Ukraine squad aim for home final

Coach Yuriy Kalitvintsev has said his side are looking "to get to the final" after naming the Ukraine squad that will contest the UEFA European Under-19 Championship on home soil.

Dynamo talent
Kalitvintsev, who previously worked with the FC Dynamo Kyiv reserve team, has chosen ten players from the Ukrainian champions' ranks, including top goalscorer Dmytro Korkishko and captain Kyrylo Petrov. "We know the strengths of the other sides but our minimum target – to get to the final – was set before the draw for the tournament was made," explained Kalitvintsev.

Ukraine squad
Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Bazylevych (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Igor Levchenko (FC Olimpik Donetsk).

Defenders: Maxym Biliy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Bohdan Butko (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Serhiy Kryvtsov (FC Metalurh Zaporizhya), Dmytro Kushnirov (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Serhiy Lyulka (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Temur Partsvaniya (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Kyrylo Petrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv).

Midfielders: Vitaliy Vitsenets (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Denys Garmash (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Dmytro Yeremenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Artur Karnoza (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Serhiy Rybalka (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Ihor Chaikovskiy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk).

Forwards: Vitaliy Kaverin (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Dmytro Korkishko (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Serhiy Shevchuk (FC Dynamo Kyiv).