UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Hungary vs Northern Ireland, Group Stage 2016

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
  • 75': Tamas Priskin
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  • 81': Niall McGinn
  • 88': Kyle Lafferty

Kyle Lafferty completes turnaround as Northern Ireland see off Hungary

Kyle Lafferty and Niall McGinn were the late heroes as Northern Ireland marked the ninth anniversary of their famous victory over England by grabbing a dramatic 2-1 win in their Euro 2016 opener in Hungary.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 2': Peter Gulacsi takes a long goal kick
  • 3': Throw-in: Conor McLaughlin takes it (Defending)
  • 4': Roland Juhasz commits a foul on Kyle Lafferty resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 4': Chris Baird takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
  • 4': Jamie Ward hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 5': Peter Gulacsi makes a good save (Catch)
  • 5': Balazs Dzsudzsak hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 5': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 6': Throw-in: Adam Gyurcso takes it (Attacking)
  • 7': Throw-in: Conor McLaughlin takes it (Defending)
  • 8': Kyle Lafferty hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 8': Peter Gulacsi takes a short goal kick
  • 9': Gergely Rudolf commits a foul on Jamie Ward resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 10': Roy Carroll takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 10': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 10': Kyle Lafferty commits a foul on Jozsef Varga resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 11': Zoltan Liptak takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 12': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 12': Vilmos Vanczak commits a foul on Kyle Lafferty resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 12': Chris Baird takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
  • 13': Peter Gulacsi takes a short goal kick
  • 14': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 14': Gareth McAuley clears the ball from danger.
  • 14': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 16': Oliver Norwood takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 16': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 19': Kyle Lafferty commits a foul on Jozsef Varga resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 19': Peter Gulacsi takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 20': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 20': Conor McLaughlin commits a foul on Daniel Tozser resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 20': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
  • 21': Balazs Dzsudzsak crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 21': Throw-in: Adam Gyurcso takes it (Attacking)
  • 22': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 23': Gergely Rudolf hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 23': Roy Carroll makes a good save (Catch)
  • 24': Throw-in: Balazs Balogh takes it (Defending)
  • 24': Corry Evans commits a foul on Balazs Balogh resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 24': Roland Juhasz takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 25': Throw-in: Conor McLaughlin takes it (Defending)
  • 26': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 26': Balazs Dzsudzsak drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 26': Gareth McAuley blocks the shot
  • 27': Throw-in: Adam Gyurcso takes it (Attacking)
  • 27': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 28': Oliver Norwood commits a foul on Daniel Tozser resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 28': Gergely Rudolf takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
  • 29': Throw-in: Adam Gyurcso takes it (Defending)
  • 30': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 30': Oliver Norwood commits a foul on Jozsef Varga resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 30': Jozsef Varga takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 31': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 32': Kyle Lafferty commits a foul on Roland Juhasz resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 32': Zoltan Liptak takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 32': Oliver Norwood commits a foul on Vilmos Vanczak resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 33': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
  • 33': Balazs Dzsudzsak crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
  • 34': Vilmos Vanczak commits a foul on Roy Carroll resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 34': Roy Carroll takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 35': Vilmos Vanczak commits a foul on Kyle Lafferty resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 35': Vilmos Vanczak is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 35': Oliver Norwood takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left byline. Outcome: shot
  • 35': Oliver Norwood curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 36': Peter Gulacsi takes a short goal kick
  • 36': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Defending)
  • 36': Throw-in: Balazs Dzsudzsak takes it (Attacking)
  • 36': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
  • 37': Roy Carroll makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 37': Roland Juhasz commits a foul on Kyle Lafferty resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 37': Jamie Ward takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 38': Throw-in: Balazs Dzsudzsak takes it (Attacking)
  • 39': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 39': Throw-in: Vilmos Vanczak takes it (Defending)
  • 41': Throw-in: Conor McLaughlin takes it (Defending)
  • 42': Throw-in: Conor McLaughlin takes it (Defending)
  • 43': Kyle Lafferty commits a foul on Nermanja Nikolic resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 44': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
  • 44': Oliver Norwood is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 45': Balazs Dzsudzsak drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 45': Aaron Hughes blocks the shot
  • 45': Jamie Ward hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 45': Peter Gulacsi makes a very good save (Parry)
  • 45': Chris Brunt hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 45': Peter Gulacsi takes a long goal kick
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45'+1': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Defending)
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 46': Hungary makes a sub: Tamas Priskin enters for Nermanja Nikolic. Reason: Tactical
