International Friendly

FT Thursday, March 24, 2016
Northern Ireland WDWDW 1
–
Wales WDLWL 1
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WAL011
21,855 att.

Match Report

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Late penalty helps Wales salvage draw against Northern Ireland

Simon Church saved Wales from a miserable Euro 2016 send-off in front of their own fans as Michael O'Neill was denied his his first friendly win.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

16
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
34.8
Possession
65.2
5
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
517
326
Passes
625
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
20
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.3
81
Long Balls
97
31
Accurate Long Balls
60
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
12
18
Clearances
16

Head to Head

WAL leads series 2-0-2

Lineups

WAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 5James ChesterCD-R
  4. 3Adam MatthewsLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 10Tom LawrenceAM
  7. 16Joe LedleyLM
  8. 4David VaughanRM
  9. 9Sam VokesF
  10. 8David CotterillAM-L
  11. 7George C. WilliamsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Adam HenleySUB
  2. 13Lloyd IsgroveSUB
  3. 15Jazz RichardsSUB
  4. 22Emyr HuwsSUB
  5. 18Shaun MacDonaldSUB
  6. 19Simon ChurchSUB
  7. 11Andrew CroftsSUB
  8. 17Joe AllenSUB
  9. 23Neil TaylorSUB
  10. 21Danny WardSUB
  11. 12Owain WilliamsSUB
  12. 20Jonny WilliamsSUB

NIR · 3-5-2

  1. 1Michael McGovernG
  2. 4Gareth McAuleyCD
  3. 5Jonny EvansCD-L
  4. 20Craig CathcartCD-R
  5. 8Steven DavisCM-L
  6. 16Oliver NorwoodCM-R
  7. 17Paddy McNairAM
  8. 14Stuart DallasLM
  9. 2Conor MclaughlinRM
  10. 24Conor WashingtonCF-L
  11. 10Kyle LaffertyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Aaron HughesSUB
  2. 7Niall McGinnSUB
  3. 19Jamie WardSUB
  4. 25Michael SmithSUB
  5. 23Trevor CarsonSUB
  6. 15Paul PatonSUB
  7. 6Luke McCulloughSUB
  8. 11Shane FergusonSUB
  9. 3Dan LaffertySUB
  10. 12Roy CarrollSUB
  11. 9Billy McKaySUB
  12. 13Lee HodsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Danny Ward (Wales) Substitution at 45'
  2. 45' Andrew Crofts (Wales) Substitution at 45'
  3. 45' Jamie Ward (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 45'
  4. 60' Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) Goal at 60'
  5. 62' Jonathan Williams (Wales) Substitution at 62'
  6. 62' Lloyd Isgrove (Wales) Substitution at 62'
  7. 71' Joe Allen (Wales) Substitution at 71'
  8. 74' Daniel Lafferty (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 74'
  9. 74' Paul Paton (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 74'
  10. 76' Simon Church (Wales) Substitution at 76'
  11. 81' Billy Mckay (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 81'
  12. 81' Aaron Hughes (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 81'
  13. 89' Simon Church (Wales) Penalty - Scored at 89'
  14. 89' Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 92'

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