UEFA Nations League ｜ League B Matchday 1 ｜ 2026-09-26 01:00 JST
Match summary Georgia and Northern Ireland met in the UEFA Nations League League B Matchday 1 on September 26. Northern Ireland held on to a 1-0 win over Georgia. It was 0-0 at half-time. Northern Ireland scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Northern Ireland's scorers: S. Charles. Assists: Northern Ireland – T. Hume.
Possession: Georgia 62%, Northern Ireland 38%. Shots: Georgia 11, Northern Ireland 12. Northern Ireland scored 1 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Georgia 1, Northern Ireland 3.
Team stats 3-4-2-1 1 Mamarda 4 Lochosh 3 Dvali 5 Goglich 16 Khar eba 14 Mekv abi 6 Koch ora 2 Kaka bad 22 Mikauta 17 Kvernad 7 Kvarats
1.71 Expected goals (xG) 1.1
1.26 Goals prevented (xG) 1.26
View as table Georgia Stat Northern Ireland 3-4-2-1 Formation 62% Possession 38% 1.71 Expected goals (xG) 1.1 11 Shots 12 5 Shots on target 5 3 Shots off target 3 3 Blocked shots 4 7 Shots inside the box 3 4 Shots outside the box 9 9 Corner kicks 1 0 Offsides 3 13 Fouls 14 582 Passes 355 514 Accurate passes 292 88% Pass accuracy 82% 4 Goalkeeper saves 4 1.26 Goals prevented (xG) 1.26 1 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld, Israel
Player stats Georgia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK G. Mamardashvili 0 19(79%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 1(1) DF S. Goglichidze 0 55(89%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.7 85 1 9(3) DF Lasha Dvali 0 2 2 81(93%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 1 6(2) DF L. Lochoshvili 1 0 2 65(93%) 0 0 0 2 7.5 85 2 6(5) MF Otar Kakabadze 0 25(64%) 0 0 0 1 1 6 90 1 8(1) MF G. Kochorashvili 0 2 1 65(90%) 0 0 0 1 5 7.6 90 2 2 8(7) MF A. Mekvabishvili 0 2 1 38(90%) 0 0 0 4 6.7 77 6(2) MF Saba Kharebashvili 0 19(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 45 1(1) FW G. Kvernadze 1 1 0 1(33%) 1 7(70%) 0 0 0 6.3 77 1 8(2) FW G. Mikautadze 3 2 0 19(86%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 90 5(3) FW K. Kvaratskhelia 1 1 0 2(29%) 1 38(93%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 90 4 10(3) MF G. Chakvetadze 0 1(100%) 1 29(94%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 45 2 6(2) MF Otar Kiteishvili 2 1 0 22(92%) 0 0 0 6.9 13 1(1) FW Zuriko Davitashvili 0 12(92%) 0 0 0 6.5 13 1(None) DF Ilia Beriashvili 0 11(85%) 0 0 0 6.3 17 3(1) DF Jemal Tabidze 0 9(100%) 0 0 0 6.2 17 1(None) GK Davit Kereselidze 0 0 0 0 GK Luka Gugeshashvili 0 0 0 0 FW G. Tsitaishvili 0 0 0 0 MF G. Mamageishvili 0 0 0 0 MF Irakli Yegoian 0 0 0 0 FW B. Zivzivadze 0 0 0 0 FW Giorgi Gagua 0 0 0 0
Northern Ireland Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK P. Charles 0 21(66%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 90 1(1) DF Tom Atcheson 0 27(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 86 4(1) DF D. Ballard 0 1 41(89%) 0 1 0 2 2 6.7 89 5(3) DF Ciaron Brown 0 24(86%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.3 72 3(1) MF T. Hume 2 2 0 5 1 23(85%) 1 0 0 1 7.9 90 1 1 11(6) MF S. Charles 4 2 1 1(50%) 3 1 38(84%) 0 0 0 4 8.2 90 1 1 11(9) MF E. Galbraith 0 1(100%) 43(86%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1 1 3(1) MF J. Devenny 0 3 22(81%) 0 1 0 1 7.3 90 1 4(3) FW Patrick Kelly 0 1(50%) 1 9(100%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.7 73 7(3) FW I. Price 1 1 0 2(50%) 4 19(86%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 