FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Monday, September 4, 2017
Czechia WWLDL 0
–
Northern Ireland LWWWW 2
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CZE000
NIR202
Windsor Park · 18,167 att.

Match Report

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Northern Ireland claim second spot with Czech Republic victory

Northern Ireland have guaranteed second spot in Group C with a 2-0 win over Czech Republic.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
1
76.7
Possession
23.3
11
SHOTS
5
1
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
646
Accurate Passes
128
723
Passes
218
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
1
32
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
61
38
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.7
Long Balls %
0.2
4
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
5
16
Tackles
10
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
34
14
Clearances
34

Head to Head

Lineups

NIR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Michael McGovernG
  2. 5Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 18Aaron HughesCD-R
  4. 16Oliver NorwoodDM
  5. 11Chris BruntLB
  6. 2Conor MclaughlinRB
  7. 13Corry EvansCM-L
  8. 8Steven DavisCM-R
  9. 14Stuart DallasLM
  10. 21Josh MagennisRM
  11. 9Conor WashingtonF

CZE · 3-4-3

  1. 1Tomás VaclíkG
  2. 17Marek SuchyCD
  3. 22Filip NovakCD-L
  4. 3Tomás KalasCD-R
  5. 15Tomás SoucekCM-L
  6. 8Vladimír DaridaCM-R
  7. 18Jan BorilLM
  8. 4Theodor Gebre SelassieRM
  9. 11Michael KrmencíkF
  10. 14Jakub JanktoCF-L
  11. 19Ladislav KrejcíCF-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Czech Republic 0. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a headed pass following a corner.
  2. 41' Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Czech Republic 0. Chris Brunt (Northern Ireland) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 55' Substitution, Czech Republic. Josef Husbauer replaces Jakub Jankto.
  4. 55' Substitution, Czech Republic. Jan Kliment replaces Ladislav Krejci.
  5. 58' Tomas Kalas (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Lee Hodson replaces Conor Washington.
  7. 66' Substitution, Czech Republic. Borek Dockal replaces Filip Novak.
  8. 74' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Stuart Dallas.
  9. 75' Josef Husbauer (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Josh Magennis.

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