A late Northern Ireland fightback fell short as Tommy Wright’s side were beaten 2-1 by 10-man Ukraine in their Under-21 European Championship qualifier in Ballymena on Tuesday.An 81st-minute Charlie Allen penalty gave the Irish hope after the sending-off of Arsenii Batahov but the runaway Group F leaders held on.Ukraine had taken a firm grip on the game with a deflected strike from Nazar Vol

Southend ended a three-game winless run in the National League by beating Eastleigh 2-0 at Roots Hall.First-half goals from Nathan Ralph and Jack Bridge were enough to extend the Shrimpers’ unbeaten run to three matches.After Gus Scott-Morriss was prevented from scoring for a fifth successive game by a fine Joe McDonnell save, Southend took the lead in the 24th minute when Ralph tapped in at

Conor Wilkinson claimed an eye-catching first goal for Solihull Moors to secure a 1-0 win at Yeovil in the Vanarama National League.The striker, who joined Moors last month after leaving Colchester, produced an audacious chip over Glovers goalkeeper Ollie Wright in the 12th minute at Huish Park.Wilkinson almost doubled his tally minutes later when he struck a post.Yeovil defender Jake Wannell was

Cian Harries struck a first-half penalty to help Woking return to winning ways in the National League by beating Wealdstone 1-0 at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.After two games without a win or a goal, the Cards were handed an ideal opportunity to take the lead when they were awarded a spot-kick just after the half-hour mark with Raheem Conte having been upended.Harries, a summer signing from A

Oldham held on for a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash at Halifax after the late sending off of substitute Otis Khan.Khan was dismissed after collecting two bookings in quick succession leaving Latics, who had led through Mark Kitching earlier in the game, to negotiate the closing nine minutes with 10 men.Kitching opened the scoring two minutes into the second half after former Hali

Substitute Rhys Browne marked his debut with a stoppage-time winner as Barnet snatched a 2-1 Vanarama National League victory over Altrincham at The Hive.The summer signing nodded in to preserve the Bees’ 100 per cent home record this season after Harry Chapman had cancelled out Justin Amaluzor’s opener for the visitors.Altrincham went ahead in the 14th minute when Amaluzor slotted in

Ebbsfleet remain without a win in the National League this season after a goalless draw at home to Aldershot.Despite six defeats in seven games, the Fleet made a bright start and Rakish Bingham forced visiting goalkeeper Marcus Dewhurst into a save, with Toby Edser firing the rebound over.Dewhurst also saved well from a Jim Kellerman free-kick with Ebbsfleet stopper Mark Cousins tipping Oliver Sco

York continued their strong start to the Vanarama National League season by coming from behind to beat Braintree 2-1.Following three consecutive 0-0 draws, Colchester loanee Frankie Terry ended the visitors’ goal drought by heading home inside four minutes.But the Minstermen were not behind for long as Ricky Aguiar volleyed home an 18th-minute equaliser.Ashley Nathaniel-George completed the

Forest Green continued their strong start to the season with a comfortable 3-0 win over Fylde in the National League.A first-half effort from Charlie McCann put Rovers on course for their fourth successive victory before late goals from Jamie Robson and substitute Harvey Bunker sealed it.McCann opened the scoring 10 minutes before the interval when he fired in a free-kick from 25 yards and Kyle Mc

Fotis Ioannidis and Christos Tzolis extended the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League misery as Greece emerged from their trip to Dublin with a 2-0 victory.Ioannidis’ accomplished 50th-minute finish was matched by Tzolis three minutes from time to leave Ireland pointless in League B2 after two fixtures under new head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson.It proved to be a familiar story for the Re