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After 24 years of not winning a single game at the European Championship, Romania on Monday afternoon returned to winning ways by defeating Ukraine 3-0 in group E opener.
The captain of the side, Nicolae Stanciu gave Romania a surprise lead inside 29th minute, finding the top corner with a brilliant strike from 20 yards out.
Upond resumption of second half, Razvan Marin then doubled the Tricolours’ lead with a long-range effort that squeezed under Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin inside 53 minutes.
Romania rounded off the scoring four minutes later when Denis Dragus tapped in Dennis Man’s cross from close range.
The last time Romania won at the Euros was in year 2000 where a late Ionel Ganea penalty helped them beat England 3-2 in the group stage.
Ukraine’s players are appearing in their first major tournament since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
Last week, their forward Mykhailo Mudryk said his family were facing Russian missiles “day and night” in his home city of Krasnograd.