Northern Ireland Wins on Penalties

In the final round of the World Cup qualifying stage, the Northern Ireland national team faced Luxembourg. Northern Ireland entered the match as the favorite against Luxembourg, the group's underdog.

During the match, Northern Ireland's Ethan Galbraith received the ball on the right side of the opponent's penalty area and delivered a cross to the center. In this situation, Jamie Donley outmaneuvered the opponent's defender and directed the ball toward the far corner of the goal; however, the goal was disallowed due to offside.

Luxembourg's Christopher Martins was active in his team's attacks, sending several dangerous shots, but the goalkeeper managed to save them. In the 44th minute, Northern Ireland earned a penalty, and Jamie Donley accurately struck the ball into the left corner of the net, opening the scoring.

In the second half, Luxembourg created several dangerous chances, but their efforts hit the posts and went out of play. No additional goals were scored during the remainder of the match.

In the end, Northern Ireland secured a 1–0 victory and finished third in the group, while Luxembourg concluded all their matches with defeats. Read “Zamin” on Telegram!