UEFA Nations League
·Matchday 3
Featured match
- V. Muriqi 9' (pen)
- Z. Bytyqi 19'
- V. Muriqi 52'
- S. Lavery 44'
- D. Ballard 83'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Kosovo beat Northern Ireland 3-2. Scorers for Kosovo: V. Muriqi 9' (pen), Z. Bytyqi 19', V. Muriqi 52'. Scorers for Northern Ireland: S. Lavery 44', D. Ballard 83'. Kosovo had 59% of possession.
Kosovo
Northern Ireland
- Full-time 3 - 2
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
B. Fazliji Yellow card · Kosovo B. Fazliji of Kosovo is booked
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90+2'
Lirim Kastrati Yellow card · Kosovo Yellow card for Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo)
-
89'
E. Sahiti Out: M. Rashica · Kosovo Substitution for Kosovo: E. Sahiti comes on for M. Rashica
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89'
I. Drešević Yellow card · Kosovo I. Drešević of Kosovo is booked
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88'
J. Thompson Yellow card · Northern Ireland Yellow card for J. Thompson (Northern Ireland)
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86'
C. Bradley Out: B. Spencer · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: C. Bradley comes on for B. Spencer
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83'
D. Ballard 3-2 Goal · Assist: J. Thompson · Northern Ireland Goal! D. Ballard scores for Northern Ireland, set up by J. Thompson. It is 3-2
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79'
T. Domgjoni Out: V. Berisha · Kosovo Substitution for Kosovo: T. Domgjoni comes on for V. Berisha
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75'
B. Fazliji Out: D. Rrudhani · Kosovo Substitution for Kosovo: B. Fazliji comes on for D. Rrudhani
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73'
J. Thompson Out: G. Saville · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: J. Thompson comes on for G. Saville
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68'
G. Whyte Out: S. Lavery · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: G. Whyte comes on for S. Lavery
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68'
S. Charles Out: A. McCann · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: S. Charles comes on for A. McCann
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68'
D. Charles Out: K. Lafferty · Northern Ireland Substitution for Northern Ireland: D. Charles comes on for K. Lafferty
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52'
V. Muriqi 3-1 Goal · Kosovo Goal for Kosovo! V. Muriqi makes it 3-1
- Half-time 2 - 1
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44'
S. Lavery 2-1 Goal · Assist: B. Spencer · Northern Ireland B. Spencer provides, S. Lavery finishes for Northern Ireland (2-1)
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28'
S. Lavery Yellow card · Northern Ireland S. Lavery of Northern Ireland is booked
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19'
Z. Bytyqi 2-0 Goal · Assist: M. Rashica · Kosovo Goal for Kosovo! Z. Bytyqi turns in the pass from M. Rashica (2-0)
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9'
V. Muriqi 1-0 Penalty goal · Kosovo V. Muriqi converts from the spot for Kosovo (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Kosovo
Northern Ireland
DWDWL
Last 5 matches DWLLD
2Position3
9Pts5
1.1Goals scored per match0.6
1.3Goals conceded per match0.7
2Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Kosovo4-3-3
Northern Ireland4-4-1-1
22
6.3
Brown
C. Brown
Player profile
5
6.7
Evans
J. Evans
Player profile
4
7.6
Ballard
83'
D. Ballard
- 83'Goal
- 86'Out
23
7.3
Bytyqi
19'
Z. Bytyqi
- 19'Goal
- 9'Penalty goal
- 52'Goal
- 89'Out
8
7.0
Muslija
F. Muslija
Player profile
20
6.7
Drešević
89'
I. Drešević
- 89'Yellow card
- 79'Out
Kosovo4-3-3
Coach: A. Giresse
Starting XI
- 1GK S. Ujkani 6.2
- 2DF Lirim Kastrati90+2' 6.7
- 13DF Amir Rrahmani 7.0
- 4DF M. Kryeziu 6.7
- 11DF D. Rrudhani75' 6.7
- 14MF V. Berisha79' 6.7
- 20MF I. Drešević89' 6.7
- 8MF F. Muslija 7.0
- 7FW M. Rashica89' 7.6
- 18FW V. Muriqi9'52' 8.3
- 23FW Z. Bytyqi19' 7.3
Substitutes
- 6DF B. Fazliji75'90+5' 6.7
- 22MF T. Domgjoni79' 6.3
- 15FW E. Sahiti89' 6.3
- 21MF B. Idrizi
- 16GK V. Bekaj
- 17FW B. Kololli
- 19MF F. Loshaj
- 10MF A. Zeneli
Northern Ireland4-4-1-1
Coach: I. Baraclough
Starting XI
- 1GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell 6.3
