Northern Ireland U21 1-1 Georgia U21: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Northern Ireland U21 and Georgia U21 drew 1-1 in EURO U-21 Qualifying on Thursday, 1 October 2026.

The score was 0-0 at half-time. The game was played at The Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena. The recorded attendance was 414.

Before kick-off

Northern Ireland U21: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-W-W), scoring 8 goals and conceding 8 goals.

Georgia U21: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-D-W-L), scoring 5 goals and conceding 10 goals.

Northern Ireland U21 arrive in better form, taking 9 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 4 for Georgia U21.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Georgia U21 1-1 Northern Ireland U21 on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 2 goals.

Halid Doltmurziev found the net for Georgia U21 in minute 54, making it 0-1. Cole Brannigan found the net for Northern Ireland U21 in minute 72, making it 1-1.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 5 yellow cards: 2 for Northern Ireland U21 and 3 for Georgia U21.

Substitutions recorded: 3 substitutions for Northern Ireland U21 and 4 substitutions for Georgia U21.

Match statistics

Northern Ireland U21 had 0% of possession, against 0% for Georgia U21.

Northern Ireland U21 had 0 shots, 0 on target, while Georgia U21 had 0 shots, 0 on target. Northern Ireland U21 won 0 corners and Georgia U21 won 0 corners. Northern Ireland U21 committed 0 fouls and Georgia U21 committed 0 fouls.

Impact on the table

The table shows Northern Ireland U21 in 3rd place (14 points from 9 matches) and Georgia U21 in 4th place (10 points from 9 matches). Northern Ireland U21 hold a 4 points advantage over Georgia U21 in the standings.

More on this match

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