Northern Ireland Beat Ukraine 1-0 to Move Within a Point of First-Ever Nations League A Promotion as Devlin Scores First International Goal
Northern Ireland beat Ukraine 1-0 at Windsor Park in Belfast on November 14 to stay top of UEFA Nations League League B Group 2. According to BBC Sport, 23-year-old midfielder Terry Devlin scored the only goal in the 68th minute, his first for his country. Northern Ireland now need only a draw away to Hungary on Tuesday to win promotion to League A for the first time in their history.
Jamie Donley had a first-half goal ruled out for offside. In the 68th minute, Northern Ireland worked a short corner to the edge of the box, where Ethan Galbraith set up Portsmouth midfielder Devlin, whose strike from about 25 yards left Ukraine goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin rooted to the spot. Late on, goalkeeper Pierce Charles made a superb save to deny Danylo Sikan and preserve the win.
It was Northern Ireland's fifth straight clean sheet, their first such run since 2017, and they remain the only side in the competition yet to concede a goal. Hungary beat Georgia 2-0 in the group's other match. With 11 points from five games, Northern Ireland lead the group, and a draw in Budapest on Tuesday will secure promotion. Ukraine's third straight defeat, their first such run in six years, ended their hopes of topping the group.
Source: BBC Sport
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Photo: 图：北爱尔兰主场 Belfast 的 Windsor Park 球场。照片：Simon Burchell 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已预裁为 16:9。 / Photo: Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland's home stadium. Photo by Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; pre-cropped to 16:9.
