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Ukraine vs Northern Ireland

Premier League
Ukraine
1-1-2
0-3
Final
N Ireland
2-2-0
City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

UKRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNIR
72%Possession28%
11Shots10
2On target3
7Corners1
0Saves2
15Fouls4
57'Mykola MatviyenkoUKR64'Brodie SpencerNIR88'Matvii PonomarenkoUKR88'Danylo SikanUKR
Team1H2HT
UKR000
NIR213

Who won: N Ireland 3-0

Northern Ireland beat Ukraine 3-0 on Friday, October 2, 2026 at City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského. Goals for N Ireland: Ciaron Brown (9', 61') and Isaac Price (22').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.7Ciaron BrownCD-L
  2. 28.3Pierce CharlesG
  3. 37.4Isaac PriceLM
  4. 46.9Kieran MorrisonRM
  5. 56.8Ruairi McConvilleCD
  6. 66.8Terry DevlinLB
  7. 76.6Tom AtchesonCD-R
  8. 86.6Jamie DonleyF
  9. 96.5Trai HumeCM-R
  10. 106.4Shea CharlesCM-L
  11. 116.3Brodie SpencerRB
  12. 126.2Georgiy SudakovAM-L

Team stats

UKRNIR
15Fouls4
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
7Corner Kicks1
0Saves2
72.4Possession27.6
11SHOTS10
2ON GOAL3
0.2On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
625Accurate Passes197
711Passes270
0.9Pass Completion %0.7
4Accurate Crosses3
23Crosses7
0.2Cross %0.4
37Long Balls58
16Accurate Long Balls23
0.4Long Balls %0.4
4Blocked Shots3
7Effective Tackles9
9Tackles13
0.8Tackle %0.7
8Interceptions13
14Effective Clearances32
14Clearances32

Player of the game

Ciaron Brown

NIR · 2 G

8.7

Deserved to win

12%
UKR · 0.65 xG
26%
Draw
62%
NIR · 1.57 xG

N Ireland created better chances: they win this game 62% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Ukraine 0, Northern Ireland 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Ukraine 0, Northern Ireland 3.
  3. 90'+2'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ceadach O’Neill (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.

    C. O’Neill

  4. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  5. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  7. 88'

    Yellow card

    Danylo Sikan (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    D. Sikan

  8. 88'

    Yellow card

    Matvii Ponomarenko (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card.

    M. Ponomarenko

  9. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Danylo Sikan (Ukraine).

  10. 87'

    Free kick won

    Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 86'UKR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.

  12. 85'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.

  13. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Yehor Nazaryna (Ukraine).

  14. 84'

    Free kick won

    Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Devlin

    Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ceadach O’Neill replaces Terry Devlin.

    C. O’Neill

  16. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Atcheson

    Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paddy McNair replaces Tom Atcheson.

    P. McNair

  17. 83'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Yehor Nazaryna (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Illia Zabarnyi.

    Y. Nazaryna

  18. 82'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Oleh Ocheretko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

  19. 78'

    Free kick won

    Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Donley

    Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Donley.

    J. Magennis

  21. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Morrison

    Substitution, Northern Ireland. Patrick Kelly replaces Kieran Morrison.

    P. Kelly

  22. 77'UKR

    Foul

    Foul by Mykola Matviienko (Ukraine).

  23. 77'

    Free kick won

    Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 72'

    Foul

    Foul by Matvii Ponomarenko (Ukraine).

  25. 72'

    Free kick won

    Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

UKRNIR
Total Shots
Georgiy Sudakov
4
Ciaron Brown
2
Accurate Passes
Eduard Sarapyi
105
Brodie Spencer
26
Defensive Interventions
Eduard Sarapyi
12
Ruairi McConville
20
Saves
-
Pierce Charles
2

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-2