MICHAEL Carvill's Northern Ireland U21 team bounced back from the bitter disappointment of a late defeat to Germany last weekend to record a success away to Luxembourg last night.

Goals from Daryl Fordyce and Andrew Waterworth helped Northern Ireland to a 2-1 victory in Group 9 of the European Championship qualifiers.

It is their second straight away win of the campaign following the defeat of Moldova back in June and puts Roy Millar's side back in contention for top spot.