Estonia vs Northern Ireland, 2021 International Friendly
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Estonia are hosting Northern Ireland
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. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland).
- 3': Märten Kuusk (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Konstantin Vassiljev with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
- 6': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
- 8': Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
- 9': Attempt missed. Maksim Paskotsi (Estonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Konstantin Vassiljev with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Alfie McCalmont (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
- 19': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Niall McGinn.
- 24': Offside, Estonia. Markus Poom tries a through ball, but Rauno Sappinen is caught offside.
- 26': Offside, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
- 29': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Vladislav Kreida.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Marco Lukka.
- 30': Attempt saved. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie McCalmont with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Marco Lukka.
- 37': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
- 37': Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
- 38': Attempt missed. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantin Vassiljev following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Konstantin Vassiljev (Estonia).
- 42': Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Konstantin Vassiljev (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
- 43': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': First Half ends, Estonia 0, Northern Ireland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Estonia 0, Northern Ireland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Estonia. Henri Anier replaces Rauno Sappinen.
- 45': Substitution, Estonia. Karol Mets replaces Vladislav Kreida.
- 45': Substitution, Estonia. Mattias Käit replaces Konstantin Vassiljev.
- 45': Substitution, Estonia. Sander Puri replaces Michael Lilander.
- 48': Foul by Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia).
- 48': Liam Donnelly (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Liam Donnelly (Northern Ireland).
- 48': Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Alfie McCalmont.
- 51': Attempt missed. Erik Sorga (Estonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henri Anier with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Marco Lukka (Estonia).
- 52': Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Kyle Lafferty.
- 56': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Jamal Lewis.
- 56': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
- 56': Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
- 57': Sander Puri (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
- 62': Attempt saved. Erik Sorga (Estonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Käit.
- 63': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Bradley replaces Liam Donnelly.
- 63': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Hazard replaces Trevor Carson.
- 64': Foul by Sander Puri (Estonia).
- 64': Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Sander Puri (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vlasiy Sinyavskiy.
- 68': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
- 68': Märten Kuusk (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Henri Anier (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gavin Whyte with a cross.
- 74': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Sander Puri (Estonia).
- 75': Goal! Estonia 0, Northern Ireland 1. Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gavin Whyte.
- 76': Substitution, Estonia. Sergei Zenjov replaces Erik Sorga.
- 77': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland).
- 77': Sander Puri (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
- 78': Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Mattias Käit (Estonia).
- 78': Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
- 79': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 80': Substitution, Estonia. Robert Kirss replaces Vlasiy Sinyavskiy.
- 83': Attempt missed. Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
- 84': Attempt saved. Henri Anier (Estonia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sander Puri.
- 85': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
- 85': Marco Lukka (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
- 87': Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Markus Poom (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt missed. Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Kirss.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Markus Poom (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergei Zenjov.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Estonia 0, Northern Ireland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Estonia 0, Northern Ireland 1.
Statistics
 NIR |
EST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 39.1 | Possession | 60.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 450 |
| 353 | Passes | 553 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 87 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 17 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 2,524
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 2,524
Line-Ups
Estonia (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matvei Igonen (GK) |
| 2 | Märten Kussk |
| 16 | Maksim Paskotši |
| 6 | Marco Lukka |
| 5 | Vladislav Kreida |
| 14 | Konstantin Vassiljev  |
| 20 | Markus Poom |
| 11 | Vlasiy Sinyavskiy |
| 13 | Michael Lilander |
| 9 | Erik Sorga |
| 15 | Rauno Sappinen |
Northern Ireland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Trevor Carson (GK) |
| 22 | Ciaron Brown |
| 5 | Tom Flanagan |
| 3 | Jamal Lewis |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 14 | Jordan Jones |
| 21 | Alfie McCalmont |
| 6 | Liam Donnelly |
| 10 | Kyle Lafferty |
| 7 | Niall McGinn |
| 18 | Gavin Whyte |
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