UEFA European Championship Qualifying

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

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Northern Ireland
  • 30': Jonny Evans
  • 87': Josh Magennis
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2 - 1
Belarus
  • 33': Ihar Stasevich

About

Northern Ireland are hosting Belarus at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 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.
  • 1': Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 3': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 3': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Mikhail Sivakov (Belarus).
  • 5': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Mikhail Sivakov (Belarus).
  • 7': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
  • 9': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Stanislav Dragun (Belarus).
  • 11': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Stanislav Dragun (Belarus).
  • 15': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Jones.
  • 19': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Maksim Volodko.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
  • 21': Foul by Ivan Maevski (Belarus).
  • 21': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus).
  • 22': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Igor Shitov.
  • 24': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Alyaksandr Hleb.
  • 27': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
  • 29': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Andrey Klimovich.
  • 30': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Belarus 0. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Davis with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland).
  • 32': Igor Stasevich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Belarus 1. Igor Stasevich (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alyaksandr Hleb.
  • 36': Attempt saved. George Saville (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
  • 41': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Igor Shitov.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
  • 44': Foul by Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland).
  • 44': Ivan Maevski (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Belarus 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 1, Belarus 1.
  • 48': Foul by Igor Shitov (Belarus).
  • 48': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Offside, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Pavel Savitski (Belarus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Laptev with a headed pass.
  • 51': Foul by Igor Shitov (Belarus).
  • 51': Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 52': Stanislav Dragun (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ivan Maevski (Belarus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Igor Stasevich.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Davis.
  • 60': Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Jones.
  • 63': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Mikhail Sivakov.
  • 65': Offside, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Belarus. Anton Putsila replaces Alyaksandr Hleb.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass.
  • 68': Foul by Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland).
  • 68': Igor Shitov (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Delay in match Igor Shitov (Belarus) because of an injury.
  • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Niall McGinn.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass.
  • 72': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Igor Shitov.
  • 73': Substitution, Belarus. Denis Polyakov replaces Igor Shitov.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paddy McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by Ivan Maevski (Belarus).
  • 74': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Liam Boyce replaces Kyle Lafferty.
  • 82': Foul by Denis Laptev (Belarus).
  • 82': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Denis Laptev (Belarus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Foul by Mikhail Sivakov (Belarus).
  • 85': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, Belarus. Pavel Nekhajchik replaces Pavel Savitski.
  • 85': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Jordan Jones.
  • 87': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Belarus 1. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paddy McNair with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Martynovich (Belarus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pavel Nekhajchik.
  • 90': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 90': Corner, Belarus. Conceded by Josh Magennis.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+1': Maksim Volodko (Belarus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Stanislav Dragun (Belarus).
  • 90'+3': Liam Boyce (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Pavel Nekhajchik (Belarus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Igor Stasevich with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Belarus 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Northern Ireland 2, Belarus 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 2
50.5 Possession 49.5
5 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
331 Accurate Passes 311
446 Passes 411
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 9
13 Crosses 36
0.5 Cross % 0.3
90 Long Balls 64
38 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 10
33 Effective Clearances 16
33 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 18,188

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

NIR Northern Ireland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
5 Jonny Evans
20 Craig Cathcart
3 Jamal Lewis
14 Stuart Dallas
8 Steven Davis
6 George Saville
17 Paddy McNair
10 Kyle Lafferty
15 Jordan Jones
7 Niall McGinn
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Josh Magennis, Conor Hazard, Jordan Thompson, Aaron Hughes, Conor McLaughlin, Paul Smyth, Tom Flanagan, Michael McGovern, Gareth McAuley, Conor Washington, Shane Ferguson, Liam Boyce.

BLR Belarus (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Andrey Klimovich (GK)
17 Mikhail Sivakow
3 Alyaksandr Martynovich
19 Maksim Valadzko
4 Igor Shitov
10 Aleksandr Hleb
2 Stanislaw Dragun
18 Ivan Maevski
9 Denis Laptev Yellow Card
22 Ihar Stasevich
8 Pavel Savitski
Belarus Substitutes:
Yuri Kovalev, Mikalay Signevich, Dzyanis Palyakow, Syarhey Kislyak, Aleksey Rios, Anton Chichkan, Anton Putsila, Anton Saroka, Zakhar Volkov, Yuri Kendysh, Andrey Gorbunov, Pavel Nekhajchik.

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