Northern Ireland vs Lithuania, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAAbout
Northern Ireland are hosting Lithuania
at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on
. The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Linas Megelaitis (Lithuania).
- 1': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
- 1': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Martynas Dapkus (Lithuania).
- 2': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 4': Foul by Martynas Dapkus (Lithuania).
- 4': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Offside, Northern Ireland. Alistair McCann tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
- 7': Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
- 8': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Martynas Dapkus.
- 9': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a cross.
- 12': Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
- 13': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania).
- 14': Foul by Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania).
- 14': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Lithuania. Dominykas Barauskas tries a through ball, but Karolis Laukzemis is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Egidijus Vaitkunas.
- 17': Own Goal by Benas Satkus, Lithuania. Northern Ireland 1, Lithuania 0.
- 18': Offside, Northern Ireland. Alistair McCann tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt saved. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas with a through ball.
- 29': Foul by Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania).
- 29': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 31': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Dominykas Barauskas.
- 32': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania).
- 37': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Washington.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Egidijus Vaitkunas.
- 42': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
- 42': Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Martynas Dapkus (Lithuania).
- 42': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania).
- 43': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Washington with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Lithuania 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 1, Lithuania 0.
- 48': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by George Saville.
- 49': Attempt missed. Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Foul by Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania).
- 54': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
- 54': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ernestas Setkus.
- 56': Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland).
- 58': Offside, Northern Ireland. Alistair McCann tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland).
- 59': Karolis Laukzemis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
- 61': Attempt missed. Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland).
- 62': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania).
- 63': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania).
- 65': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Benas Satkus (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Conor Washington (Northern Ireland).
- 66': Attempt saved. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Justas Lasickas.
- 67': Attempt saved. Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benas Satkus.
- 68': Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': George Saville (Northern Ireland).
- 70': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Corry Evans replaces George Saville.
- 70': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamal Lewis replaces Shane Ferguson.
- 71': Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
- 75': Substitution, Lithuania. Vytas Gaspuitis replaces Martynas Dapkus because of an injury.
- 77': Foul by Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania).
- 77': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dale Taylor replaces Josh Magennis.
- 79': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Vytas Gaspuitis.
- 80': Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Lithuania. Donatas Kazlauskas replaces Karolis Laukzemis.
- 82': Foul by Ovidijus Verbickas (Lithuania).
- 82': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corry Evans.
- 83': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Egidijus Vaitkunas.
- 84': Hand ball by Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland).
- 85': Fedor Chernykh (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
- 86': Substitution, Lithuania. Vilius Armanavicius replaces Linas Megelaitis because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Lithuania. Domantas Simkus replaces Ovidijus Verbickas.
- 87': Foul by Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania).
- 87': Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Dominykas Barauskas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Jones replaces Conor Washington.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vilius Armanavicius.
- 89': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
- 90': Attempt missed. Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 1, Lithuania 0.
- 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 1, Lithuania 0.
Statistics
LTU |
NIR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.9 | Possession | 65.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 187 | Accurate Passes | 442 |
| 301 | Passes | 552 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 20 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 14,336
Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 14,336
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Denmark | 6 | +9 | 11 |
| 3 | Greece | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | Belarus | 6 | -13 | 2 |
Line-Ups
Northern Ireland (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
| 5 | Jonny Evans |
| 20 | Craig Cathcart |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 6 | George Saville |
| 16 | Alistair McCann |
| 8 | Steven Davis |
| 11 | Shane Ferguson |
| 14 | Stuart Dallas |
| 9 | Conor Washington |
| 21 | Josh Magennis |
Lithuania (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Ernestas Setkus (GK) |
| 5 | Martynas Dapkus |
| 2 | Benas Satkus |
| 21 | Dominykas Barauskas |
| 8 | Egidijus Vaitkunas |
| 18 | Ovidijus Verbickas |
| 10 | Fiodor Cernych |
| 13 | Linas Megelaitis |
| 9 | Karolis Laukzemis |
| 11 | Arvydas Novikovas |
| 17 | Justas Lasickas |
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