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Evening Standard
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Malik Ouzia

Ukraine play first match since Russian invasion with charity friendly win over Borussia Monchengladbach

Ukraine’s men’s national team returned to action for the first time since Russia’s invasion of their homeland with a 2-1 friendly victory over Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday night.

Ukraine have not played competitively since beating Bosnia and Herzegovina in November. They were due to play against Scotland in a World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final in March, but that game was postponed because of the ongoing war.

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