Zinchenko scores off the bench to help Ukraine defeat New Zealand at Canadian Shield
TORONTO — Substitute Oleksandr Zinchenko scored in the 75th minute to lift Ukraine to a 2-1 win over New Zealand on Tuesday at the Canadian Shield Tournament.
The Arsenal fullback/midfielder had been on the pitch less than a minute when he acrobatically swept Oleksandr Martyniuk’s cross past New Zealand goalkeeper Max Crocombe.
Zinchenko, Ukraine’s Footballer of the Year in 2019, joined Arsenal from Manchester City in July 2022 in a 30-million-pound ($55.4-million) transfer. Th