UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Greece
    • 39': Anastasios Bakasetas

    About

    Northern Ireland are hosting Greece at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 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.
    • 4': Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece).
    • 5': Foul by Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece).
    • 5': Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
    • 8': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
    • 17': Hand ball by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville.
    • 20': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
    • 20': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 27': Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
    • 31': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece).
    • 31': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 35': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Greece 1. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitris Limnios.
    • 41': Foul by Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland).
    • 41': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Foul by Emmanouil Siopis (Greece).
    • 44': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lazaros Rota (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas following a fast break.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Greece 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Greece 1.
    • 47': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
    • 47': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Paddy Lane (Northern Ireland).
    • 48': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece).
    • 49': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
    • 50': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavin Whyte.
    • 54': Foul by Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland).
    • 54': Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 55': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass.
    • 60': Foul by Emmanouil Siopis (Greece).
    • 60': Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 61': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Kyle Lafferty replaces Shayne Lavery.
    • 62': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Conor Bradley.
    • 64': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
    • 64': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Emmanouil Siopis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paddy Lane.
    • 69': Substitution, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Dimitris Limnios.
    • 69': Substitution, Greece. Anastasios Chatzigiovanis replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
    • 69': Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Kourbelis replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.
    • 70': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
    • 70': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 71': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Gavin Whyte.
    • 74': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Petros Mantalos.
    • 75': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
    • 75': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paddy Lane with a cross.
    • 78': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Trai Hume replaces Paddy Lane.
    • 79': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shea Charles replaces George Saville.
    • 81': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Dimitrios Kourbelis.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Greece. Georgios Tzavellas replaces Emmanouil Siopis.
    • 83': Hand ball by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
    • 84': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Georgios Tzavellas (Greece).
    • 84': Georgios Tzavellas (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
    • 90'+1': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Greece. George Baldock replaces Lazaros Rota.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 90'+3': Petros Mantalos (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
    • 90'+4': Petros Mantalos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
    • 90'+6': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Greece 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 0, Greece 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 1
    53.8 Possession 46.2
    4 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    351 Accurate Passes 286
    452 Passes 375
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 17
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    79 Long Balls 56
    38 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 6
    14 Tackles 8
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    13 Interceptions 4
    18 Effective Clearances 7
    18 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Windsor Park
    Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Attendance: 16,977

    UEFA Nations League Table

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    2 Kosovo 6 +3 12
    3 Cyprus 6 -11 6
    4 Lithuania 6 -7 0
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    Line-Ups

    NIR Northern Ireland (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
    5 Jonny Evans
    4 Danny Ballard
    17 Paddy McNair Yellow Card
    3 Paddy Lane
    2 Conor Bradley
    8 Steven Davis
    6 George Saville
    16 Alistair McCann
    18 Gavin Whyte Yellow Card
    9 Shayne Lavery
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Kyle Lafferty, Charlie Mccann, Dion Charles, Liam Donnelly, Trevor Carson, Shea Charles, Conor McMenamin, Alfie McCalmont, Trai Hume, Ciaron Brown, Luke Southwood, Niall McGinn.

    GRE Greece (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    17 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
    4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    15 Lazaros Rota
    11 Anastasios Bakasetas
    5 Andreas Bouchalakis
    23 Manolis Siopis
    19 Giorgos Giakoumakis
    20 Petros Mantalos Yellow Card
    18 Dimitrios Limnios
    Greece Substitutes:
    Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Anastasios Douvikas, Dimitris Giannoulis, Dimitrios Kourbelis, George Baldock, Giannis Papanikolaou, Giorgos Tzavellas, Vangelis Pavlidis, Georgios Athanasiadis, Alexandros Paschalakis, Christos Tzolis, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis.

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