L’Irlande du Nord stupéfie l’Ukraine avec une victoire à l’extérieur

Northern Ireland made a fast start and went ahead in the ninth minute when C. Brown found the net. The visitors doubled their lead in the 22nd minute as I. Price scored with K. Morrison providing the assist.

Ukraine struggled to respond in the first half and found themselves two goals down at the break. The home side had little to show for their efforts after the restart, and Northern Ireland added a third goal in the 61st minute when C. Brown struck again, assisted by P. Charles. M. Matvienko was cautioned for Ukraine in the 57th minute. Northern Ireland's B. Spencer received a yellow card in the 64th minute as the visitors saw out the remainder of the match. Late yellows for M. Ponomarenko and D. Sikan could not change the outcome. Northern Ireland claimed a 0-3 victory over Ukraine.