UEFA Nations League

Northern Ireland

FIFA #70 · 1stin Group B2 · 1-0-0
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Northern Ireland beat Georgia
Northern Ireland1-0-0 1 – 0 Georgia0-0-1
FT · Fri, Sep 25

Match Details

Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena (Tbilisi) · 7,470 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Georgia 0, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 90'+12'Second Half ends, Georgia 0, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 90'+12'Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
  • 90'+9'Goal! Georgia 0, Northern Ireland 1. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 90'+7'Attempt missed. Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Justin Devenny.
  • 90'+5'Handball by Ceadach O’Neill (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+5'Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5'Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paddy McNair replaces Dan Ballard because of an injury.
  • 90'+5'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3'Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland).

Line Score

12T
NIR 01 1
GEO 00 0

Match Leaders

Northern Ireland
Georgia

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Northern Ireland 3210+47
2 Ukraine 3111-24
3 Hungary 311104
4 Georgia 3012-21

Key Events

90'+9'Goal! Georgia 0, Northern Ireland 1. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Trai Hume with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
90'+5'Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5'Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paddy McNair replaces Dan Ballard because of an injury.
86'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ceadach O’Neill replaces Tom Atcheson.
85'Substitution, Georgia. Ilia Beriashvili replaces Saba Goglichidze.
85'Substitution, Georgia. Jimmy Tabidze replaces Luka Lochoshvili.
77'Substitution, Georgia. Zuriko Davitashvili replaces Giorgi Kvernadze.
77'Substitution, Georgia. Otar Kiteishvili replaces Anzor Mekvabishvili.
73'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Patrick Kelly.
73'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Donley.
72'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ruairi McConville replaces Ciaron Brown.
67'Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65'Penalty saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland).
64'Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Saba Kharebashvili.

Team Stats

Northern IrelandGeorgia
General
37.8 Possession % 62.2
12 Shots 11
5 On Target 5
3 Offsides 0
1 Corners 9
14 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
292 Passes Completed 514
2 Crosses Won 3
12 Tackles Won 7
4 Interceptions 8
22 Clearances 23
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 4

Recent Form

Georgia L D W D W
Northern Ireland W L D W L

Starting Lineups

Georgia3-4-2-1
1 Mamardashvili
5 Goglichidze 3 Dvali 4 Lochoshvili
2 Kakabadze 6 Kochorashvili 14 Mekvabishvili 16 Kharebashvili
17 Kvernadze 7 Kvaratskhelia
22 Mikautadze
14 Price
10 Donley 16 Kelly
3 Devenny 7 Galbraith 19 Charles 90'+9' 5 Hume A
22 Brown 4 Ballard 18 Atcheson
1 Charles
Northern Ireland3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Georgia

  1. GM #1 Giorgi MamardashviliG
  2. LD #3 Lasha DvaliCD
  3. LL #4 Luka LochoshviliCD-L
  4. SG #5 Saba GoglichidzeCD-R
  5. AM #14 Anzor MekvabishviliCM-L
  6. GK #6 Giorgi KochorashviliCM-R
  7. SK #16 Saba KharebashviliLM
  8. OK #2 Otar KakabadzeRM
  9. KK #7 Khvicha KvaratskheliaF
  10. GM #22 Georges MikautadzeCF-L
  11. GK #17 Giorgi KvernadzeCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Northern Ireland

  1. PC #1 Pierce CharlesG
  2. DB #4 Danny BallardCD
  3. CB #22 Ciaron BrownCD-L
  4. TA #18 Tom AtchesonCD-R
  5. EG #7 Ethan GalbraithCM-L
  6. SC #19 Shea CharlesCM-R90'+9'
  7. JD #3 Justin DevennyLM
  8. TH #5 Trai HumeRM
  9. JD #10 Jamie DonleyF
  10. IP #14 Isaac PriceCF-L
  11. PK #16 Patrick KellyCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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