12(8) FW Jamie Donley 1 0 1 9(82%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.6 73 1 5(2) DF Ruairi McConville 0 1 5(56%) 0 0 0 6.9 18 1 3(2) DF Brodie Spencer 0 1 6(86%) 0 0 0 7 17 1 3(2) FW Josh Magennis 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 17 1 6(4) FW C. O’Neill 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 16 1(None) DF P. McNair 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 1(None) GK Conor Hazard 0 0 0 0 GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell 0 0 0 0 MF T. Devlin 0 0 0 0 MF Kieran Morrison 0 0 0 0 FW P. Smyth 0 0 0 0 MF J. Thompson 0 0 0 0 FW Callum Marshall 0 0 0 0
Lineups Georgia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Mamardashvili Starter DF 5 S. Goglichidze Starter DF 3 L. Dvali Starter DF 4 L. Lochoshvili Starter MF 2 O. Kakabadze Starter MF 6 G. Kochorashvili Starter MF 14 A. Mekvabishvili Starter MF 16 S. Kharebashvili Starter FW 17 G. Kvernadze Starter FW 22 G. Mikautadze Starter FW 7 K. Kvaratskhelia Bench DF 21 J. Tabidze Bench DF 13 I. Beriashvili Bench MF 8 O. Kiteishvili Bench MF 10 G. Chakvetadze Bench FW 9 Z. Davitashvili
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 D. Kereselidze Bench GK 23 L. Gugeshashvili Bench MF 15 G. Mamageishvili Bench MF 18 I. Yegoian Bench FW 11 B. Zivzivadze Bench FW 19 G. Tsitaishvili Bench FW 20 G. Gagua
Northern Ireland Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 P. Charles Starter DF 18 Tom Atcheson Starter DF 4 D. Ballard Starter DF 22 C. Brown Starter MF 5 T. Hume Starter MF 19 S. Charles Starter MF 7 E. Galbraith Starter MF 3 J. Devenny Starter FW 16 Patrick Kelly Starter FW 14 I. Price Starter FW 10 J. Donley Bench DF 17 P. McNair Bench DF 15 Ruairi McConville Bench DF 20 B. Spencer Bench FW 21 J. Magennis Bench FW 9 C. O’Neill
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 C. Hazard Bench GK 23 B. Peacock-Farrell Bench MF 6 J. Thompson Bench MF 2 T. Devlin Bench MF 13 K. Morrison Bench FW 8 C. Marshall Bench FW 11 P. Smyth
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 2H 1' Georgia 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Kharebashvili → IN G. Chakvetadze 2H 18' Georgia 📺 VAR L. Lochoshvili 2H 19' Northern Ireland 🟨 Yellow card D. Ballard 2H 20' Georgia ❌ Penalty missed K. Kvaratskhelia 2H 22' Northern Ireland 🟨 Yellow card Ciaron Brown 2H 27' Northern Ireland 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Brown → IN Ruairi McConville 2H 28' Northern Ireland 🔄 Substitution OUT Patrick Kelly → IN B. Spencer 2H 28' Northern Ireland 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Donley → IN J. Magennis 2H 32' Georgia 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Mekvabishvili → IN O. Kiteishvili 2H 32' Georgia 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Kvernadze → IN Z. Davitashvili 2H 40' Georgia 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Lochoshvili → IN J. Tabidze 2H 40' Georgia 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Goglichidze → IN I. Beriashvili 2H 41' Northern Ireland 🔄 Substitution OUT Tom Atcheson → IN C. O’Neill 2H 45+5' Georgia 🟨 Yellow card K. Kvaratskhelia 2H 45+5' Northern Ireland 🟨 Yellow card J. Devenny 2H 45+5' Northern Ireland 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Ballard → IN P. McNair 2H 45' Northern Ireland ⚽ Goal S. Charles 0-1
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