NorthernIreland

Nations League: Kosovo defeat deepens Northern Ireland woes, Spain edge Swiss

09-Jun-2022 21:12:55 | Guardian

• Ian Baraclough’s team winless in 13 games in competition
• Spain win 1-0 in Geneva, Portugal overcome Czech Republic

Northern Ireland’s Nations League despair grew deeper as they fell to a 3-2 defeat to Kosovo in Pristina which caused some fans to openly turn on Ian Baraclough.

Early strikes from Vedat Muriqi and Zymer Bytyqi, the first a penalty, put Kosovo in control. And although Shayne Lavery pulled one back on the stroke of half-time, Muriqi’s second at the start of the second half should have ended it, Dan Ballard’s late header notwithstanding.