Ukraine U-18 team have won the Slovakia Cup for the third time since 1994, thrashing the hosts 4-1 in the final played between the winners of the two round-robin groups. Vitaliy Kaverin (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) was a hero of the day with two goals in the first half, but it was his clubmate Artur Karnoza, who was named a Player of the Tournament. In addition, Serhiy Shevchuk (FC Dynamo Kyiv) became a top scorer with 3 goals.
28.04 Day 1 in Jacovce
Hungary − Ukraine − 0:3
Goals: Shevchuk (25, 26), Korkishko, 79).
Hungary: Göcze − Szokol (Fazakas, 59), Vattai, P. Varga, Bagyinszki - Litauszki (Takács, 46), Zelenyánszky (Iszlai, 46) − F. Varga (Bajner, 74), Bogdán, D. Kovács (B. Varga, 59).
Ukraine: Pitsan, Momot, M. Bilyi (Pidvirnyi, 32), Maksymenko, Voznyuk, Kushnirov (Harmash, 59), Karnoza (Morozenko, 72), Hordiychuk, Rybalka (Vitsenets, 52), Kaverin (Korkishko, 41), Shevchuk.
29.04 Day 2 in Trencianske Stankovce
Ukraine − Turkey − 1:1
Goals: Korkishko (26) − İsa Bağcı (7).
Ukraine: Bazylevych, Momot, M. Bilyi, Maksymenko, Voznyuk, Hordiychuk (Morozenko), Karnoza (Kushnirov), Harmash, Vitsenec, Kaverin (Rybalka), Korkishko (Shevchuk).
01.05 Day 3 in Kanianka
Czech Rep. − Ukraine − 0:0
Ukraine: Bazylevych, Momot, Voznyuk (Vitsenets, 41), Pidvirnyi, Kushnirov, Maksymenko, Rybalka, Harmash, Karnoza, Kaverin, Shevchuk..
02.05 Final in Prievidza
Slovakia − Ukraine − 1:4
Goals: Pitsan (44) − Kaverin (13, 40), Morozenko (70), Shevchuk (74).
Slovakia: Polaček − Cs. Kovács, Kopča, T. Košút (M. Gajdoš, 41), Čonka − Fortuna (Gajdošík, 41) − J. Pančík (Kokočák, 65), F. Kiss (Riečičiar, 74), Vlasko, E. Ľupták (Fotyik, 79) − Valenta.
Ukraine: Pitsan, Kushnirov (Voznyuuk, 85), M. Bilyi, Pidvirnyi, Hordiychuk, Vitsenets (Hudyma, 38), Rybalka (Harmash, 50), Karnoza, Morozenko, Shevchuk, Kaverin.
Ukraine’s squad:
Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Bazylevych (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Ivan Pitsan (FC Karpaty Lviv);
Defenders: Maksym Bilyi, Kostyantyn Voznyuk, Maksym Maksymenko (all − FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Dmytro Kushnirov (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Vitaliy Momot (FC Vorskla Poltava), Volodymyr Pidvirnyi (FC Karpaty Lviv);
Midfielders: Vitaliy Vitsenets (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Denys Harmash (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Pavlo Hordiychuk, Volodymyr Hudyma (both − FC Karpaty Lviv), Artur Karnoza (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Serhiy Rybalka (FC Arsenal Kharkiv);
Strikers: Vitaliy Kaverin (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Dmytro Korkishko, Yevhen Morozenko, Serhiy Shevchuk (all − FC Dynamo Kyiv).