FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, November 11, 2016
Azerbaijan LDWWD 0
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Northern Ireland LLDWL 4
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Windsor Park · 18,404 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Kyle Lafferty on target as Northern Ireland rout Azerbaijan

Northern Ireland scored four for the second straight game at Windsor Park to leapfrog Azerbaijan into second place in their World Cup group.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
61.2
Possession
38.8
8
SHOTS
10
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
487
Accurate Passes
264
575
Passes
345
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
6
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
79
32
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
17
13
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
6
14
Clearances
6

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

NIR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Michael McGovernG
  2. 5Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 4Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 11Chris BruntLB
  5. 2Conor MclaughlinRB
  6. 8Steven DavisCM-L
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodCM-R
  8. 3Shane FergusonLM
  9. 13Corry EvansRM
  10. 21Josh MagennisCF-L
  11. 10Kyle LaffertyCF-R

AZE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kamran AgayevG
  2. 6Badavi HüseynovCD-L
  3. 5Maksim MedvedevCD-R
  4. 21Arif DasdamirovLB
  5. 3Magomed MirzabekovRB
  6. 2Qara QarayevCM
  7. 16Emin MakhmudovLM
  8. 19Rahid AmirguliyevRM
  9. 20Ramil SheydaevF
  10. 10Ruslan KurbanovLF
  11. 22Afran IsmayilovRF

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Azerbaijan 0. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass.
  2. 38' Emin Makhmudov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Azerbaijan 0. Gareth McAuley (Northern Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Brunt with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 45' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Deniz Yilmaz replaces Ramil Sheydaev.
  5. 62' Substitution, Northern Ireland. William Grigg replaces Kyle Lafferty.
  6. 66' Goal! Northern Ireland 3, Azerbaijan 0. Conor McLaughlin (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
  7. 70' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Dimitrij Nazarov replaces Emin Makhmudov.
  8. 72' Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Shane Ferguson.
  10. 74' Corry Evans (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Substitution, Azerbaijan. Aghabala Ramazanov replaces Ruslan Gurbanov.
  12. 81' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paddy McNair replaces Corry Evans.
  13. 83' Goal! Northern Ireland 4, Azerbaijan 0. Chris Brunt (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  14. 84' Dimitrij Nazarov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.

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