Ukraine
0 – 3
FT
Northern Ireland
Ciaron Brown 9' (Northern Ireland), Isaac Price 22' (Northern Ireland), Ciaron Brown 61' (Northern Ireland)
Ukraine 0-3 Northern Ireland: report, scorers and line-ups
UEFA Nations League: Ukraine 0-3 Northern Ireland on Friday 2 October 2026 at 19:45 (Douala time), at City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava. Scorers: Ciaron Brown 9' (Northern Ireland), Isaac Price 22' (Northern Ireland), Ciaron Brown 61' (Northern Ireland). Line-ups, stats and key moments.
- Date & time
- 18:45 GMT
- Venue
- City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, TrnavaSlovakia
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Attendance
- 7 080
Key moments
- Kick-off
- 9' Ciaron Brown Northern Ireland
- 22' Isaac Price Northern Ireland
- 45'+4' Half-time
- 56' Yehor Nazaryna ↔ Volodymyr Brazhko Ukraine
- 57' Mykola Matviyenko Ukraine
- 61' Ciaron Brown Northern Ireland
- 63' Danylo Sikan ↔ Valeriy Bondar Ukraine
- 63' Oleksandr Zubkov ↔ Andriy Yarmolenko Ukraine
- 63' Matvii Ponomarenko ↔ Roman Yaremchuk Ukraine
- 64' Brodie Spencer Northern Ireland
- 67' Justin Devenny ↔ Isaac Price Northern Ireland
- 68' Oleksandr Nazarenko ↔ Georgiy Sudakov Ukraine
- 77' Patrick Kelly ↔ Kieran Morrison Northern Ireland
- 77' Josh Magennis ↔ Jamie Donley Northern Ireland
- 84' Paddy McNair ↔ Tom Atcheson Northern Ireland
- 84' Ceadach O’Neill ↔ Terry Devlin Northern Ireland
- 88' Matvii Ponomarenko Ukraine
- 88' Danylo Sikan Ukraine
- 90'+4' Full-time
Official line-ups
Ukraine 4-2-3-1
- 23 Dmytro Riznyk G
- 3 Eduard Sarapyi CD-L
- 13 Illia Zabarnyi CD-R
- 22 Mykola Matviyenko LB
- 5 Valeriy Bondar RB
- 7 Andriy Yarmolenko AM
- 6 Volodymyr Brazhko LM
- 18 Oleh Ocheretko RM
- 9 Roman Yaremchuk F
- 8 Georgiy Sudakov AM-L
- 15 Viktor Tsygankov AM-R
Substitutes (12)
- 12 Anatoliy Trubin
- 4 Taras Mykhavko
- 2 Illia Krupskyi
- 10 Mykola Shaparenko
- 20 Oleksandr Zubkov
- 11 Matvii Ponomarenko
- 17 Oleksandr Nazarenko
- 19 Yehor Nazaryna
- 1 Georgiy Yermakov
- 16 Ivan Varfolomeev
- 21 Ihor Krasnopir
- 14 Danylo Sikan
Northern Ireland 5-4-1
- 1 Pierce Charles G
- 15 Ruairi McConville CD
- 22 Ciaron Brown CD-L
- 4 Tom Atcheson CD-R
- 2 Terry Devlin LB
- 20 Brodie Spencer RB
- 19 Shea Charles CM-L
- 5 Trai Hume CM-R
- 14 Isaac Price LM
- 7 Kieran Morrison RM
- 10 Jamie Donley F
Substitutes (12)
- 9 Dion Charles
- 18 Braiden Graham
- 3 Justin Devenny
- 17 Paddy McNair
- 13 Michael Forbes
- 8 Ceadach O’Neill
- 16 Patrick Kelly
- 21 Josh Magennis
- 12 Conor Hazard
- 11 Paul Smyth
- 6 Jordan Thompson
- 23 Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Source: ESPN.
Match stats
Recent form
Ukraine
DWLWW
- D 0-0 at Georgia · 28 Sep
- W 1-0 at Hungary · 25 Sep
- L 2-1 at Denmark · 7 Jun
- W 2-0 at Poland · 31 May
- W 1-0 vs Albania · 31 Mar
Northern Ireland
DWLWD
- D 0-0 vs Hungary · 28 Sep
- W 1-0 at Georgia · 25 Sep
- L 3-1 at France · 8 Jun
- W 1-0 vs Guinea · 4 Jun
- D 1-1 at Wales · 31 Mar
Source: ESPN.
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | -2 | 1 |
FAQ
What time is Ukraine – Northern Ireland?
Ukraine – Northern Ireland kicks off on Friday 2 October 2026 at 19:45 (Douala time), which is 18:45 GMT.
Where is Ukraine – Northern Ireland being played?
The match is played at City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava.
What competition is Ukraine – Northern Ireland in?
UEFA Nations League.
What was the score in Ukraine – Northern Ireland?
Final score: Ukraine 0-3 Northern Ireland.
Who scored in Ukraine – Northern Ireland?
Ciaron Brown 9' (Northern Ireland), Isaac Price 22' (Northern Ireland), Ciaron Brown 61' (Northern Ireland).
What is the Ukraine line-up?
Ukraine (4-2-3-1) : Dmytro Riznyk, Eduard Sarapyi, Illia Zabarnyi, Mykola Matviyenko, Valeriy Bondar, Andriy Yarmolenko, Volodymyr Brazhko, Oleh Ocheretko, Roman Yaremchuk, Georgiy Sudakov, Viktor Tsygankov.
What is the Northern Ireland line-up?
Northern Ireland (5-4-1) : Pierce Charles, Ruairi McConville, Ciaron Brown, Tom Atcheson, Terry Devlin, Brodie Spencer, Shea Charles, Trai Hume, Isaac Price, Kieran Morrison, Jamie Donley.
Match data: ESPN, updated automatically. Last updated : 3 Oct