Slovakia make Ukraine date
Friday, October 25, 2002
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Slovakia can improve on recent UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying defeats when they play Ukraine in a friendly.
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Qualifying defeats
The game will be an important workout for Ladislav Jurkemik's team after UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying defeats by Turkey and England left Slovakia bottom of Group 7.
Omens are good
The national team last appeared at the Antona Malatinského stadium in March 2001, when they beat Azerbaijan 3-1 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Slovakia's Under-21s will face their Ukrainian counterparts at the FC Artmedia Petrzalka stadium in Bratislava on the same day.
