STANISICI, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Interstat) — Ukraine’s under-19 women’s team opened its UEFA Championship qualification campaign with a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday.

Substitutes Olena Martseniuk and Veronika Holovanchuk provided the offense for the visitors at Stadion Etno Selo Stanisici. Martseniuk opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and later assisted on Holovanchuk’s 76th-minute goal to secure the win.

The match was a physical contest, featuring eight yellow cards. The result defied pregame projections that favored the home side. Ukraine U19 begins the qualifying stage with a 1-0 record, while Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 starts 0-1.