Ukraine v Northern Ireland, 02 April 1997
| Score | 2-1 to Ukraine |
| Referee | Vaclav Krondl |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 9 |
| Venue | Kiev |
| Attendance | 70,000 |
View Ukraine v Northern Ireland head to head
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Ukraine
Manager: Jozsef Szabo
1
Northern Ireland
Manager: Bryan Hamilton
Goals:
| Vitaly Kosovski | 3 |
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| Andriy Shevchenko | 71 |
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Goals:
| Iain Dowie | penalty | 15 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
Defender/Right back
Oleg Luzhny
Defender
Sergei Bezhenar
Defender
Olexandr Holovko
Defender
Viktor Skrypnyk
Midfielder
Yuri Kalytvyntsev
Midfielder
Dmitri Mikhaylenko
Forward
Sergei Rebrov
Forward
Andriy Shevchenko
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Tommy Wright
Defender
Colin Hill
Defender/Centre back
Steve Morrow
Defender/Centre back
Gerry Taggart
Defender/Left back
Ian Nolan
Midfielder
Keith Gillespie
Midfielder
Kevin Horlock
Midfielder
Neil Lennon
Midfielder
Steve Lomas
Midfielder/Forward
Michael Hughes
Forward
Iain Dowie
Substitutions:
| Gennadi Orbu for Vitaly Kosovski | 73 |
| Valeri Kriventsov for Yuri Kalytvyntsev | 86 |
Substitutions:
| James Quinn for Neil Lennon | 75 |
| Gerry McMahon for Keith Gillespie | 82 |