Andreatta said pre-match that Scotland’s women had been inspired by the men’s national team ending their World Cup drought earlier this month and started on the front foot in the Spanish sunshine.
Erin Cuthbert and Caroline Weir both asked questions with testing set-piece deliveries early on, but Martha Thomas could only shoot straight at Ukraine goalkeeper Kateryna Samson and Sophie Howard headed a decent chance over the top as Ukraine sat deep and held their shape.
And that wastefulness cost them before half-time as Ukraine sliced through with a clever one-two before Kravchuk found the bottom corner.
Scotland continued to have the bulk of possession after the interval and should have equalised sooner than they did, but substitute Davidson failed to hit the target after Bondarchuk rushed off her line and then put a header straight at the opposition keeper when presented with another golden chance.
Weir had a goalbound shot blocked and Ukraine were content to run down the clock, but with the game’s final act, McAneny pounced after a goalmouth scramble to hook home a fine left-footed finish.
