Football Soccer - Ukraine v Wales - International Friendly - NSK Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine - 28/3/16 Ukraine's Andriy Yarmolenko Reuters / Valentyn Ogirenko Livepic
KIEV (Reuters) - Andriy Shevchenko's retirement after Euro 2012 left a huge void in Ukrainian football and it has taken time for the younger generation to throw up a new leader.
Step forward Andriy Yarmolenko, whose 22 goals have established him as the player most likely to fill the role a full decade after he was saddled with the tag of the "new Shevchenko".
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