FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, October 10, 2025
Slovakia LLLWW 0
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Northern Ireland LLWWL 2
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NIR112
Windsor Park · 18,109 att.

Match Report

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Northern Ireland boost World Cup hopes with win over Slovakia

Trai Hume's first Northern Ireland goal helped them to a 2-0 win over Slovakia which keeps their World Cup qualifying campaign on track.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
62.2
Possession
37.8
7
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
409
Accurate Passes
210
502
Passes
298
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
39
Long Balls
61
14
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
15
24
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
11
29
Effective Clearances
14
29
Clearances
14

Head to Head

SVK leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

NIR · 3-5-2

  1. 1Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
  2. 4Danny BallardCD
  3. 17Paddy McNairCD-L
  4. 5Trai HumeCD-R
  5. 14Isaac PriceCM-L
  6. 16Alistair McCannCM-R
  7. 19Shea CharlesAM
  8. 15Justin DevennyLM
  9. 2Conor BradleyRM
  10. 18Jamie ReidCF-L
  11. 7Ethan GalbraithCF-R

SVK · 4-3-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 14Milan SkriniarCD-L
  3. 5Lubomir SatkaCD-R
  4. 4Adam ObertLB
  5. 6Norbert GyömbérRB
  6. 13Patrik HrosovskýCM
  7. 8Ondrej DudaLM
  8. 21Matús BeroRM
  9. 15David StrelecF
  10. 7Leo SauerLF
  11. 18Ivan SchranzRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Own Goal by Patrik Hrosovsky, Slovakia. Northern Ireland 1, Slovakia 0.
  2. 60' Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 63' Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Rigo replaces Ondrej Duda.
  4. 63' Substitution, Slovakia. Lukás Haraslín replaces Ivan Schranz.
  5. 71' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Jamie Reid.
  6. 76' Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 81' Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Slovakia 0. Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  8. 82' Substitution, Slovakia. Lubomír Tupta replaces Leo Sauer.
  9. 85' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Ethan Galbraith because of an injury.
  10. 89' Substitution, Slovakia. László Bénes replaces Patrik Hrosovsky.
  11. 89' Substitution, Slovakia. Samuel Mráz replaces David Strelec.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Conor Bradley.

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