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