Centre-back Illia Zabarnyi delivered a solid performance on the international stage as Ukraine drew 3-3 with Germany on Monday evening.
Hosted at Werder Bremen’s Weserstadion, proceeds from the friendly will be used to help support the people of Ukraine.
The game also represented Serhiy Rebrov’s first fixture in the dugout for the Blue and Yellow and he saw his side go behind after six minutes.
A deflected shot off Niclas Füllkrug early in the clash gifted die Mannschaft the lead before Ukraine mounted an impressive comeback.
Cherries defender Zabarnyi sparked the counterattack for the leveller, spraying a ball upfield to Oleksandr Tymchyk for him to set in Viktor Tsygankov to strike.
A first-half own goal from Antonio Rüdiger before Tsygankov struck again in the second half then put some daylight between the two teams.
That position of dominance remained until the final ten minutes, with a quickfire double from Germany denying a memorable Ukraine win.
Kai Havertz shrugged off Zabarnyi’s centre-back partner Mykola Matviyenko to smartly pull one back in the 83rd minute and Joshua Kimmich hammered a penalty in off the post in injury time to level the friendly late on.
Zabarnyi and Ukraine are next in action on Friday 16th June, taking on North Macedonia in a Euro 2024 qualifier (7.45pm kick-off).
