Northern Ireland U21s are back in action today as they take on Ukraine U21s.
The match, which is being staged in Slovakia, is a UEFA Under-21 Euro 2025 Group F qualifier.
We’re here to try and make it as difficult as we can for Ukraine but also we’ve got players that can be good on the ball and hurt them so hopefully if we’re brave enough in possession and play in the right areas we can cause them a few problems
Manager Tommy Wright’s squad will be aiming to bounce back from a narrow 1-0 defeat to Luxembourg on Thursday.
“This is a strong side that we’re playing against and they’ll be stronger than what Luxembourg were,” he said.
“We’re here to try and make it as difficult as we can for Ukraine but also we’ve got players that can be good on the ball and hurt them so hopefully if we’re brave enough in possession and play in the right areas we can cause them a few problems.”
West Ham United prospect Paddy Kelly added: “We’ve watched a bit of Ukraine and we know they were successful at the U21 Euros but we’re here to make an upset and we’ve got a game plan so hopefully we can go and do that.”
Today’s match kicks off at 1730 in Poprad. Follow live updates from the game on @NorthernIreland X (Twitter), read a full match report on irishfa.com and watch post-match reaction across @NorthernIreland socials.
