UEFA Nations League

Greece vs Northern Ireland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Greece
  • 14': Dimitris Pelkas
  • 55': Georgios Masouras
  • 80': Petros Mantalos
FT
3 - 1
Northern Ireland
  • 18': Shayne Lavery

About

Greece are hosting Northern Ireland at Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 4': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
  • 9': Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Jordan Thompson because of an injury.
  • 11': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
  • 11': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 14': Goal! Greece 1, Northern Ireland 0. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 16': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
  • 16': Petros Mantalos (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 17': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Goal! Greece 1, Northern Ireland 1. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Davis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 21': Offside, Greece. Anastasios Bakasetas tries a through ball, but Giorgos Masouras is caught offside.
  • 22': Offside, Northern Ireland. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Conor Bradley is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
  • 29': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 32': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
  • 41': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
  • 41': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Greece 1, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Greece 1, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  • 48': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 50': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
  • 50': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 53': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 53': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Goal! Greece 2, Northern Ireland 1. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
  • 58': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
  • 61': Attempt missed. George Baldock (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 62': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 62': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 63': Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland).
  • 64': George Baldock (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
  • 65': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
  • 66': Offside, Northern Ireland. George Saville tries a through ball, but Alistair McCann is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Greece. Anastasios Douvikas replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
  • 67': Substitution, Greece. Taxiarchis Fountas replaces Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte replaces Shayne Lavery.
  • 68': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Conor Bradley.
  • 69': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
  • 71': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Giorgos Masouras.
  • 76': Substitution, Greece. Anastasios Chatzigiovanis replaces Giorgos Masouras.
  • 76': Substitution, Greece. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.
  • 76': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Jamal Lewis.
  • 77': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McMenamin replaces Josh Magennis.
  • 77': Hand ball by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
  • 78': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
  • 79': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Goal! Greece 3, Northern Ireland 1. Petros Mantalos (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Anastasios Douvikas.
  • 82': Foul by Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (Greece).
  • 82': Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Anastasios Douvikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
  • 84': Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Foul by Anastasios Chatzigiovanis (Greece).
  • 85': Shane Ferguson (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by George Baldock (Greece).
  • 87': Foul by Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece).
  • 87': Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taxiarchis Fountas.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Goutas replaces Petros Mantalos.
  • 90'+3': Anastasios Douvikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Greece 3, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Greece 3, Northern Ireland 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 0
39.8 Possession 60.2
3 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
242 Accurate Passes 423
308 Passes 475
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 68
18 Accurate Long Balls 48
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 6
12 Tackles 6
0.6 Tackle % 1.0
4 Interceptions 7
9 Effective Clearances 14
9 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 5,871

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Romania 6 +15 18
2 Kosovo 6 +3 12
3 Cyprus 6 -11 6
4 Lithuania 6 -7 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

GRE Greece (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
17 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
21 Kostas Tsimikas
2 George Baldock
6 Dimitrios Kourbelis
20 Petros Mantalos Yellow Card
11 Anastasios Bakasetas
23 Fotis Ioannidis
10 Dimitris Pelkas
7 Georgios Masouras
Greece Substitutes:
Taxiarchis Fountas, Alexandros Paschalakis, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Anastasios Douvikas, Dimitrios Goutas, Vasilios Barkas, Andreas Bouchalakis, Lazaros Rota, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Giannis Papanikolaou, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis, Georgios Kyriakopoulos.

NIR Northern Ireland (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
5 Jonny Evans
4 Tom Flanagan Yellow Card
17 Paddy McNair
3 Jamal Lewis
2 Conor Bradley
8 Steven Davis
16 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
15 Jordan Thompson
21 Josh Magennis
9 Shayne Lavery
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Shane Ferguson, George Saville, Gavin Whyte, Corry Evans, Shea Charles, Kofi Balmer, Conor Hazard, Dion Charles, Ciaron Brown, Luke Southwood, Conor McMenamin, Paddy Lane.

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