Konoplyanka stars as Ukraine surge past Albania
Friday, June 3, 2016
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Albania 1-3 Ukraine
Yevhen Konoplyanka set up two goals then scored the clincher as Ukraine won a fourth consecutive friendly.
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- Taras Stepanenko's early goal quickly cancelled out by Armando Sadiku
- Andriy Yarmolenko scores his 25th international goal to restore Ukraine's lead
- Yevhen Konoplyanka, who set up the first two Ukraine goals, fires in a late third to seal victory
- 37-year-old Anatoliy Tymoshchuk wins his 143rd cap for Ukraine
- Key player: Yevhen Konoplyanka (Ukraine)
- EURO openers: Albania v Switzerland (11 June); Germany v Ukraine (12 June)