573: 2 September 2011

572 vs Faroe Islands - 573 - 574 vs Estonia

Friday, 2 September 2011, KO 17:45 BST

Euro 2012 Qualification Group C

NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 0-1 SERBIA (SRB) (H/T 0-0)

Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast

Attendance: 13,026

Referee: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)

Assistant Referees: Andreas Fellinger (AUT), Armin Eder (AUT)

Fourth Official: Gerhard Grobelnik (AUT)

Goals: SRB: Pantelic (67)

Northern Ireland: 4-4-1-1 (Green shirts, white shorts, green socks)

Manger: Nigel Worthington (Game: 38. Won 9, Drew 10, Lost 19)

Captain: Aaron Hughes (Game: 44. Won 12, Drew 17, Lost 15)

Players		Clubs	Gls	Sub	Cap
1	CAMP L.	Nottingham Forest			4
2	CATHCART C.	Blackpool			7
3	EVANS J. _90+2	Manchester United			28
4	McAULEY G.	West Bromwich Albion			32
18	HUGHES A.W.	Fulham			78
6	EVANS C. _57	Hull City		57	13
7	BAIRD C.	Fulham			53
8	DAVIS S.	Rangers			48
9	HEALY D.J.	Rangers		84	88
10	BRUNT C.	West Bromwich Albion			35
11	McCANN G. _30	Peterborough United		71	35
Substitutes
16	McGINN N.	Celtic		57	15
14	FEENEY W.J.	Plymouth Argyle		71	43
15	MCQUOID J.	Millwall		84	4
Unused Substitutes: TAYLOR M.S. (unattached), McGIVERN R. (Manchester City), HODSON L. (Watford), GORMAN J. (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Serbia: (red shirts, blue shorts, red socks)

Coach: Vladimir Petrović

Captain: Dejan Stanković

Jorgacevic, Rajkovic _45, Ivanovic, Subotic, Kolarov, Z Tosic (sub: Ljajic 79), Stankovic, Ninkovic _41 (sub: Petrovic 74 _90+3), Kuzmanovic (sub: Fejsa 89), Jovanovic, Pantelic

Unused subs: Kahriman, D Tosic, Bisevac, Despotovic

Pre-Match:

Northern Ireland Squad

BBC

Goalkeepers: Maik Taylor (unattached), Lee Camp (Nottingham Forest), Alan Mannus (St Johnstone)
Defenders: Jonathan Evans (Manchester United), Ryan McGivern (Manchester City - on loan at Crystal Palace), Craig Cathcart (Blackpool), Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion), Aaron Hughes (Fulham), Lee Hodson (Watford)
Midfielders: Chris Baird (Fulham), Grant McCann (Peterborough United), Niall McGinn (Celtic - on loan at Brentford), Jonny Gorman (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Corry Evans (Hull City), Steven Davis (Rangers), Sammy Clingan (Coventry City), Pat McCourt* (Celtic) , Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion)
Forwards: Warren Feeney (Plymouth Argyle), David Healy (Rangers), Jamie Ward* (Derby County), Kyle Lafferty* (Rangers), Josh McQuoid (Millwall)

* Withdrawn injured

Serbia Squad

Goalkeepers: Bojan Jorgačević (Gent (BEL)), Damir Kahriman (Tavriya Simferopol (UKR)), Bojan Šaranov (Maccabi Haifa (ISR))

Defenders: Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea (ENG)), Nenad Tomović (Lecce (ITA)), Milan Vilotić (Red Star Belgrade), Milan Biševac (Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)), Neven Subotić (Borussia Dortmund (GER)), Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City (ENG)), Duško Tošić (Real Betis (SPA)), Slobodan Rajković (Hamuburger SV (GER))

Midfielders: Dejan Stanković (Inter Milan (ITA)), Zdravko Kuzmanović (VfB Stuttgart (GER)), Radoslav Petrović (Blackburn Rovers (ENG)), Ljubomir Fejsa (Olympiacos (GRE)), Miloš Ninković (Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)), Nemanja Tomić (Partizan Belgrade), Zoran Tošić (CSKA Moscow (RUS)), Adem Ljajić (Fiorentina (ITA)), Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax (NED)), Milan Jovanović (Anderlecht (BEL))

Forwards: Marko Pantelić (Olympiacos (GRE)), Jovan Damjanović (Borac Čačak), Ranko Despotović (Urawa Red Diamonds (JAP))

Match Reports:

BBC

IrishFA

UEFA

TeamTalk

Match Programme/Ticket:
Notes:

• David Healy won his 88th cap, taking him to third in the all-time list, equal with Sammy McIlroy.
• Bookings for Corry Evans and Jonny Evans mean that they are both suspended for the match against Estonia.
• During half-time Pat Jennings was awarded a UEFA Centurion cap and medal in recognition of his 119 caps.
• The Northern Ireland players wore black armbands as a mark of respect for John Parke who had passed away during the previous week.