Italy vs Northern Ireland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Italy cruise to comfortable win over Northern Ireland

Italy made a comfortable start to the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign by beating Northern Ireland 2-0 in Group C on Thursday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
• 8': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
• 8': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 8': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 8': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
• 11': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
• 13': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
• 14': Goal! Italy 1, Northern Ireland 0. Domenico Berardi (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
• 16': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a through ball.
• 20': Attempt missed. Emerson (Italy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross.
• 21': Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
• 21': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
• 21': Foul by Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland).
• 21': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Foul by Corry Evans (Northern Ireland).
• 23': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 25': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 26': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
• 26': Giorgio Chiellini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Insigne tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
• 30': Attempt missed. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
• 32': Offside, Italy. Giorgio Chiellini tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
• 34': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
• 34': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Foul by Marco Verratti (Italy).
• 35': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 36': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
• 36': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Italy).
• 37': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 38': Goal! Italy 2, Northern Ireland 0. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a fast break.
• 43': Corry Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Foul by Emerson (Italy).
• 45'+1': First Half ends, Italy 2, Northern Ireland 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Italy 2, Northern Ireland 0.
• 45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Corry Evans.
• 46': Attempt missed. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Magennis with a headed pass.
• 47': Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 47': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
• 47': George Saville (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 49': Foul by Stuart Dallas (Northern Ireland).
• 49': Manuel Locatelli (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 50': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 53': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
• 56': Attempt saved. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 56': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
• 56': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Emerson.
• 57': Hand ball by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
• 60': Offside, Italy. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
• 62': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 62': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
• 64': Substitution, Italy. Nicolò Barella replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
• 64': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shayne Lavery replaces Gavin Whyte.
• 65': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
• 65': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 66': Ciro Immobile (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 66': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
• 67': Offside, Italy. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
• 68': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
• 69': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shayne Lavery.
• 69': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Marco Verratti.
• 71': Foul by Giorgio Chiellini (Italy).
• 71': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 75': Substitution, Italy. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Emerson.
• 75': Substitution, Italy. Federico Chiesa replaces Domenico Berardi.
• 78': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson replaces Alistair McCann.
• 78': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Josh Magennis.
• 83': Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 84': Substitution, Italy. Matteo Pessina replaces Manuel Locatelli.
• 84': Substitution, Italy. Vincenzo Grifo replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
• 86': Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
• 86': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 86': Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
• 86': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 87': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
• 88': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Davis.
• 89': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
• 90'+1': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ciro Immobile with a through ball.
• 90'+3': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland).
• 90'+3': Marco Verratti (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+3': Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Italy 2, Northern Ireland 0.
• 0': Match ends, Italy 2, Northern Ireland 0.
• 0': Match ends, Italy 2, Northern Ireland 0.