After breaking his Euro 2020 duck and trying to conduct media duties with a 40,000-strong Wembley crowd belting out 'Sweet Caroline', Kane's face truly said it all. The only previous quarter-final outing for Ukraine at the World Cup or Euros saw them bow out to eventual winners Italy in the 2006 tournament, and with their 15-year wait for another last-eight appearance finally over, Shevchenko will endeavour to take inspiration from his celebrated playing days and navigate his side to an odds-defying win once more.Įngland captain Harry Kane very nearly let emotion take over during his post-match interview on Tuesday, and not a single soul could have blamed him. Picking up just three points from a possible nine in the group stage certainly did not spell success, but Shevchenko surely cannot care less about the manner in which his side have progressed as they seek a semi-final appearance at a major tournament for the first time ever.
The game looked destined to go the distance and be decided from 12 yards, but in the 121st minute of the encounter, substitute Artem Dovbyk headed home as jubilant scenes followed for Ukraine, who are now set for their maiden quarter-final appearance at the European Championships.
However, Andriy Shevchenko's side were in no position to do Sweden any favours of their own, as Oleksandr Zinchenko's powerful drive opened the scoring before Emil Forsberg's deflected effort would force another last-16 tie to go to extra-time.
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