UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Belarus vs Northern Ireland, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Belarus
    FT
    0 - 1
    Northern Ireland
    • 86': Paddy McNair

    About

    Belarus are hosting Northern Ireland at Borisov Arena, Borisov, Belarus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
    • 5': Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus).
    • 5': Foul by Nikita Naumov (Belarus).
    • 5': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Corry Evans (Northern Ireland).
    • 6': Nikita Naumov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
    • 8': Ivan Maevski (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus).
    • 8': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Smith.
    • 11': Foul by Nikita Korzun (Belarus).
    • 11': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Yevgeniy Shikavka (Belarus).
    • 14': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Igor Shitov.
    • 15': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
    • 15': Nikita Korzun (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 17': Offside, Northern Ireland. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Conor Washington is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Igor Shitov (Belarus).
    • 18': Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Igor Shitov.
    • 20': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Denis Polyakov.
    • 20': Foul by Nikita Korzun (Belarus).
    • 20': Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Igor Shitov (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yuri Kovalev.
    • 22': Foul by Denis Polyakov (Belarus).
    • 22': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Corry Evans.
    • 27': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Conor Washington.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Igor Stasevich (Belarus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Polyakov.
    • 28': Foul by Denis Polyakov (Belarus).
    • 28': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Nikita Korzun (Belarus).
    • 35': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Nikita Korzun (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland).
    • 40': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland).
    • 40': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
    • 40': Yuri Kovalev (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Conor Washington (Northern Ireland).
    • 43': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Jordan Jones.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Belarus 0, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Belarus 0, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Belarus. Syarhey Kislyak replaces Nikita Korzun.
    • 48': Foul by Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland).
    • 48': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 52': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Nikita Naumov.
    • 53': Foul by Yevgeniy Shikavka (Belarus).
    • 53': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Yevgeniy Shikavka (Belarus).
    • 54': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ivan Maevski.
    • 56': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Stuart Dallas replaces Josh Magennis.
    • 57': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland).
    • 57': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Foul by Yevgeniy Shikavka (Belarus).
    • 58': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Belarus. Denis Laptev replaces Yevgeniy Shikavka.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Laptev.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Ivan Maevski (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 63': Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
    • 65': Attempt saved. Syarhey Kislyak (Belarus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Laptev.
    • 65': Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Conor Washington (Northern Ireland).
    • 65': Offside, Belarus. Pavel Nekhajchik tries a through ball, but Yuri Kovalev is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland).
    • 67': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
    • 69': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Corry Evans.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Igor Stasevich (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Syarhey Kislyak.
    • 70': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
    • 71': Substitution, Belarus. Oleg Veretilo replaces Igor Shitov.
    • 72': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Conor Washington.
    • 74': Hand ball by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
    • 76': Attempt saved. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Jones.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Davis.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Oleg Veretilo.
    • 77': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Pavel Nekhajchik.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuri Kovalev following a fast break.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith with a cross.
    • 81': Foul by Oleg Veretilo (Belarus).
    • 81': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
    • 83': Oleg Veretilo (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Jordan Jones.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Yuri Kovalev (Belarus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Igor Stasevich with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Goal! Belarus 0, Northern Ireland 1. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
    • 87': Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus).
    • 88': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Nikita Naumov.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Oleg Veretilo (Belarus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yuri Kovalev.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Syarhey Kislyak (Belarus).
    • 90'+1': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Michael Smith (Northern Ireland).
    • 90'+2': Igor Stasevich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Belarus 0, Northern Ireland 1.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Belarus 0, Northern Ireland 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 17
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 3
    44.6 Possession 55.4
    13 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    273 Accurate Passes 365
    358 Passes 454
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    31 Crosses 26
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 55
    20 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 8
    11 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    4 Interceptions 9
    27 Effective Clearances 31
    27 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Borisov Arena
    Location: Borisov, Belarus
    Attendance: 5,250

    EURO Qualifying Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 8 +18 20
    2 Italy 8 +7 14
    3 Ukraine 8 +3 14
    4 North Macedonia 8 -10 8
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BLR Belarus (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alyaksandr Hutar (GK)
    17 Nikita Naumov
    3 Alyaksandr Martynovich
    5 Dzyanis Palyakow
    4 Igor Shitov
    14 Yevgeniy Shikavka
    8 Nikita Korzun Yellow Card
    18 Ivan Maevski
    23 Pavel Nekhajchik
    22 Ihar Stasevich
    7 Yuri Kovalev
    Belarus Substitutes:
    Maksim Valadzko, Valeri Gromyko, Oleg Veretilo, Maksim Skavysh, Kirill Pechenin, Denis Laptev, Stanislaw Dragun, Mikhail Gordeychuk, Syarhey Kislyak, Zakhar Volkov, Andrey Klimovich, Pavel Pavlyuchenko.

    NIR Northern Ireland (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
    5 Jonny Evans Yellow Card
    20 Craig Cathcart
    3 Jamal Lewis Yellow Card
    19 Michael Smith
    8 Steven Davis
    13 Corry Evans
    17 Paddy McNair
    16 Conor Washington
    15 Jordan Jones
    21 Josh Magennis
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Gareth McAuley, Conor Hazard, Mark Sykes, Stuart Dallas, Jordan Thompson, Conor McLaughlin, Liam Boyce, Kyle Lafferty, Shane Ferguson, George Saville, Michael McGovern, Tom Flanagan.

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