Last updated on .From the section Women's FootballWatch: Northern Ireland beat Ukraine in first leg of Euro 2022 play-offNorthern Ireland scored two away goals to beat favourites Ukraine 2-1 in the first leg of the Euro 2022 play-off. It was an excellent victory for Northern Ireland, who are competing in their first play-off for a major tournament after finishing second behind Norway in qualifying. The second leg takes place at Seaview on Tuesday and will be live on BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Positive start cancelled outIn bright conditions under the evening sun in Kovalivka, Northern Ireland pressed the home side high up the pitch from the first whistle. Shiels had spoken pre-match about using the injured players as motivation and Furness' injury gave the tiring NI an extra lift as the teams went in level at the break.

Source: BBC April 09, 2021 07:17 UTC