Northern Ireland edge closer to Nations League promotion with Belarus win

Victory in Belfast keeps Michael O’Neill’s men two points clear of Bulgaria, and a draw away to Luxembourg on Monday would take them out of League C as Group 3 winners.

ON THE UP: Dion Charles (centre) helped Northern Ireland to victory over Belarus (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland 2 Belarus 0

Northern Ireland took a big step towards securing promotion back to the second tier of European football as second-half goals from Daniel Ballard and Dion Charles secured a 2-0 Nations League win over Belarus.