北爱尔兰1比0胜乌克兰距首次升入国家联赛A级只差一分：德夫林68分钟打进国家队首球
北爱尔兰11月14日晚在 Belfast 的 Windsor Park 球场以1比0战胜乌克兰，继续领跑欧洲国家联赛（UEFA Nations League）B级第2组。据英国广播公司体育频道报道，23岁中场 Terry Devlin 在第68分钟打进全场唯一进球，这也是他的国家队首球；北爱尔兰周二客场对匈牙利只需打平，即可历史上首次升入国家联赛A级。
上半场，Jamie Donley 的进球因越位被判无效。第68分钟，北爱尔兰打出短角球配合，Ethan Galbraith 把球送到禁区边缘，效力 Portsmouth 的 Devlin 在约25码外起脚，皮球直入网窝，乌克兰门将 Anatoliy Trubin 站在原地没有做出扑救。比赛尾声，北爱尔兰门将 Pierce Charles 扑出 Danylo Sikan 的射门，保住胜果。
这是北爱尔兰连续第五场零封对手，为2017年以来首次，他们也是本届赛事至今唯一没有失球的球队。同组另一场比赛中，匈牙利2比0战胜格鲁吉亚。五轮过后北爱尔兰积11分居小组首位，周二在 Budapest 与匈牙利的直接对话将决定升级名额，打平即可出线。乌克兰则遭遇三连败，为六年来首次，并已退出小组头名争夺。
Northern Ireland Beat Ukraine 1-0 to Move Within a Point of First-Ever Nations League A Promotion as Devlin Scores First International Goal
Northern Ireland beat Ukraine 1-0 at Windsor Park in Belfast on November 14 to stay top of UEFA Nations League League B Group 2. According to BBC Sport, 23-year-old midfielder Terry Devlin scored the only goal in the 68th minute, his first for his country. Northern Ireland now need only a draw away to Hungary on Tuesday to win promotion to League A for the first time in their history.
Jamie Donley had a first-half goal ruled out for offside. In the 68th minute, Northern Ireland worked a short corner to the edge of the box, where Ethan Galbraith set up Portsmouth midfielder Devlin, whose strike from about 25 yards left Ukraine goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin rooted to the spot. Late on, goalkeeper Pierce Charles made a superb save to deny Danylo Sikan and preserve the win.
It was Northern Ireland's fifth straight clean sheet, their first such run since 2017, and they remain the only side in the competition yet to concede a goal. Hungary beat Georgia 2-0 in the group's other match. With 11 points from five games, Northern Ireland lead the group, and a draw in Budapest on Tuesday will secure promotion. Ukraine's third straight defeat, their first such run in six years, ended their hopes of topping the group.
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图片来源：图：北爱尔兰主场 Belfast 的 Windsor Park 球场。照片：Simon Burchell 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons，本图已预裁为 16:9。 / Photo: Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland's home stadium. Photo by Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; pre-cropped to 16:9.
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