Devlin Scores His First International Goal as Northern Ireland Beat Ukraine

Northern Ireland beat Ukraine 1-0 at Windsor Park in the UEFA Nations League Group B2 match. In the 68th minute, Terry Devlin scored his first goal for the national team with a long-range shot that beat goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.

With three points, Northern Ireland moved to the top of the group after Hungary beat Georgia 2-0 the same day. A draw will be enough for them to earn promotion to League A in Tuesday's match in Budapest. Northern Ireland will play a play-off match in March even if they lose. The team will also be in the second pot in next month's Euro 2028 draw.

Pierce Charles made an excellent save in the final moments, denying Danylo Sikan a goal. Northern Ireland kept a clean sheet for the fifth straight match. This was the first time this had happened since 2017, and they remained the only team in the tournament yet to concede a goal.

Ukraine, however, lost three matches in a row. This was the first time this had happened in six years, and with this result Ukraine fell out of the race for promotion in the group.

Michael O'Neill and Jamie Donley will watch Tuesday's match from the stands because of a late yellow card. Donley received this suspension after his first-half goal was ruled out for offside.