International Friendly

Ukraine vs Northern Ireland, 2021 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Ukraine
  • 10': Oleksandr Zubkov
FT
1 - 0
Northern Ireland

    About

    Ukraine are hosting Northern Ireland at Dnipro Arena, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
    • 10': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
    • 10': Goal! Ukraine 1, Northern Ireland 0. Oleksandr Zubkov (Ukraine) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Karavaev with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko.
    • 17': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine).
    • 17': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine).
    • 18': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Offside, Ukraine. Georgi Bushchan tries a through ball, but Oleksandr Zubkov is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
    • 24': Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
    • 30': Foul by Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland).
    • 30': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk.
    • 32': Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
    • 36': Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
    • 37': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Roman Yaremchuk.
    • 37': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland).
    • 37': Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Mykola Matvienko (Ukraine).
    • 40': Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zubkov.
    • 45': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Serhiy Sydorchuk (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Ukraine 1, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 1, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson replaces Niall McGinn.
    • 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Besedin replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
    • 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Marlos Romero Bonfim replaces Oleksandr Zubkov.
    • 46': Foul by Artem Besedin (Ukraine).
    • 46': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Artem Besedin (Ukraine).
    • 48': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ballard.
    • 54': Foul by Serhiy Sydorchuk (Ukraine).
    • 54': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Mykola Shaparenko.
    • 55': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
    • 55': Oleksandr Karavaev (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Josh Magennis.
    • 61': Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland).
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 63': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
    • 63': Mykola Matvienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine).
    • 64': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Mykola Shaparenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Serhiy Sydorchuk.
    • 67': Foul by Artem Besedin (Ukraine).
    • 67': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Serhiy Sydorchuk (Ukraine).
    • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Shane Ferguson.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Lafferty.
    • 72': Substitution, Ukraine. Heorhii Sudakov replaces Mykola Shaparenko.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 76': Substitution, Ukraine. Taras Stepanenko replaces Serhiy Sydorchuk.
    • 77': Offside, Northern Ireland. Danny Ballard tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alistair McCann with a cross.
    • 81': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte replaces Alistair McCann.
    • 82': Foul by Artem Besedin (Ukraine).
    • 82': Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Andriy Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Artem Besedin (Ukraine).
    • 89': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Sam McClelland replaces Ciaron Brown.
    • 89': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Stuart Dallas.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Marlos Romero Bonfim (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 90': Offside, Ukraine. Marlos Romero Bonfim tries a through ball, but Artem Besedin is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine).
    • 90'+1': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Mykola Matvienko.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Artem Besedin (Ukraine).
    • 90'+2': Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Artem Besedin (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Marlos Romero Bonfim (Ukraine) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Ukraine 1, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ukraine 1, Northern Ireland 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    37.4 Possession 62.6
    6 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    291 Accurate Passes 553
    357 Passes 628
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 1
    20 Crosses 6
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 57
    18 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    4 Effective Tackles 11
    9 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.8
    17 Interceptions 2
    10 Effective Clearances 13
    10 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Dnipro Arena
    Location: Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
    Attendance: 15,000

    Line-Ups

    UKR Ukraine (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Georgiy Bushchan (GK)
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    13 Illia Zabarnyi
    5 Serhiy Sydorchuk
    16 Vitaliy Mykolenko
    21 Oleksandr Karavaev
    10 Mykola Shaparenko
    8 Ruslan Malinovskyi
    20 Oleksandr Zubkov
    7 Andriy Yarmolenko
    9 Roman Yaremchuk
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Serhiy Kryvtsov, Georgiy Sudakov, Yevhen Makarenko, Roman Bezus, Taras Stepanenko, Anatoliy Trubin, Artem Dovbyk, Andriy Pyatov, Bogdan Lednev, Artem Besedin, Marlos, Denys Popov.

    NIR Northern Ireland (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
    20 Craig Cathcart
    5 Ciaron Brown
    23 Danny Ballard
    11 Shane Ferguson
    14 Stuart Dallas
    16 Alistair McCann
    6 George Saville
    17 Paddy McNair Yellow Card
    7 Niall McGinn
    21 Josh Magennis
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Jordan Thompson, Gavin Whyte, Conor Bradley, Dion Charles, Liam Boyce, Alfie McCalmont, Sam Mcclelland, Ethan Galbraith, Kyle Lafferty, Paul Smyth, Liam Hughes.

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