UEFA European Championship Qualifying

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

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Slovenia
  • 3': Andraz Sporar
  • 17': Jonny Evans (OG)
  • 42': Benjamin Sesko
  • 56': Andraz Sporar
FT
4 - 2
Northern Ireland
  • 7': Isaac Price
  • 53': Jonny Evans

About

Slovenia are hosting Northern Ireland at Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 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': Goal! Slovenia 1, Northern Ireland 0. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko with a through ball.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Matthew Kennedy (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor McMenamin with a cross.
  • 7': Goal! Slovenia 1, Northern Ireland 1. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Adam Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Matthew Kennedy (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 13': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Cerin.
  • 14': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Trai Hume.
  • 15': Dangerous play by Timi Elsnik (Slovenia).
  • 15': Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Own Goal by Jonny Evans, Northern Ireland. Slovenia 2, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Craig Cathcart replaces Ciaron Brown because of an injury.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Matthew Kennedy (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Isaac Price.
  • 26': Foul by Timi Elsnik (Slovenia).
  • 26': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Charles.
  • 28': Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Erik Janza (Slovenia).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Foul by Adam Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 31': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
  • 33': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
  • 33': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
  • 35': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Offside, Slovenia. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Timi Elsnik.
  • 38': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
  • 38': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
  • 42': Goal! Slovenia 3, Northern Ireland 1. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Cerin.
  • 45': Offside, Slovenia. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Jan Mlakar is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland).
  • 45'+2': Jan Mlakar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Slovenia 3, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 3, Northern Ireland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington replaces Matthew Kennedy.
  • 45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Dion Charles.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Andraz Sporar (Slovenia).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Erik Janza (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Isaac Price (Northern Ireland).
  • 48': Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Janza (Slovenia).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Jan Mlakar.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
  • 53': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Goal! Slovenia 3, Northern Ireland 2. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Goal! Slovenia 4, Northern Ireland 2. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko with a through ball.
  • 57': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
  • 57': Timi Elsnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by David Brekalo.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor McMenamin with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ali McCann replaces Isaac Price.
  • 66': Offside, Northern Ireland. Craig Cathcart tries a through ball, but Ali McCann is caught offside.
  • 67': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, Slovenia. Jasmin Kurtic replaces Jan Mlakar because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Craig Cathcart because of an injury.
  • 76': David Brekalo (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 79': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
  • 79': Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny Evans with a headed pass.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Smyth with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
  • 83': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Offside, Slovenia. Jan Oblak tries a through ball, but Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
  • 85': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  • 85': Substitution, Slovenia. Jure Balkovec replaces Erik Janza.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 87': Foul by Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland).
  • 87': Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Substitution, Slovenia. Sandi Lovric replaces Timi Elsnik.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Andraz Sporar (Slovenia).
  • 90'+2': Offside, Northern Ireland. Shea Charles tries a through ball, but Paul Smyth is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+3': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Ali McCann (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 90'+5': Foul by David Brekalo (Slovenia).
  • 90'+5': Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': David Brekalo (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Slovenia 4, Northern Ireland 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 4, Northern Ireland 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 5
51.8 Possession 48.2
13 SHOTS 8
7 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
303 Accurate Passes 299
387 Passes 380
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
23 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 62
18 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 9
16 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 8
9 Effective Clearances 30
9 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Stadion Stozice
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Attendance: 12,587

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

SVN Slovenia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jan Oblak (GK)
6 Jaka Bijol
23 David Brekalo Yellow Card
13 Erik Janza
2 Zan Karnicnik
10 Timi Elsnik
22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
17 Jan Mlakar
20 Petar Stojanovic
11 Benjamin Sesko
9 Andraz Sporar
Slovenia Substitutes:
Sandi Lovric, Zan Celar, Luka Zahovic, Vid Belec, Zan Vipotnik, Jasmin Kurtic, Matevz Vidovsek, Aljosa Matko, Jure Balkovec, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Vanja Drkusic, Miha Blazic.

NIR Northern Ireland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
5 Jonny Evans
17 Paddy McNair
19 Shea Charles Yellow Card
22 Ciaron Brown
3 Trai Hume
6 George Saville
14 Isaac Price
13 Matthew Kennedy
7 Conor McMenamin
10 Dion Charles
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Jordan Thompson, Conor Hazard, Craig Cathcart, Paul Smyth, Josh Magennis, Alistair McCann, Conor Washington, Eoin Toal, Luke Southwood, Jordan Jones, Brodie Spencer, Brad Lyons.

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