Ukraine 0–3 Northern Ireland
Ukraine
0–3HT 0–2
Northern Ireland
Ukraine played Northern Ireland in the UEFA Nations League on 2 October 2026 at Štadión Antona Malatinského. The match finished 0–3.
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Goals and cards
- 9'Ciaron Brown
- 22'Isaac Price (assist by Kieran Morrison)
- 57'Mykola Matvienko — Yellow card
- 61'Ciaron Brown (assist by Pierce Charles)
- 64'Brodie Spencer — Yellow card
- 88'Matviy Ponomarenko — Yellow card
- 88'Danylo Sikan — Yellow card
Line-ups
Ukraine 4-1-4-1
- D. Riznyk
- V. Bondar
- I. Zabarnyi
- E. Sarapiy
- M. Matvienko
- V. Brazhko
- A. Yarmolenko
- O. Ocheretko
- V. Tsygankov
- H. Sudakov
- R. Yaremchuk
- SUBSTITUTES
- I. Krupskyi
- I. Krasnopir
- T. Mykhavko
- O. Nazarenko
- E. Nazaryna
- M. Ponomarenko
- M. Shaparenko
- D. Sikan
- A. Trubin
- I. Varfolomeev
- H. Ermakov
- O. Zubkov
- COACHES: Andrea Maldera
Northern Ireland 5-4-1
- P. Charles
- B. Spencer
- Tom Atcheson
- Ruairi McConville
- C. Brown
- T. Devlin
- K. Morrison
- T. Hume
- S. Charles
- I. Price
- J. Donley
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Thompson
- P. Smyth
- B. Peacock-Farrell
- C. O’Neill
- P. McNair
- J. Magennis
- Patrick Kelly
- C. Hazard
- B. Graham
- M. Forbes
- D. Charles
- J. Devenny
- COACHES: M. O'Neill
Match statistics
| Ukraine | Northern Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| 624 | Accurate passes | 191 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Free kicks | 15 |
| 2 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 709 | Total passes | 265 |
| 11 | Total shots | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 7 | Corners | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 15 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 72% | Possession | 28% |