UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Sunday, March 29, 2015
Finland LLLWD 1
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Northern Ireland WWWLL 2
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Windsor Park · 10,264 att.

Match Report

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Northern Ireland hopes alive after Kyle Lafferty double in win vs. Finland

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
7
7
Saves
3
53
Possession
47
11
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
8
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
7
0.0
Cross %
0.3
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
4
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
4
Clearances
2

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

NIR

  1. 1Roy CarrollG
  2. 2Conor MclaughlinD
  3. 5Jonny EvansD
  4. 4Gareth McAuleyD
  5. 6Chris BairdD
  6. 11Chris BruntM
  7. 8Steven DavisM
  8. 16Oliver NorwoodM
  9. 7Niall McGinnM
  10. 10Kyle LaffertyF
  11. 19Jamie WardF

FIN

  1. 12Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Joona ToivioD
  3. 3Niklas MoisanderD
  4. 18Jere UronenD
  5. 2Sebastian SorsaM
  6. 19Alexander RingM
  7. 14Tim SparvM
  8. 16Sakari MattilaM
  9. 21Kasper HamalainenM
  10. 7Roman EremenkoM
  11. 10Teemu PukkiF

Timeline

  1. 33' Goal!! Kyle Lafferty 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. 38' Goal!! Kyle Lafferty hits a very good header to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Northern Ireland now leads 2 - 0
  3. 42' Finland makes a sub: Joel Pohjanpalo enters for Kasper Hamalainen. Reason: Tactical
  4. 46' Finland makes a sub: Paulus Arajuuri enters for Joona Toivio. Reason: Tactical
  5. 46' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Corry Evans enters for Steven Davis. Reason: Tactical
  6. 63' Chris Baird is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  7. 64' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Stuart Dallas enters for Niall McGinn. Reason: Tactical
  8. 67' Chris Brunt is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  9. 70' Joel Pohjanpalo is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  10. 70' Finland makes a sub: Berat Sadik enters for Teemu Pukki. Reason: Tactical
  11. 78' Paulus Arajuuri is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  12. 79' Northern Ireland makes a sub: Josh Magennis enters for Kyle Lafferty. Reason: Tactical
  13. 90' End of the game
  14. 90'+1' Goal!! Berat Sadik hits a very good right footed shot high through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Finland now trails 1 - 2

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