UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Northern Ireland vs Estonia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Northern Ireland
  • 56': Niall McGinn
  • 75': Steven Davis (P)
FT
2 - 0
Estonia

    About

    Northern Ireland are hosting Estonia at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 3': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Mattias Kait (Estonia) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artur Pikk with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Henrik Ojamaa (Estonia).
    • 5': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Artjom Dmitrijev (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 8': Foul by Joonas Tamm (Estonia).
    • 8': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Gert Kams.
    • 9': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Karol Mets.
    • 11': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Niall McGinn is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Karol Mets (Estonia).
    • 15': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 17': Offside, Estonia. Sergei Lepmets tries a through ball, but Henri Anier is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Henri Anier (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikita Baranov.
    • 22': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 24': George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 24': Nikita Baranov (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
    • 26': Joonas Tamm (Estonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Mattias Kait.
    • 30': Foul by Artjom Dmitrijev (Estonia).
    • 30': Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niall McGinn with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
    • 33': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 35': Foul by Joonas Tamm (Estonia).
    • 35': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Joonas Tamm (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Artur Pikk.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paddy McNair.
    • 40': Artjom Dmitrijev (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Estonia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Estonia 0.
    • 46': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
    • 46': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Madis Vihmann.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 48': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 48': Mattias Kait (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
    • 50': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Gert Kams (Estonia).
    • 50': Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 52': Nikita Baranov (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Estonia 0. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Lafferty.
    • 57': Offside, Northern Ireland. Bailey Peacock-Farrell tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Henri Anier (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 62': Sergei Lepmets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a cross.
    • 64': Foul by Karol Mets (Estonia).
    • 64': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Jones.
    • 68': Substitution, Estonia. Konstantin Vassiljev replaces Henrik Ojamaa.
    • 70': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Mattias Kait (Estonia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Henri Anier (Estonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gert Kams with a through ball.
    • 72': Foul by Madis Vihmann (Estonia).
    • 72': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
    • 72': Madis Vihmann (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Penalty Northern Ireland. George Saville draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 73': Penalty conceded by Karol Mets (Estonia) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 75': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Estonia 0. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 76': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Kyle Lafferty.
    • 76': Substitution, Estonia. Sergei Zenjov replaces Henri Anier.
    • 76': Offside, Northern Ireland. Stuart Dallas tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
    • 78': Foul by Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland).
    • 78': Nikita Baranov (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Jordan Jones.
    • 82': Attempt saved. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paddy McNair.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Davis with a through ball.
    • 84': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McLaughlin replaces Niall McGinn.
    • 85': Substitution, Estonia. Rauno Sappinen replaces Artjom Dmitrijev.
    • 86': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Joonas Tamm.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor McLaughlin.
    • 89': Offside, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Estonia. Mattias Kait tries a through ball, but Rauno Sappinen is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
    • 90'+2': Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Davis.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Estonia 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Northern Ireland 2, Estonia 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 2
    45.5 Possession 54.5
    5 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    258 Accurate Passes 325
    360 Passes 415
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    11 Crosses 33
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    75 Long Balls 71
    29 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    6 Effective Tackles 4
    9 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.3
    7 Interceptions 7
    34 Effective Clearances 12
    34 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Windsor Park
    Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Attendance: 18,176

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 8 +18 20
    2 Italy 8 +7 14
    3 Ukraine 8 +3 14
    4 North Macedonia 8 -10 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NIR Northern Ireland (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
    5 Jonny Evans
    20 Craig Cathcart
    3 Jamal Lewis
    14 Stuart Dallas
    8 Steven Davis
    6 George Saville
    17 Paddy McNair
    10 Kyle Lafferty
    15 Jordan Jones
    7 Niall McGinn
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Josh Magennis, Conor Mclaughlin, Shane Ferguson, Tom Flanagan, Danny Ballard, Jordan Thompson, Conor Hazard, Conor Washington, Michael McGovern, Liam Boyce, Paul Smyth, Aaron Hughes.

    EST Estonia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Sergei Lepmets (GK)
    13 Madis Vihmann
    16 Joonas Tamm Yellow Card
    21 Nikita Baranov
    3 Artur Pikk
    2 Gert Kams
    18 Karol Mets
    20 Artjom Dmitrijev
    11 Henrik Ojamaa
    8 Henri Anier
    4 Mattias Käit
    Estonia Substitutes:
    Dmitri Kruglov, Brent Lepistu, Mark Oliver Roosnupp, Märten Kussk, Frank Liivak, Marko Meerits, Konstantin Vassiljev, Sergei Zenjov, Ken Kallaste, Mihkel Aksalu, Rauno Sappinen.

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