Northern Ireland

FIFA #70 · 1-0-1
YES!
Northern Ireland beat Luxembourg
FT · Thu, Sep 5

Match Details

Windsor Park (Belfast) · 17,213 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Northern Ireland 2, Luxembourg 0.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Luxembourg 0.
  • 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Thill.
  • 90'+2'Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 90'+2'Attempt saved. Ross McCausland (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
  • 90'+2'Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 90'+2'Attempt saved. Ross McCausland (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ciaron Brown.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
  • 89'Foul by Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland).
  • 89'Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

12T
LUX 00 0
NIR 20 2

Match Leaders

Luxembourg
Northern Ireland

Key Events

85'Substitution, Luxembourg. Edvin Muratovic replaces Gerson Rodrigues.
85'Substitution, Luxembourg. Sébastien Thill replaces Mathias Olesen.
83'Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
83'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Dan Ballard.
83'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ali McCann replaces Shea Charles.
74'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ross McCausland replaces Isaac Price.
74'Substitution, Luxembourg. Christophe Andrade Brites replaces Eric Veiga.
74'Substitution, Luxembourg. Eldin Dzogovic replaces Laurent Jans.
57'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamal Lewis replaces Callum Marshall.
45'Substitution, Luxembourg. Michael Pinto replaces Enes Mahmutovic.
45'Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Dion Charles.
45'Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card.
16'Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Luxembourg 0. Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a set piece situation.
11'Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Luxembourg 0. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Team Stats

LuxembourgNorthern Ireland
General
63.5 Possession % 36.5
6 Shots 14
0 On Target 5
2 Offsides 1
2 Corners 10
17 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
517 Passes Completed 253
1 Crosses Won 6
6 Tackles Won 9
10 Interceptions 6
20 Clearances 17
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 0

Recent Form

Northern Ireland W D W L W
Luxembourg W L W L L

Starting Lineups

Luxembourg4-4-2
Northern Ireland3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Northern Ireland

  1. PM #17 Paddy McNairCD11'
  2. CB #22 Ciaron BrownCD-L
  3. DB #4 Danny BallardCD-R16'
  4. GS #6 George SavilleCM-L
  5. SC #19 Shea CharlesCM-R
  6. TH #5 Trai HumeLM
  7. CB #2 Conor BradleyRM
  8. DC #10 Dion CharlesF
  9. CM #8 Callum MarshallCF-L
  10. IP #14 Isaac PriceCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Luxembourg

  1. AM #1 Anthony MorisG
  2. LG #7 Lars GersonCD-L
  3. EM #3 Enes MahmutovicCD-R
  4. DC #13 Dirk CarlsonLB
  5. #18 Laurent JansRB
  6. LB #16 Leandro BarreiroCM-L
  7. EV #14 Eric VeigaLM
  8. FB #4 Florian BohnertRM
  9. GR #10 Gerson RodriguesCF-L
  10. MO #19 Mathias OlesenCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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