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Few would begrudge Illya Zabarnyi a happy Easter and he has enjoyed a transformative year for both club and country.
The 21 year-old played the full 90 minutes in both of Ukraine's European Championship Playoff wins against Iceland and Bosnia before returning to club duty on the South Coast and helping his team to a 2-1 victory over beleaguered Everton.
The former Dynamo Kiev defender has played every minute of his side's 29 league games this season and helped them to their best-ever points total at this stage.
'It was a big moment,' said Zabarnyi of Ukraine's qualification for this summer's tournament in Germany.
The Kiev-born centre back signed for the Cherries in January 2023 with Ukraine's domestic league struggling to survive in the midst of Russia's invasion.
