Slovakia v Northern Ireland, 14 November 2025

Score1-0 to Slovakia
RefereeIstván Kovács
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group A
VenueKošická futbalová aréna, Košice
Attendance12,093
Kick-off: 8.45pm local (7.45pm GMT)

1  Slovakia

Manager: Francesco Calzona

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Goals:

Tomáš Bobček 90+1 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Dávid Hancko
Defender Adam Obert
Defender/Midfielder Milan Skriniar (captain)
Midfielder Matúš Bero
Midfielder Lukáš Haraslín
Midfielder Stanislav Lobotka
Midfielder Tomáš Rigo
Midfielder/Forward Dávid Duriš
Midfielder/Forward Dávid Strelec

Starting lineup:

Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Conor Bradley Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Paddy McNair Defender/Midfielder
George Saville Defender/Midfielder
Justin Devenny Midfielder
Brad Lyons Midfielder
Isaac Price Midfielder
Dion Charles Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Leo Sauer for Dávid Duriš 69
László Bénes for Tomáš Rigo 84
Ľubomír Tupta for Lukáš Haraslín 84
Tomáš Bobček for Norbert Gyömbér 88
Róbert Boženík for Dávid Strelec 88

Substitutions:

Jamie Reid for Dion Charles 46
Josh Magennis for Paddy McNair 73
Jamie Donley for Jamie Reid 78
Ciaron Brown for Trai Hume 90+7

Cards:

Norbert Gyömbér 73 Y

Cards:

Dan Ballard 23 Y
Trai Hume 57 Y
George Saville 90+8 Y
Dan Ballard 90+9 Y
Dan Ballard 90+9 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Goalkeeper Dominik Takáč
Defender Ivan Mesík
Defender Peter Pekarík
Defender Denis Vavro
Midfielder László Bénes
Midfielder Patrik Hrošovský
Midfielder/Forward Leo Sauer
Midfielder/Forward Ivan Schranz
Forward Tomáš Bobček
Forward Ľubomír Tupta

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Conor Hazard
Goalkeeper Luke Southwood
Defender Ciaron Brown
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Terry Devlin
Midfielder Patrick Kelly
Midfielder Jamie McDonnell
Midfielder/Forward Paul Smyth
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Josh Magennis
Forward Callum Marshall
Forward Jamie Reid

Comments:

Lukáš Haraslin scored in the 65th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.

1  Slovakia

Manager: Francesco Calzona

Goals:

Tomáš Bobček 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Dávid Hancko
Defender Adam Obert
Defender/Midfielder Milan Skriniar (captain)
Midfielder Matúš Bero
Midfielder Lukáš Haraslín
Midfielder Stanislav Lobotka
Midfielder Tomáš Rigo
Midfielder/Forward Dávid Duriš
Midfielder/Forward Dávid Strelec

Substitutions:

Leo Sauer for Dávid Duriš 69
László Bénes for Tomáš Rigo 84
Ľubomír Tupta for Lukáš Haraslín 84
Tomáš Bobček for Norbert Gyömbér 88
Róbert Boženík for Dávid Strelec 88

Cards:

Norbert Gyömbér 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Goalkeeper Dominik Takáč
Defender Ivan Mesík
Defender Peter Pekarík
Defender Denis Vavro
Midfielder László Bénes
Midfielder Patrik Hrošovský
Midfielder/Forward Leo Sauer
Midfielder/Forward Ivan Schranz
Forward Tomáš Bobček
Forward Ľubomír Tupta

Comments:

Lukáš Haraslin scored in the 65th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a handball decision.

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Conor Bradley Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Paddy McNair Defender/Midfielder
George Saville Defender/Midfielder
Justin Devenny Midfielder
Brad Lyons Midfielder
Isaac Price Midfielder
Dion Charles Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jamie Reid for Dion Charles 46
Josh Magennis for Paddy McNair 73
Jamie Donley for Jamie Reid 78
Ciaron Brown for Trai Hume 90+7

Cards:

Dan Ballard 23 Y
Trai Hume 57 Y
George Saville 90+8 Y
Dan Ballard 90+9 Y
Dan Ballard 90+9 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Conor Hazard
Goalkeeper Luke Southwood
Defender Ciaron Brown
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Terry Devlin
Midfielder Patrick Kelly
Midfielder Jamie McDonnell
Midfielder/Forward Paul Smyth
Forward Jamie Donley
Forward Josh Magennis
Forward Callum Marshall
Forward Jamie Reid