Jonny Evans, who returned to Manchester United this summer, was criticized for a "disaster" on his debut against Arsenal in the league. However, the Northern Ireland defender showed a different side in the UEFA Nations League in the early hours of Friday morning (8). He scored a spectacular goal after giving away an own goal. Although Northern Ireland eventually lost 2-4 to Slovenia away from home and dropped to the bottom two in Group H, fans called Jonnie Evans "the buried striker".
Jonny Ioannis, making his 102nd appearance for Northern Ireland, led a defense that was still not solid enough for the match, and was broken up by Slovenia just three minutes into the match. 4 minutes later, Ace Pace helped Northern Ireland equalize. In the 17th minute, the Slovenian player's shot hit the body of the Zhuangni Iyuns, UEFA ruled that the Manchester United star "a foul". Before the end of the first half, Slovenia scored another goal to take a 3-1 lead.
In the second leg, Northern Ireland didn't give up, Jonny Ioannes killed into the opponent's penalty area, controlled the ball with his left foot and cleverly Cup over the opponent, then started to shoot with his right foot, which brought the score to 2-3 for Northern Ireland.However, Northern Ireland's defensive problems were never solved, and Slovenia scored again in the 56th minute and finally won 4-2. Northern Ireland are second from bottom of Group H with just three points from five matches, while Slovenia are third with 10 points.
