Casement earns NI draw

U21s draw 1-1 after Casement header cancels out Ukraine penalty

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Casement earns NI draw

Casement: Netted equaliser

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Chris Casement's late equaliser saw Northern Ireland Under 21s earn a deserved 1-1 draw in Tuesday's friendly with Ukraine in Portadown.

The visitors took the lead in the 36th minute after Scott Gibb was penalised for a challenge on Roman Zozulia in the province's penalty area.

Levgenenii Konoplianka sent goalkeeper Trevor Carson the wrong way from the resulting spot-kick.

But Northern Ireland then put the visitors on the back foot for most of the second half before Casement's equaliser.

It came when the on-loan Wycombe defender headed home in the 71st minute after Jonny Taylor flicked on a Martin Donnelly free-kick.

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