1992 Ukraine v Hungary football match

Ukraine v Hungary (1992) Exhibition game Ukraine UKR 1992 30px 1 Hungary HUN 30px 3 1992 04 29 y Avanhard Stadium Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast Vadim Zhuk (Belarus) 13,000 +22°C Ukraine v Hungary (29 April 1992) was an exhibition or friendly association football match, which became the first international game for the Ukraine national football team to be recognised by FIFA.Arnhold Matthias Ukraine - List of International Matches https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oekr-intres.html 11 December 2010 RSSSF 8 October 2010 The game took place in the city of Uzhhorod close to the border with Hungary in the spring of 1992 and saw Hungary win 3–1. Background This game was organized almost by accident. The president of FFU was on vacation with his wife in Budapest. Walking the streets of the city, they ended up by the doors to the Hungarian Football Federation and decided to enter. With the help of his wife, who knew English, they agreed to play a game between the two national teams. At first, they came up with the date of 28 April, but because of Viktor Bannikov's birthday, it was agreed to postpone it to 29 April. The place was changed from the original at Olympic NSC in Kyiv to the Avanhard in Uzhhorod, because of financial difficulties. Those difficulties also contributed to the hardship of gathering the national team of the FFU because the Federation could not afford to pay plane tickets of some of the footballers. On the other hand, Hungary also did not seem to be such a difficult opponent, finishing in the fourth place of Group 3 during the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying event. However, the Hungarians managed to pull a surprising draw during the game in Moscow with József Kiprich being the major hero of the Mighty Magyars at that time. Hungarians did manage to bring their optimal team roster to the game in Uzhhorod, the central stadium of which was filled as never before. Emerich Jenei in his career as a coach effectively led his teams in the games against the Soviet Union national football team and had some world-class experience qualifying for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. The FFU wanted to see Valery Lobanovskiy as the head coach, but he was under contract with United Arab Emirates national football team, and the Ukrainian federation could not afford to pay for the cancellation of his contract. So, from the three candidates who agreed to pledge their services, the first coach of the Ukraine national football team was chosen Viktor Prokopenko, coaching FC Chornomorets Odesa. Chornomorets at that time finished fourth in the Soviet Top League 1991 season and was the top representative of Ukrainian football. Other two candidates were Anatoliy Puzach (FC Dynamo Kyiv) and Valeriy Yaremchenko (FC Shakhtar Donetsk). Prokopenko's assistants were chosen Mykola Pavlov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) and Leonid Tkachenko (Metalist Kharkiv). Perspective The Ukraine national team at that time seemed simply as an alternative, a type of B-team to the post-Soviet football project of CIS national football team. In 1992, it was even planned to conduct the CIS club championship, which ultimately did not take place. Concurrently with the game in Uzhhorod between Ukraine and Hungary, the CIS team played its own friendly against the England national football team.List of games for CIS national football team ru The main Ukrainian international candidates chose to travel to Moscow, among them were Akhrik Tsveiba, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Volodymyr Lyutyi, Andrei Kanchelskis, Sergei Yuran, and Viktor Onopko. Mykhailichenko was given the captain's handband, which he kept until the disbandment of the CIS team. For the post-Soviet team, that was the first friendly after their intensive winter tour from January 25 to February 19, during which the team had played five games. Even with the above-mentioned players being involved in the preparation for the Euro-1992, Prokopenko still had some resources to choose from, such as Oleh Protasov, Oleh Kuznetsov, and others. However, because the financing of the Ukrainian Federation ceased from Moscow, being left with only what was available within the country. Ukraine also did not have its own embassies, which only added extra hardship to rally players, numerous of whom played abroad in Germany, Israel, and elsewhere. Prokopenko managed to obtain the "allegiance" from two of the former Soviet internationals and one CIS "dropout": Oleh Luzhnyi, Ivan Hetsko, and Yuriy Nikiforov. Another promising player was Serhiy Scherbakov, who, together with Onopko, Nikiforov, and Serhiy Bezhenar, played for the Soviet Olympic team (U-21). Prokopenko also managed to invite some Russian-born players, such as Yudin and Salenko, who at that time played in Ukraine. Important also important that both Hetsko and Shelepnytsky had been recently recruited by Byshovets for the Italian tour in the winter of 1991 when the Soviet team played a series of friendlies with selected clubs. The Prokopenko's team, however, fell apart by the end of 1992, and only a few players continued their international career under the blue-yellow flag. An interesting fact is that a good portion of this team later joined Romantsev's FC Spartak Moscow, which was among the top European clubs in the early 90s. Due to a lack of funding, the team was dressed in the football kit of Inter Milan from Umbro, while Ihor Kutepov played in the football kit of Dynamo Kyiv.Цей день в історії. 