- 21DF B. Spencer86' 6.3
- 4DF D. Ballard83' 7.6
- 5DF J. Evans 6.7
- 22DF C. Brown 6.3
- 9MF S. Lavery28'44'68' 6.3
- 8MF S. Davis 6.2
- 6MF G. Saville73' 6.5
- 17MF C. McMenamin 6.3
- 16FW A. McCann68' 7.2
- 10FW K. Lafferty68' 6.3
Substitutes
- 11FW D. Charles68' 6.3
- 20DF S. Charles68' 6.7
- 18MF G. Whyte68' 6.3
- 15MF J. Thompson73'88' 7.5
- 2MF C. Bradley86' 6.9
- 3FW P. Lane
- 13FW C. Boyd-Munce
- 19MF L. Donnelly
- 23GK T. Carson
- 7FW N. McGinn
- 12GK L. Southwood
- 14MF A. McCalmont
Kosovo
Northern Ireland
59%
41%
10
Shots
10
6
On target
3
4
Off target
4
2
Corners
6
13
Fouls
9
3
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Saves
3
524
Passes
354
86%
Pass accuracy
81%
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
6 | 8 | 6 | 8:6 | +2 | 13 |
| 1 |
Türkiye
|
6 | 18 | 5 | 18:5 | +13 | 13 |
| 1 |
Scotland
|
6 | 11 | 5 | 11:5 | +6 | 13 |
| 1 |
Latvia
|
6 | 12 | 5 | 12:5 | +7 | 13 |
| 2 |
Denmark
|
6 | 9 | 5 | 9:5 | +4 | 12 |
| 2 |
Ukraine
|
6 | 10 | 4 | 10:4 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 |
Luxembourg
|
6 | 9 | 7 | 9:7 | +2 | 11 |
| 2 |
Moldova
|
6 | 10 | 6 | 10:6 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 |
France
|
6 | 5 | 7 | 5:7 | -2 | 5 |
| 3 |
Rep. Of Ireland
|
6 | 8 | 7 | 8:7 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 |
Faroe Islands
|
6 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 8 |
| 3 |
Andorra
|
6 | 6 | 7 | 6:7 | -1 | 8 |
| 4 |
Austria
|
6 | 6 | 10 | 6:10 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 |
Armenia
|
6 | 4 | 17 | 4:17 | -13 | 3 |
| 4 |
Lithuania
|
6 | 2 | 14 | 2:14 | -12 | 1 |
| 4 |
Liechtenstein
|
6 | 1 | 11 | 1:11 | -10 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsOther positionsRelegation
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spain
|
6 | 8 | 5 | 8:5 | +3 | 11 |
| 1 |
Estonia
|
4 | 10 | 2 | 10:2 | +8 | 12 |
| 1 |
Israel
|
4 | 8 | 6 | 8:6 | +2 | 8 |
| 1 |
Greece
|
6 | 10 | 2 | 10:2 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 |
Portugal
|
6 | 11 | 3 | 11:3 | +8 | 10 |
| 2 |
Iceland
|
4 | 6 | 6 | 6:6 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |
Kosovo
|
6 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 |
Malta
|
4 | 5 | 4 | 5:4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Switzerland
|
6 | 6 | 9 | 6:9 | -3 | 9 |
| 3 |
Albania
|
4 | 4 | 6 | 4:6 | -2 | 2 |
| 3 |
Northern Ireland
|
6 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 5 |
| 3 |
San Marino
|
4 | 0 | 9 | 0:9 | -9 | 0 |
| 4 |
Russia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |
Czechia
|
6 | 5 | 13 | 5:13 | -8 | 4 |
| 4 |
Cyprus
|
6 | 4 | 12 | 4:12 | -8 | 5 |
QualificationPlay-offsOther positionsRelegation
Group 3
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
6 | 8 | 8 | 8:8 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 |
Italy
|
6 | 8 | 7 | 8:7 | +1 | 11 |
| 1 |
Kazakhstan
|
6 | 8 | 6 | 8:6 | +2 | 13 |
| 2 |
Hungary
|
6 | 8 | 5 | 8:5 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 |
Azerbaijan
|
6 | 7 | 4 | 7:4 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 |
Finland
|
6 | 8 | 6 | 8:6 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 |
Germany
|
6 | 11 | 9 | 11:9 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |
Slovakia
|
6 | 5 | 6 | 5:6 | -1 | 7 |
| 3 |
Montenegro
|
6 | 6 | 6 | 6:6 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |
England
|
6 | 4 | 10 | 4:10 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 |
Romania
|
6 | 6 | 8 | 6:8 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 |
Belarus
|
6 | 3 | 7 | 3:7 | -4 | 3 |
QualificationPlay-offsOther positionsRelegation
Group 4
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netherlands
|
6 | 14 | 6 | 14:6 | +8 | 16 |
| 1 |
Serbia
|
6 | 13 | 5 | 13:5 | +8 | 13 |
| 1 |
Georgia
|
6 | 16 | 3 | 16:3 | +13 | 16 |
| 2 |
Belgium
|
6 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 |
Norway
|
6 | 7 | 7 | 7:7 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |
Bulgaria
|
6 | 10 | 8 | 10:8 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 |
Poland
|
6 | 6 | 12 | 6:12 | -6 | 7 |
| 3 |
Slovenia
|
6 | 6 | 10 | 6:10 | -4 | 6 |
| 3 |
FYR Macedonia
|
6 | 7 | 7 | 7:7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |
Sweden
|
6 | 7 | 11 | 7:11 | -4 | 4 |
| 4 |
Wales
|
6 | 6 | 11 | 6:11 | -5 | 1 |
| 4 |
Gibraltar
|
6 | 3 | 18 | 3:18 | -15 | 1 |
QualificationPlay-offsOther positionsRelegation