Northern Ireland vs Georgia, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

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Northern Ireland are hosting Georgia at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia).
6': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia).
7': Offside, Northern Ireland. Patrick Kelly is caught offside.
9': Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Lasha Dvali (Georgia).
11': Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
13': Foul by Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland).
13': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, Northern Ireland. Patrick Kelly is caught offside.
15': Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
18': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
18': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
22': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt missed. Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lasha Dvali with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
24': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Saba Sazonov.
24': Attempt saved. Ruairi McConville (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia). Assisted by Justin Devenny with a cross.
25': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Saba Sazonov.
26': Attempt missed. Ruairi McConville (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross following a corner.
26': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
28': Attempt saved. Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Gizo Mamageishvili.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Saba Sazonov (Georgia).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Budu Zivzivadze.
36': Attempt saved. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia).
38': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Lasha Dvali.
38': Attempt missed. Tom Atcheson (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross following a corner.
41': Foul by Patrick Kelly (Northern Ireland).
41': Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia).
44': Foul by Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland).
44': Anzor Mekvabishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Northern Ireland).
45': Saba Sazonov (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
45'+3': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
45'+3': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Georgia 0.
45': Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Giorgi Kochorashvili.
45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Georgia 0.
46': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia).
47': Attempt missed. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ciaron Brown with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
49': Attempt blocked. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Devenny.
51': Attempt missed. Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
52': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Anzor Mekvabishvili (Georgia).
53': Attempt saved. Ruairi McConville (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia). Assisted by Pierce Charles.
53': Foul by Ruairi McConville (Northern Ireland).
53': Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili.
58': Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Saba Sazonov (Georgia).
60': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland).
60': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt blocked. Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Otar Kakabadze with a cross.
62': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
62': Attempt blocked. Lasha Dvali (Georgia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
65': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Ethan Galbraith because of an injury.
65': Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Zuriko Davitashvili.
65': Substitution, Georgia. Nodar Lominadze replaces Anzor Mekvabishvili.
66': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Northern Ireland).
66': Gizo Mamageishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Ruairi McConville (Northern Ireland).
70': Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Justin Devenny.
72': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nodar Lominadze.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Gizo Mamageishvili (Georgia).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Substitution, Georgia. Irakli Yegoian replaces Gizo Mamageishvili because of an injury.
74': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Jamie Donley.
74': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kieran Morrison replaces Patrick Kelly.
76': Attempt missed. Tom Atcheson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
76': Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia).
79': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
80': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia). Assisted by Shea Charles.
80': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
81': Attempt missed. Tom Atcheson (Northern Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Devenny with a cross following a corner.
81': Penalty Northern Ireland. Ruairi McConville draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty conceded by Nodar Lominadze (Georgia) after a foul in the penalty area.
82': VAR Decision: Penalty Northern Ireland.
83': Nodar Lominadze (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Penalty saved. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia).
86': Irakli Yegoian (Georgia) is shown the yellow card.
86': Substitution, Georgia. Georges Mikautadze replaces Budu Zivzivadze.
86': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paddy McNair replaces Tom Atcheson.
86': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Isaac Price.
87': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Irakli Yegoian.
89': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia).
89': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brodie Spencer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Nodar Lominadze.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Trai Hume.
90'+5': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
90'+6': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Shea Charles.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Georgia 0.
0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 0, Georgia 0.

Statistics

GEO		NIR
14	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	2
61.7	Possession	38.3
7	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
476	Accurate Passes	254
542	Passes	321
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
10	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.2
54	Long Balls	42
21	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	15
13	Tackles	25
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	6
46	Effective Clearances	20
46	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 18,140

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Northern Ireland	4	+4	8
2	Hungary	4	+1	7
3	Ukraine	4	-3	4
4	Georgia	4	-2	2

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Northern Ireland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Pierce Charles (GK)
15	Ruairi McConville
22	Ciaron Brown
4	Tom Atcheson
7	Ethan Galbraith
19	Shea Charles
3	Justin Devenny
5	Trai Hume
10	Jamie Donley
14	Isaac Price
16	Patrick Kelly

Northern Ireland Substitutes:

Paddy McNair, Brodie Spencer, Josh Magennis, Eoin Toal, Paul Smyth, Ceadach O’Neill, Conor Hazard, Callum Marshall, Kieran Morrison, Jordan Thompson, Terry Devlin, Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

Georgia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
3	Lasha Dvali
20	Saba Sazonov
4	Luka Lochoshvili
2	Otar Kakabadze
9	Zuriko Davitashvili
14	Anzor Mekvabishvili
6	Giorgi Kochorashvili
11	Budu Zivzivadze
7	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
15	Gizo Mamageishvili

Georgia Substitutes:

Saba Kharebashvili, Giorgi Gagua, Davit Kereselidze, Saba Lobjanidze, Irakli Yegoian, Georges Mikautadze, Nodar Lominadze, Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Giorgi Kvernadze, Luka Gugeshashvili, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Saba Goglichidze.

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