine earn a 2-0 win away at Belarus in this evening's Euro 2016 Group C qualifier at the Borisov Stadium, with both goals coming towards the end of the game.

Ukraine scored twice in the final 10 minutes to earn a 2-0 win away at Belarus in this evening's Euro 2016 Group C qualifier at the Borisov Stadium.

Ukraine's defender Oleksandr Kucher (L), forward Yevhen Konoplyanka (C) and defender Vyacheslav Shevchuk celebrate a goal on October 9, 2014 © Getty Images

The game took a while to come to life, with the opening stages disrupted by fouls and breaks in play.

Midway through the first half, Andriy Yarmolenko's effort on goal was blocked for the visitors, while just two minutes later, Stanislav Dragun's shot was charged down in similar fashion.

Ukraine pushed forward again, but Roman Zozulya conspired to miss a chance from just outside the six yard box 10 minutes prior to the interval, blasting the effort too high after a Yevhan Konoplyanka corner.

The second half was a different proposition, with the game opening up as both sides strived to break the deadlock.

Aleksandr Martynovich nearly opened the scoring for the hosts when his 50th-minute effort flew just wide of the post, while Taras Stepanenko and Konoplyanka threatened in quick succession for the visitors midway through the second half.

The first goal finally came with just eight minutes left to play, as Martynovich bundled the ball into his own net to put Ukraine in the lead.

Sergiy Sydorchuk then made sure of the win by slotting home in injury time after a fast break as Ukraine bounced back from their opening-round loss to Slovakia.