Zlatan Ibrahimović (52) struck first for a Sweden side coached by Erik Hamrén but Shevchenko levelled three minutes later and then got what proved to be the winner in the 62nd minute for Oleh Blokhin's Ukraine. Ukraine marked their finals debut with a 2-1 win against Sweden at Kyiv's NSC Olimpiyskiy on Matchday 1 of UEFA EURO 2012.The winners will face England or Germany in the quarter-finals in Rome on 3 July.His side finished behind the Netherlands and Austria in Group C to qualify as one of the four best third-placed sides overall their reward is a tie against a Sweden side that won Group E ahead of Spain. Shevchenko, who scored both goals to mark his side's first ever match in a EURO final tournament with a win against the Swedes nine years ago, has steered Ukraine into the knockout rounds for the first time.Sweden and Ukraine meet for the first time since 2012 in the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, their last fixture holding particularly fond memories for current Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko.
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