Peterborough United teenager's fine Under 19 Euros campaign ends at the semi-final stage
A fine European Championship Under 19 Finals campaign for Ukraine and Peterborough United youngster Pat Sykut ended in defeat at the semi-final stage on Wednesday night.
Sykut started the last four match against Germany in Wrexham, but was taken off at half-time as Ukraine went down 2-1 to a goal deep into injury time. Ukraine had taken a first-half lead,
The Posh forward, who is still only 17, had played a prominent role in three group game wins against Serbie, Croatia and Italy.
Ukraine did enough to qualify for the World Under 20 Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan next year.
Germany will play Spain in Saturday’s final.
Sykut is a Posh Academy graduate. He has made nine appearances in the Posh first team, scoring on his first start, a 3-3 draw with Exeter City at the Weston Homes Stadium.