UEFA Nations League

Kosovo vs Northern Ireland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Kosovo
  • 9': Vedat Muriqi (P)
  • 19': Zymer Bytyqi
  • 52': Vedat Muriqi
FT
3 - 2
Northern Ireland
  • 44': Shayne Lavery
  • 83': Danny Ballard

About

Kosovo are hosting Northern Ireland at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtina, Kosovo, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 8': Penalty Kosovo. Milot Rashica draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 8': Penalty conceded by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 9': Goal! Kosovo 1, Northern Ireland 0. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 10': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alistair McCann with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Davis.
  • 12': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Lirim Kastrati.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alistair McCann with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zymer Bytyqi.
  • 17': Offside, Kosovo. Vedat Muriqi tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
  • 19': Goal! Kosovo 2, Northern Ireland 0. Zymer Bytyqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Kosovo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florent Muslija with a headed pass.
  • 22': Foul by Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo).
  • 22': Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 27': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland).
  • 28': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Florent Muslija (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 33': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Milot Rashica.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alistair McCann with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
  • 37': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo).
  • 43': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Danny Ballard.
  • 44': Goal! Kosovo 2, Northern Ireland 1. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Brodie Spencer with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Zymer Bytyqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Kosovo 2, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kosovo 2, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 46': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
  • 50': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 50': Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 51': Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Goal! Kosovo 3, Northern Ireland 1. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 55': Foul by Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo).
  • 55': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo).
  • 61': Offside, Kosovo. Vedat Muriqi tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
  • 65': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 65': Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo).
  • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte replaces Shayne Lavery.
  • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Kyle Lafferty.
  • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shea Charles replaces Alistair McCann.
  • 69': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 69': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Muslija with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mirlind Kryeziu with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson replaces George Saville.
  • 75': Offside, Kosovo. Mirlind Kryeziu tries a through ball, but Milot Rashica is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Kosovo. Betim Fazliji replaces Donat Rrudhani.
  • 77': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
  • 77': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Kosovo. Toni Domgjoni replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
  • 83': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo).
  • 83': Goal! Kosovo 3, Northern Ireland 2. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Thompson following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brodie Spencer.
  • 85': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Betim Fazliji.
  • 85': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Lirim Kastrati.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Bradley replaces Brodie Spencer.
  • 86': Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo).
  • 87': Offside, Northern Ireland. Shea Charles tries a through ball, but Gavin Whyte is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland).
  • 88': Milot Rashica (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Kosovo. Emir Sahiti replaces Milot Rashica.
  • 89': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
  • 90': Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+1': Toni Domgjoni (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo).
  • 90'+2': Lirim Kastrati (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Betim Fazliji (Kosovo).
  • 90'+5': Betim Fazliji (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Kosovo 3, Northern Ireland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Kosovo 3, Northern Ireland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Kosovo 3, Northern Ireland 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 1
41.1 Possession 58.9
10 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
286 Accurate Passes 450
354 Passes 524
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 6
21 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.4
47 Long Balls 58
19 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
5 Effective Tackles 8
11 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 7
10 Effective Clearances 14
10 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri
Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
Attendance: 11,700

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Romania 6 +15 18
2 Kosovo 6 +3 12
3 Cyprus 6 -11 6
4 Lithuania 6 -7 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

KOS Kosovo (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Samir Ujkani (GK)
4 Mirlind Kryeziu
13 Amir Rrahmani
11 Donat Rrudhani
2 Lirim Kastrati Yellow Card
20 Ibrahim Dresevic Yellow Card
8 Florent Muslija
14 Valon Berisha
18 Vedat Muriqi
23 Zymer Bytyqi
7 Milot Rashica
Kosovo Substitutes:
Blendi Idrizi, Benjamin Kololli, Toni Domgjoni, Visar Bekaj, Emir Sahiti, Florian Loshaj, Arbër Zeneli, Betim Fazliji.

NIR Northern Ireland (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
5 Jonny Evans
4 Danny Ballard
22 Ciaron Brown
21 Brodie Spencer
6 George Saville
8 Steven Davis
17 Conor McMenamin
9 Shayne Lavery Yellow Card
10 Kyle Lafferty
16 Alistair McCann
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Niall McGinn, Paddy Lane, Alfie McCalmont, Trevor Carson, Gavin Whyte, Shea Charles, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Liam Donnelly, Luke Southwood, Dion Charles, Conor Bradley, Jordan Thompson.

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