  • 46': Conor McLaughlin commits a foul on Balazs Dzsudzsak resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 46': Zoltan Liptak takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 47': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 47': Throw-in: Adam Gyurcso takes it (Attacking)
  • 49': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 49': Zoltan Liptak hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 49': Roy Carroll takes a long goal kick
  • 50': Steven Davis drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 50': Jozsef Varga blocks the shot
  • 50': Oliver Norwood takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: out of play
  • 51': Peter Gulacsi takes a short goal kick
  • 51': Throw-in: Balazs Balogh takes it (Attacking)
  • 52': Tamas Priskin commits a foul on Chris Brunt resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 52': Roy Carroll takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 53': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Defending)
  • 53': Throw-in: Adam Gyurcso takes it (Defending)
  • 54': Offside called on Kyle Lafferty
  • 54': Vilmos Vanczak takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 54': Gergely Rudolf commits a foul on Conor McLaughlin resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 55': Roy Carroll takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 56': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Defending)
  • 56': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Attacking)
  • 57': Balazs Dzsudzsak commits a foul on Corry Evans resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 57': Corry Evans takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 59': Hungary makes a sub: Gergo Lovrecsics enters for Adam Gyurcso. Reason: Tactical
  • 60': Throw-in: Daniel Tozser takes it (Attacking)
  • 60': Throw-in: Daniel Tozser takes it (Attacking)
  • 60': Throw-in: Conor McLaughlin takes it (Defending)
  • 61': Throw-in: Vilmos Vanczak takes it (Attacking)
  • 63': Throw-in: Balazs Dzsudzsak takes it (Attacking)
  • 63': Gergo Lovrecsics hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 63': Roy Carroll makes an outstanding save (Round Post)
  • 63': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 63': Balazs Dzsudzsak hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 64': Steven Davis blocks the shot
  • 64': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Defending)
  • 65': Jozsef Varga commits a foul on Oliver Norwood resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 66': Aaron Hughes takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 66': Northern Ireland makes a sub: Niall McGinn enters for Jamie Ward. Reason: Tactical
  • 67': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 68': Gergo Lovrecsics drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 68': Roy Carroll makes a good save (Catch)
  • 69': Gergely Rudolf hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 70': Hungary makes a sub: Istvan Kovacs enters for Gergely Rudolf. Reason: Tactical
  • 71': Balazs Dzsudzsak hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 71': Aaron Hughes blocks the shot
  • 72': Northern Ireland makes a sub: Craig Cathcart enters for Gareth McAuley. Reason: Tactical
  • 72': Roy Carroll takes a short goal kick
  • 74': Throw-in: Vilmos Vanczak takes it (Attacking)
  • 74': Throw-in: Vilmos Vanczak takes it (Attacking)
  • 74': Balazs Dzsudzsak hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 74': Niall McGinn blocks the shot
  • 75': Balazs Dzsudzsak takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 75': Tamas Priskin hits a good header. Outcome: goal
  • 75': Goal!! Tamas Priskin hits a very good header low through the middle from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Hungary now leads 1 - 0
  • 75': That last goal was assisted by Balazs Dzsudzsak (Cross from Right Byline)
  • 76': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 78': Chris Baird commits a foul on Istvan Kovacs resulting on a free kick for Hungary
  • 78': Daniel Tozser takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 78': Throw-in: Vilmos Vanczak takes it (Attacking)
  • 79': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Defending)
  • 79': Northern Ireland makes a sub: William McKay enters for Oliver Norwood. Reason: Tactical
  • 81': Niall McGinn hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 81': Goal!! Niall McGinn hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
  • 81': That last goal was assisted by Kyle Lafferty (Pass from Left Penalty Area)
  • 83': Throw-in: Balazs Balogh takes it (Defending)
  • 86': Tamas Priskin commits a foul on Roy Carroll resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 86': Roy Carroll takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 86': Throw-in: Balazs Balogh takes it (Defending)
  • 87': Throw-in: Steven Davis takes it (Attacking)
  • 88': Kyle Lafferty hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 88': Goal!! Kyle Lafferty hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Northern Ireland now leads 2 - 1
  • 89': That last goal was assisted by Niall McGinn (Pass from Right Penalty Area)
  • 90': Kyle Lafferty hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+1': Peter Gulacsi takes a long goal kick
  • 90'+2': Throw-in: Balazs Dzsudzsak takes it (Attacking)
  • 90'+3': Offside called on Kyle Lafferty
  • 90'+3': Balazs Balogh takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 90'+3': Throw-in: Vilmos Vanczak takes it (Attacking)
  • 90'+4': Throw-in: Vilmos Vanczak takes it (Attacking)

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 2
54 Possession 46
9 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 9
0.6 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 2
0 Crosses 2
0.0 Cross % 1.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
5 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
1 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Ferenc Szusza Stadium
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Attendance: 12,000

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Belgium 8 +18 20
2 Austria 8 +10 19
3 Sweden 8 +2 10
4 Azerbaijan 8 -10 7
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Line-Ups

HUN Hungary

No. Name
12 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
3 Vilmos Vanczák Yellow Card
5 Zoltan Liptak
23 Roland Juhász
15 Adam Gyurcso
8 Jozsef Varga
11 Daniel Tözsér
14 Balazs Balogh
10 Gergely Rudolf
17 Nemanja Nikolic
7 Balázs Dzsudzsák

NIR Northern Ireland

No. Name
1 Roy Carroll (GK)
2 Conor McLaughlin
4 Gareth McAuley
18 Aaron Hughes
11 Chris Brunt
13 Corry Evans
8 Steven Davis
16 Oliver Norwood Yellow Card
6 Chris Baird
19 Jamie Ward
10 Kyle Lafferty

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