World Cup trio in Ukraine squad

Ukraine coach Oleksiy Mykhailychenko has named a 22-man squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship which includes three players also selected in Oleg Blokhin's party for next month's FIFA World Cup finals in Germany.

World Cup call-ups
FC Vorskla Poltava goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov is picked alongside FC Shakhtar Donetsk defender Dmytro Chygrynskyy and FC Dynamo Kyiv striker Artem Milevskiy with all three players set to join up with the full squad after playing in Portugal. Meanwhile, another goalkeeper included in the World Cup list, Bohdan Shust, is not risked in the U21. The one surprise addition is left-sided midfielder Serhiy Pylypchuk, the FC Spartak Nalchik starlet being the only foreign-based nomination.

Yatsenko confident
"We have an excellent team," said captain Olexander Yatsenko. "We know one another very well, and each of us wants to do his best in Portugal. The coaches have given us big targets and we will go to this championship to win every game. We know what kind of responsibility we face." Ukraine play the Netherlands, Italy and Denmark in the group phase starting on 24 May.

Ukraine squad
Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (FC Vorskla Poltava), Euhen Shirayev (FC Chornomorets Odesa), Olexandr Rybka (FC Dynamo Kyiv).

Defenders: Olexandr Romanchuk (FC Arsenal Kyiv), Mykola Ischenko (FC Karpaty Lviv), Dmytro Nevmyvaka (FC Metalurh Zaporizhya), Dmytro Chygrinskiy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Grigoriy Yarmash (FC Vorskla Poltava), Olexandr Yatsenko (FC Kharkiv).

Midfielders: Olexandr Aliyev (FC Metalurh Zaporizhya), Taras Mykhalik (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Olexandr Sytnik (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Olexandr Maxymov (FC Arsenal Kharkiv), Andriy Oberemko (FC Kharkiv), Euhen Cheberyachko (FC Arsenal Kharkiv), Adrian Pukanych (FC Illychivets Mariupol), Olexiy Godin (SC Tavriya Simferopol), Serhiy Pylypchuk (FC Spartak Nalchik).

Forwards: Ivan Krivosheyenko (FC Illychivets Mariupol), Artem Milevskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Ruslan Fomin (FC Metalist Kharkiv), Maxym Feschuk (FC Karpaty Lviv).