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UEFA Nations League · Fri, 25 Sept 2026 ·

Georgia vs Northern Ireland — 0 - 1

Georgia

Score 0 - 1

FTHT 0-0

Northern Ireland

Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena · Referee: Orel Grinfeld

Georgia vs Northern Ireland head-to-head record

Match report

Shea Charles’s 90+9' winner gives Northern Ireland 1-0 victory over Georgia

Northern Ireland beat Georgia 1-0 in UEFA Nations League (League B) matchday 1 on Friday, 25 September 2026 at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena. Shea Charles scored the only goal of the game for Northern Ireland in the 90th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Georgia had 62% of the ball and 11 shots (5 on target) against Northern Ireland’s 12 (5 on target). S. Charles (Northern Ireland) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Georgia 4th in the League B Group B table on 1 point and Northern Ireland 2nd on 4.

Form, table and head-to-head

Georgia

4th · 1 point · P 2 W 0 D 1 L 1

Form

Northern Ireland

2nd · 4 points · P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0

Form

UEFA Nations League table around both teams
#TeamPGDPts
1Ukraine2+14
2Northern Ireland2+14
3Hungary2-11
4Georgia2-11

Full UEFA Nations League table

Match events

  1. 45'substitutionSaba KharebashviliOff: Giorgi Chakvetadze
  2. 63'VAR decisionLuka LochoshviliPenalty confirmed
  3. 64'yellow cardDan BallardYellow Card
  4. 65'missed penaltyKhvicha KvaratskheliaMissed Penalty
  5. 67'yellow cardCiaron BrownYellow Card
  6. 72'substitutionCiaron BrownOff: Ruairi McConville
  7. 73'substitutionJamie DonleyOff: Josh Magennis
  8. 73'substitutionPatrick KellyOff: Brodie Spencer
  9. 77'substitutionAnzor MekvabishviliOff: Otar Kiteishvili
  10. 77'substitutionGiorgi KvernadzeOff: Zuriko Davitashvili
  11. 85'substitutionLuka LochoshviliOff: Jemal Tabidze
  12. 85'substitutionSaba GoglichidzeOff: Ilia Beriashvili
  13. 86'substitutionTom AtchesonOff: Ceadach O'Neill
  14. 90+5'substitutionDan BallardOff: Paddy McNair
  15. 90+5'yellow cardKhvicha KvaratskheliaYellow Card
  16. 90+5'yellow cardJustin DevennyYellow Card
  17. 90+9'goalShea CharlesAssist: Trai Hume

Lineups

Georgia

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach W. Sagnol

Starting XI

  1. 1G. MamardashviliG
  2. 5S. GoglichidzeD
  3. 3L. DvaliD
  4. 4L. LochoshviliD
  5. 2O. KakabadzeM
  6. 6G. KochorashviliM
  7. 14A. MekvabishviliM
  8. 16S. KharebashviliM
  9. 17G. KvernadzeM
  10. 22G. MikautadzeM
  11. 7K. KvaratskheliaF

Substitutes

  1. 10G. ChakvetadzeM
  2. 13I. BeriashviliD
  3. 9Z. DavitashviliF
  4. 20G. GaguaF
  5. 23L. GugeshashviliG
  6. 8O. KiteishviliM
  7. 15G. MamageishviliM
  8. 21J. TabidzeD
  9. 19G. TsitaishviliF
  10. 18I. YegoianM
  11. 11B. ZivzivadzeF
  12. 12D. KereselidzeG

Northern Ireland

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach M. O'Neill

Starting XI

  1. 1P. CharlesG
  2. 18Tom AtchesonD
  3. 4D. BallardD
  4. 22C. BrownD
  5. 5T. HumeM
  6. 19S. CharlesM
  7. 7E. GalbraithM
  8. 3J. DevennyM
  9. 16Patrick KellyM
  10. 14I. PriceM
  11. 10J. DonleyF

Substitutes

  1. 12C. HazardG
  2. 21J. MagennisF
  3. 8C. MarshallF
  4. 15Ruairi McConvilleD
  5. 17P. McNairD
  6. 13K. MorrisonM
  7. 9C. O’NeillF
  8. 23B. Peacock-FarrellG
  9. 11P. SmythF
  10. 20B. SpencerD
  11. 6J. ThompsonM
  12. 2T. DevlinM

Match statistics

  • 62%Possession38%
  • 11Total shots12
  • 5Shots on target5
  • 3Shots off target3
  • 3Blocked shots4
  • 7Shots inside the box3
  • 4Shots outside the box9
  • 9Corners1
  • 0Offsides3
  • 13Fouls14
  • 1Yellow cards3
  • 0Red cards0
  • 4Goalkeeper saves4
  • 582Passes355
  • 514Accurate passes292
  • 12Free Kicks11

Player statistics

Georgia

Georgia player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1G. MamardashviliG907.5
12D. KereselidzeG00.0
23L. GugeshashviliG00.0
3L. DvaliD906.6
4L. LochoshviliD857.0
5S. GoglichidzeD856.5
13I. BeriashviliD56.2
21J. TabidzeD56.3
2O. KakabadzeM905.4
6G. KochorashviliM907.1
8O. KiteishviliM137.0
10G. ChakvetadzeM457.2
14A. MekvabishviliM776.5
15G. MamageishviliM00.0
16S. KharebashviliM456.1
17G. KvernadzeM776.4
18I. YegoianM00.0
22G. MikautadzeM906.1
7K. KvaratskheliaF906.6
9Z. DavitashviliF136.3
11B. ZivzivadzeF00.0
19G. TsitaishviliF00.0
20G. GaguaF00.0

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland player statistics
PlayerMinRatingGA
1P. CharlesG907.9
12C. HazardG00.0
23B. Peacock-FarrellG00.0
4D. BallardD956.1
15Ruairi McConvilleD186.6
17P. McNairD16.5
18Tom AtchesonD866.2
20B. SpencerD176.7
22C. BrownD726.3
2T. DevlinM00.0
3J. DevennyM906.8
5T. HumeM907.71
6J. ThompsonM00.0
7E. GalbraithM906.6
13K. MorrisonM00.0
14I. PriceM907.0
16Patrick KellyM736.5
19S. CharlesMTop rated908.21
8C. MarshallF00.0
9C. O’NeillF46.4
10J. DonleyF736.4
11P. SmythF00.0
21J. MagennisF176.7

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