The striker hammered the ball into an empty net from three metres after Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio could only parry Serhiy Kryvtsov's close-range header. Ukraine needed to avoid defeat in order to qualify for their third successive European championship and made a perfect start when Roman Yaremchuk fired them into a sixth-minute lead.

Luxembourg have four points from six games and the Lithuanians prop the group with one point from seven matches. Third-paced Serbia are on 10 points from six games after an Aleksandar Mitrovic brace gave them a 2-1 win at Lithuania. The result left Ukraine top of the section on 19 points from seven games, eight more than second-placed European champions Portugal who have a game in hand.

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Ukraine booked its spot in the Euro 2020 finals after an impressive 2-1 win over Portugal at home in a Group B qualifier on October 14.īut, Portugal's all-time leading goal scorer reached yet another milestone when he netted the team's only goal of the match.

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