UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Northern Ireland DLLWW 2
–
Greece DWLLD 0
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NIR112
GRE000
Karaiskakis Stadium · 24,000 att.

Match Report

Northern Ireland maintain perfect start with 2-0 triumph against Greece

Northern Ireland's dreams of a first European Championship appearance are one step closer to reality after goals from Jamie Ward and Kyle Lafferty against Greece gave them a third successive Group F victory.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
1
33
Possession
67
4
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
3
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
3
Accurate Crosses
8
3
Crosses
24
1.0
Cross %
0.3
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
9
Clearances
1

Head to Head

GRE leads series 2-0

Lineups

GRE

  1. 1Orestis KarnezisG
  2. 15Vasilis TorosidisD
  3. 19Socratis PapaststhopoulosD
  4. 4Monolas KostasD
  5. 11Loukas VyntraD
  6. 23Panagiotis TachtsidisM
  7. 2Giannis ManiatisM
  8. 18Nikos KarelisF
  9. 7Georgios SamarasF
  10. 17Stefanos AthanasiadisF
  11. 9Kostas MitroglouF

Substitutes

  1. 12Panagiotis GlykosG
  2. 13Stefanos KapinoG
  3. 5Vangelis MorasD
  4. 20Costas GiannoulisD
  5. 21Giannis SkondrasD
  6. 3Konstantinos StafylidisM
  7. 6Alexandros TziolisM
  8. 8Petros MandalosM
  9. 10Kostas FortounisM
  10. 16Charalampos MavriasM
  11. 22Andreas SamarisM
  12. 14Dimitris SalpingidisF

NIR

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

Substitutes

  1. 12Alan MannusG
  2. 23Michael McGovernG
  3. 3Ryan McGivernD
  4. 5Luke McCulloughD
  5. 20Ryan McLaughlinD
  6. 22Ben ReevesD
  7. 7Niall McGinnM
  8. 14Sammy ClinganM
  9. 15Pat McCourtM
  10. 9William McKayF
  11. 17Will GriggF
  12. 21Josh MagennisF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal!! Jamie Ward hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Northern Ireland now leads 1 - 0
  2. 16' Greece makes a sub: Konstantinos Stafylidis enters for Loukas Vyntra. Reason: Injury
  3. 28' Kyle Lafferty is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 33' Giorgos Samaras is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 46' Greece makes a sub: Andreas Samaris enters for Stefanos Athanasiadis. Reason: Tactical
  6. 51' Goal!! Kyle Lafferty hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Northern Ireland now leads 2 - 0
  7. 59' Ioannis Maniatis is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  8. 59' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Ryan McGivern enters for Jamie Ward. Reason: Tactical
  9. 67' Greece makes a sub: Dimitris Salpingidis enters for Giorgos Samaras. Reason: Tactical
  10. 72' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Josh Magennis enters for Kyle Lafferty. Reason: Tactical
  11. 78' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Ben Reeves enters for Shane Ferguson. Reason: Tactical
  12. 90' Andreas Samaris is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  13. 90' End of the game

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