FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Sunday, March 26, 2017
Norway LLLWL 0
–
Northern Ireland DWLWL 2
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NOR000
NIR202
Windsor Park · 18,161 att.

Match Report

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Northern Ireland beat Norway to spoil Lagerback managerial bow

Martin O'Neill's team have reached the 10-point mark in their qualifying campaign as the attempt to make the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
56.6
Possession
43.4
7
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
277
493
Passes
372
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.1
74
Long Balls
74
33
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
6
9
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
52
28
Clearances
52

Head to Head

NOR leads series 2-0

Lineups

NIR · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Michael McGovernG
  2. 4Gareth McAuleyCD
  3. 5Jonny EvansCD-L
  4. 20Craig CathcartCD-R
  5. 16Oliver NorwoodSW
  6. 11Chris BruntCM-L
  7. 8Steven DavisCM-R
  8. 14Stuart DallasLM
  9. 2Conor MclaughlinRM
  10. 9Conor WashingtonCF-L
  11. 19Jamie WardCF-R

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Rune JarsteinG
  2. 5Gustav ValsvikCD-L
  3. 3Even HovlandCD-R
  4. 2Jorgen SkjelvikLB
  5. 14Omar ElabdellaouiRB
  6. 7Joshua KingAM
  7. 8Stefan JohansenLM
  8. 6Håvard NordtveitRM
  9. 9Alexander SöderlundF
  10. 11Tarik ElyounoussiAM-L
  11. 18Mohamed ElyounoussiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Norway 0. Jamie Ward (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Brunt with a cross.
  2. 33' Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Norway 0. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Davis with a through ball.
  3. 43' Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Håvard Nordtveit (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 53' Substitution, Norway. Mats Møller Dæhli replaces Tarik Elyounoussi.
  6. 63' Substitution, Norway. Adama Diomande replaces Alexander Søderlund.
  7. 75' Substitution, Norway. Sander Berge replaces Stefan Johansen.
  8. 80' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Jamie Ward.
  9. 85' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Conor Washington.
  10. 88' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Matthew Lund replaces Stuart Dallas.

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