Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin apologised to the Ukrainian fans after his performance in their 3-0 loss to Romania

Lunin was visibly upset after he played a part in 2 of the 3 goals they conceded

The Real Madrid keeper will be hoping to bounce back against Slovakia on Friday

Despite being the team that was rated higher before entering the match, Ukraine was ultimately disappointed when they lost 0-3 to their opponents. Lunin made a mistake in Romania’s opening goal. The goalkeeper born in 1999 had a bad clearance, sending the ball right to Dennis Man’s feet. This player then made a pass for Nicolae Stanciu to score a superb goal to give Romania the lead.

Lunin apologized after his mistake against Romania

After the break, Ukraine lost the second goal and Lunin should have done better to prevent Razvan Marin’s shot. 4 minutes later, the Romanian team got their third goal thanks to Denis Dragus from a close-range kick.

Speaking to COPE, Andriy Lunin shared: “I apologize to my teammates, my mistake complicated the match. All I can say is sorry and come back for the next match .”

Tournament information

Also in the first match of Group E, another surprise happened when Belgium lost 0-1 to Slovakia. Ivan Schranz was the owner of the only goal of the match, coming in the 7th minute. This makes the situation of the group promise to be very unpredictable.

In the second match, Lunin and his teammates will face Slovakia, at 8:00 p.m. on June 21. Meanwhile, the remaining two teams in this group, Belgium and Romania, will meet at dawn on June 23.

In another development, tonight and tomorrow morning, the final matches of the first round of the Euro 2024 group stage will enter competition. Türkiye and Georgia will meet at 11:00 p.m. while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal face the Czech Republic at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.