aily chen ko ' s ▁squad ▁even ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁final , ▁which ▁Ukraine ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁ 3 – 0 . ▁ ▁My k hal yk ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁call - up ▁for ▁the ▁senior ▁national ▁team ▁by ▁head ▁coach ▁Ole h ▁Blo k hin ▁for ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁A zer ba ij an ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Ukraine ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁ 6 – 0 ▁and ▁My k hal yk ▁played ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁five ▁more ▁games ▁under ▁Blo k hin ' s ▁leadership , ▁two ▁more ▁friendly ▁matches ▁and ▁three ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Qual ifying ▁games . ▁ ▁My k hal yk ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁under - 2 1 ▁manager ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁when ▁Ole k si y ▁My kh aily chen ko ▁took ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁in ▁its ▁attempt ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁after ▁Blo k hin ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Euro . ▁My k hal yk ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁players ▁this ▁time , ▁playing ▁center - back ▁usually ▁alongside ▁Sh ak ht ar ▁Don et sk ' s ▁D my t ro ▁Ch y h ry n sky i . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁ 7 ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁qual ifying ▁games ▁as ▁well ▁as