UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Sunday, September 7, 2014
Northern Ireland DLDLL 2
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Hungary LDWWW 1
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Ferenc Szusza Stadium · 12,000 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

HUN leads series 1-0

Lineups

HUN

  1. 12Péter GulácsiG
  2. 3Vilmos VanczákD
  3. 5Zoltan LiptakD
  4. 23Roland JuhászD
  5. 15Adam GyurcsoM
  6. 8Jozsef VargaM
  7. 11Daniel TözsérM
  8. 14Balazs BaloghM
  9. 10Gergely RudolfF
  10. 17Nemanja NikolicF
  11. 7Balázs DzsudzsákF

Substitutes

  1. 1Adam BogdanG
  2. 22Denes DibuszG
  3. 2Tibor HefflerD
  4. 4Adam LangD
  5. 6Mihály KorhutD
  6. 21Zsolt KorcsmarD
  7. 13Zsolt KalmarM
  8. 18Istvan KovacsM
  9. 20Laszlo ZsidaiM
  10. 9Gergo LovrecsicsF
  11. 16Roland VargaF
  12. 19Tamas PriskinF

NIR

  1. 1Roy CarrollG
  2. 2Conor MclaughlinD
  3. 4Gareth McAuleyD
  4. 18Aaron HughesD
  5. 11Chris BruntD
  6. 13Corry EvansM
  7. 8Steven DavisM
  8. 16Oliver NorwoodM
  9. 6Chris BairdM
  10. 19Jamie WardF
  11. 10Kyle LaffertyF

Substitutes

  1. 12Alan MannusG
  2. 23Michael McGovernG
  3. 3Dan LaffertyD
  4. 5Craig CathcartD
  5. 14Luke McCulloughD
  6. 17Shane FergusonD
  7. 7Niall McGinnM
  8. 22Paul PatonM
  9. 9William McKayF
  10. 15Will GriggF
  11. 20Andrew LittleF
  12. 21Josh MagennisF

Timeline

  1. 35' Vilmos Vanczak is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  2. 44' Oliver Norwood is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 46' Hungary makes a sub: Tamas Priskin enters for Nermanja Nikolic. Reason: Tactical
  4. 59' Hungary makes a sub: Gergo Lovrecsics enters for Adam Gyurcso. Reason: Tactical
  5. 66' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Niall McGinn enters for Jamie Ward. Reason: Tactical
  6. 70' Hungary makes a sub: Istvan Kovacs enters for Gergely Rudolf. Reason: Tactical
  7. 72' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Craig Cathcart enters for Gareth McAuley. Reason: Tactical
  8. 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
  9. 79' Northern Ireland makes a sub: William McKay enters for Oliver Norwood. Reason: Tactical
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 90' End of the game

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