UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Northern Ireland vs Kazakhstan, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Northern Ireland
    FT
    0 - 1
    Kazakhstan
    • 88': Abat Aimbetov

    About

    Northern Ireland are hosting Kazakhstan at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Abzal Beisebekov.
    • 4': Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland).
    • 6': Foul by Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov (Kazakhstan).
    • 6': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Northern Ireland. Isaac Price tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 9': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
    • 9': Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ramazan Orazov with a through ball.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Abzal Beisebekov.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Paddy McNair with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Trai Hume (Northern Ireland).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Abzal Beisebekov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Ali McCann (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 27': Foul by Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan).
    • 27': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Mikhail Gabyshev.
    • 33': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland).
    • 33': Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Offside, Kazakhstan. Maksim Samorodov tries a through ball, but Ramazan Orazov is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dion Charles with a cross.
    • 45': Offside, Northern Ireland. Shea Charles tries a through ball, but George Saville is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Abzal Beisebekov (Kazakhstan).
    • 45'+1': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Nuraly Alip.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Kazakhstan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Kazakhstan 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maksim Samorodov.
    • 48': Offside, Kazakhstan. Askhat Tagybergen tries a through ball, but Mikhail Gabyshev is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abzal Beisebekov.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Paddy McNair.
    • 57': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Trai Hume.
    • 58': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Maksim Samorodov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
    • 61': Foul by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
    • 61': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 64': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McMenamin replaces Jonny Evans because of an injury.
    • 64': Foul by Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov (Kazakhstan).
    • 64': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
    • 65': Mikhail Gabyshev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': George Saville (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan).
    • 67': Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 68': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Lev Skvortsov replaces Mikhail Gabyshev.
    • 69': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Abzal Beisebekov.
    • 69': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Aleksandr Marochkin.
    • 70': Foul by Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan).
    • 70': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 71': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dale Taylor replaces Ali McCann.
    • 72': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shayne Lavery replaces Dion Charles.
    • 73': Offside, Kazakhstan. Aleksandr Marochkin tries a through ball, but Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
    • 75': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Islambek Kuat replaces Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dale Taylor.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Trai Hume.
    • 78': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Igor Shatskiy.
    • 80': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Abat Aymbetov replaces Maksim Samorodov because of an injury.
    • 81': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Erkin Tapalov replaces Askhat Tagybergen.
    • 81': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Elkhan Astanov replaces Ramazan Orazov.
    • 84': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ciaron Brown replaces Jordan Thompson.
    • 85': Foul by Marat Bystrov (Kazakhstan).
    • 85': Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Kazakhstan 1. Abat Aymbetov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erkin Tapalov.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Elkhan Astanov.
    • 90'+5': Abat Aymbetov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Kazakhstan 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 0, Kazakhstan 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    1 Saves 1
    40.9 Possession 59.1
    7 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    242 Accurate Passes 383
    352 Passes 491
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 35
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 69
    13 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 16
    15 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    14 Interceptions 9
    37 Effective Clearances 9
    37 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Windsor Park
    Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Attendance: 18,002

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 10 +9 22
    2 Slovenia 10 +11 22
    3 Finland 10 +8 18
    4 Kazakhstan 10 +4 18
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NIR Northern Ireland (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
    5 Jonny Evans
    20 Craig Cathcart
    17 Paddy McNair
    6 George Saville Yellow Card
    16 Alistair McCann
    19 Shea Charles
    15 Jordan Thompson
    4 Trai Hume
    10 Dion Charles
    14 Isaac Price
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Callum Marshall, Paddy Lane, Ciaron Brown, Shayne Lavery, Dale Taylor, Carl Johnston, Luke Southwood, Conor McMenamin, Conor Hazard, Sean Goss, Aaron Donnelly.

    KAZ Kazakhstan (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    12 Igor Shatskiy (GK)
    22 Aleksandr Marochkin
    3 Nuraly Alip Yellow Card
    4 Marat Bystrov
    8 Askhat Tagybergen Yellow Card
    19 Baktiyor Zainutdinov
    21 Abzal Beysebekov
    11 Yan Vorogovskiy
    16 Mikhail Gabyshev
    10 Maksim Samorodov
    20 Ramazan Orazov
    Kazakhstan Substitutes:
    Temirlan Erlanov, Islambek Kuat, Danil Ustimenko, Vyacheslav Shvyrev, Erkin Tapalov, Sergiy Malyi, Arman Kenesov, Bekkhan Shaizada, Lev Skvortsov, Abat Aimbetov, Timur Dosmagambetov, Elkhan Astanov.

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