33 роки тому збірна України зіграла свій перший матч. sport.ua. 29 April 2025 Among the sponsors of the game, there was a company "Dinamo - Atlantik" owned by Hryhoriy Surkis. Squads The list of 20 players for the first game of the Ukraine national team was such,Pioneers of the Ukraine national football team: fate of participants of the first game (Піонери національної збірної України: долі учасників першого матчу). Ukrainian Association of Football. 30 April 2018 Goalkeepers: Ihor Kutyepov (Dynamo Kyiv), Viktor Hryshko (Chornomorets Odesa) Defenders: Oleh Luzhnyi (8/0) (Dynamo Kyiv), Yuriy Moroz (Dynamo Kyiv), Yuriy Nikiforov (4/0) (Chornomorets Odesa), Serhiy Tretyak (Chornomorets Odesa), Yevhen Drahunov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Serhiy Bezhenar (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) Midfielders: Andriy Annenkov (Dynamo Kyiv), Serhiy Kovalets (Dynamo Kyiv), Serhiy Zayets (Dynamo Kyiv), Yuriy Shelepnytskyi (Chornomorets Odesa), Yuriy Sak (Chornomorets Odesa), Ilya Tsymbalar (Chornomorets Odesa), Serhiy Pohodin (Shakhtar Donetsk), Yuriy Dudnyk (Metalurh Zaporizhya) Forwards: Oleg Salenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Ivan Hetsko (5/0) (Chornomorets Odesa), Serhiy Husyev (Chornomorets Odesa), Serhiy Scherbakov (Shakhtar Donetsk). Coaching Staff Manager: Viktor Prokopenko (Chornomorets Odesa) Assistants: Mykola Pavlov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Leonid Tkachenko (Metalist Kharkiv) Hungarian national: Goalkeepers: István Brockhauser (5/0) (Újpest FC), Tamás Balogh Defenders: Tibor Simon (6/0) (Ferencvárosi TC), Tamás Mónos, András Telek, Emil Lőrincz, Zsolt Limperger (16/1) (Real Burgos CF), Tibor Balog Midfielders: Gábor Márton (1/0) (K.R.C. Genk), Péter Lipcsei (7/0) (Ferencvárosi TC), István Pisont (4/0) (Kispest Honvéd FC), Béla Illés (4/0) (Szombathelyi Haladás) Forwards: József Kiprich (50/19) (Feyenoord), István Sallói (Videoton FC), István Vincze (23/5) (Kispest Honvéd FC), Kálmán Kovács (42/12) (Kispest Honvéd FC). Manager: Emerich Jenei Details The game itself, according to the Komanda newspaper was less rich on events as the whole period of its organization. The weather at the Avanhard stadium was more than favorable for the football festival with a sun shining all day with +22°C. At first Shelepnytskyi wasted an opportunity to open the score by striking the goal-post, then the referee, Vadim Zhuk (Belarus), was indecisive to point to a penalty mark for the foul against Scherbakov. And after the break all the fire for a victory was lost to the guest team and with it the whole game. In the second half several quick Hungarian counterattacks were accented by finishing performances from SalloiVideo of the Salloi's goal (YouTube) and Kiprich.Video of Kiprich's first goal (YouTube) About five minutes to the end of the match Kiprich realized a penalty,Kiprich's penalty settling the ball in the left low corner and setting Kutepov off-balance in the opposite direction. At the end on the 90th minute, after trailing 0:3, the Ukrainians managed on a consolidation goal from Hetsko scoring the free kick.Hetsko's free kick goal Hetsko made a history becoming the author of the first goal of the national team and the only one in his career on such level. Note that attendance might not be precise, because of various reasons. One source claims eleven thousand, another thirteen thousand. However, considering that Avanhard itself has capacity to hold 12,000 it would be safe to assume that the stadium was filled at least to its near limit. 29 April 1992 19:00 LST UKR 1992 1–3 Report (ua)Report (hu) Report HUN Hetsko 90 Sallói 61Kiprich 70 84 pen. Avanhard Stadium, Uzhhorod 13,000 Vadim Zhuk (Belarus) _ukr1992home _ukr1992home _ukr1992home _umbrofootballshortwhitelogo _color_3_stripes_blue 194188 FFE309 Ukraine _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_half _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_half _red stripes _3_stripes_white dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 FFFFFF 34B36B Hungary UKR 1992 100pxUKRAINE: GK Ihor KutyepovDF Oleh LuzhnyiDF Yuriy NikiforovDF Serhiy BezhenarMF Serhiy TretyakMF Serhiy Kovalets 71MF Ilya TsymbalarMF Yuriy Shelepnytskyi (c)MF Oleg Salenko 59MF Serhiy Pohodin 56FW Serhiy Scherbakov 69Substitutes:GK Viktor HryshkoFW Ivan Hetsko 59MF Yuriy Sak 56FW Serhiy Husyev 69DF Yevhen Drahunov MF Andriy Annenkov DF Serhiy Zayets DF Yuriy Moroz MF Yuriy Dudnyk Manager:UKR 1992 Viktor ProkopenkoHUN 100pxHUNGARY: GK István Brockhauser 88DF Tamás Mónos 16DF András TelekDF Tibor SimonDF Emil Lőrincz 86DF Zsolt Limperger 58FW József KiprichMF Gábor Márton 82FW István Sallói 17 74MF Péter LipcseiFW István VinczeSubstitutes:GK Tamás Balogh 88MF István Pisont 74DF Tibor Balog 58FW Kálmán Kovács 86MF Béla Illés 82Manager:ROU Emerich Jenei MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Valeriy Avdysh (Ukraine) Volodymyr Pianykh (Ukraine) Fourth official: ? (?)MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes Legacy On 31 May 2017 there took place a friendly among footballer veterans of Ukraine and Hungary to commemorate the game of 1992.Uzhhorod. Avanhard. Ukraine – Hungary. 3:1 (Ужгород. Авангард. Украина - Венгрия. 3:1. Двадцать пять лет спустя). UA-Football. 31 May 2017 See also Ukraine national football team 1992 References External links Archives at UkrSoccerHistory.com uk Game report from fanat.ua, based on Komanda (newspaper) A game poster found at the Hungarian Football Federation website uk Video of goals Game summary Game summary Hungary Category:Hungary national football team matches Category:Debut matches of association football national teams Hungary Ukraine Category:April 1992 sports events in Europe Category:International association football matches in Europe 1992