579: 15 August 2012

578 vs Netherlands - 579 - 580 vs Russia

Wednesday, 15 August 2012. KO 19:45 BST

Friendly International

NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 3-3 FINLAND (FIN) (H/T 2-2)

Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 9,575
Referee: Richard Liesveld (NED)
Assistant Referees: Angelo Boonman (NED), Nicky Siebert (NED)
Fourth Official: Raymond Crangle (NIR)
Scorers: NIR: Ferguson (7), Lafferty (19), Paterson (84 pen); FIN: Sparv (22), Pukki (24), Hatemaj (78)

NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-4-1-1 (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill (Game 3. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 2)
Captain: Steven Davis (Game 5. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 4)

Players		Clubs	Gls	Sub	Cap
12	CARROLL R.E.	Olympiakos		46>	21
2	HODSON L.	Watford		84>	9
3	McGIVERN R.	Manchester City			17
4	McAULEY G.	West Bromwich Albion			37
20	CATHCART C.	Blackpool			10
6	BAIRD C.	Fulham			57
17	FERGUSON S.	Newcastle United	1	84>	4
8	DAVIS S.	Southampton			53
19	SHIELS D.	Rangers			11
10	LAFFERTY K.	Sion	1	63>	31
11	BRUNT C.	West Bromwich Albion		46>	37
Substitutions:
1	CAMP L.	Nottingham Forest		>46	9
21	WARD J.	Derby County		>46	2
9	PATERSON M.	Burnley	1	>63	14
16	NORWOOD O.	Huddersfield Town		>84	7
18	CARSON J.	Ipswich Town		>84	4
Unused Substitute:
23	MANNUS A.	St Johnstone			-
5	McPAKE J.	Hibernian			-
13	LAFFERTY D.	Burnley			-
14	CLINGAN S.	unattached			-
7	LITTLE A.	Rangers			-
15	GRIGG W.	Walsall			-

FINLAND: 4-3-3 (all blue)
Manager: Mixu Paatelainen
Captain: Niklas Moisander
Maenpaa, Uronen, Toivio, Arkivuo, Moisander, Roman Eremenko, Hamalainen (Kolehmainen 69), Sparv, Alexei Eremenko (Hetemaj 69), Pukki (Riski 46), Kuqi (Sjolund 84).

Subs not used: Sillanpaaa, Ojala, Vayrynen, Furuholm, Halsti, Porokara.

Match Pictures:

The Northern Ireland players take part in a minutes applause in honour of Alan McDonald.
Lee Hodson, Chris Brunt, Gareth McAuley, Chris Baird, Roy Carroll, Dean Shiels, Craig Cathcart, Steven Davis, Kyle Lafferty, Ryan McGivern, Shane Ferguson.

Shane Ferguson, Kyle Lafferty, Chris Brunt and Lee Hodson
celebrate Lafferty's goal (photo by Chopper1)

Northern Ireland set up a defensive wall (photo by Chopper1)

Match Reports:
BBC
IrishFA
Daily Mail

Match Programme/Ticket:

Pre-Match:

BBC

IrishFA

Northern Ireland squad:
Goalkeepers: Lee Camp (Nottingham Forest), Roy Carroll (Olympiakos), Alan Mannus (St Johnstone)
Defenders: Gareth McAuley (West Brom), Ryan McGivern (Manchester City), Aaron Hughes (Fulham), James McPake (Hibs), Lee Hodson (Watford), Craig Cathcart (Blackpool), Chris Baird (Fulham), Daniel Lafferty (Burnley), Ryan McLaughlin (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Dean Shiels (Rangers), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Corry Evans (Hull City), Pat McCourt (Celtic), Oliver Norwood (Huddersfield Town), Sammy Clingan* (unattached), Josh Carson* (Ipswich Town)
Forwards: Jamie Ward (Derby County), Martin Paterson (Burnley), Kyle Lafferty (FC Sion), Andrew Little (Rangers), Will Grigg* (Walsall)
* late call-up to replace players withdrawn through injury.

Finland squad:

Goalkeepers: Niki Mäenpää (VVV Venlo), Henri Sillanpää (GAIS)
Defenders: Joona Toivio (Djurgården), Markus Halsti (Malmö FF), Niklas Moisander (AZ Alkmaar), Paulus Arajuuri (Kalmar FF), Jere Uronen (Helsingborgs), Jukka Raitala (Heerenveen), Kari Arkivuo (Häcken), Juhani Ojala (Young Boys)
Midfielders & Forwards: Kasper Hämäläinen (Djurgården), Daniel Sjölund (Djurgården), Tim Sparv (Groningen), Toni Kolehmainen (TPS), Roni Porokara (KFC Germinal Beerschot), Alexei Eremenko jr (Rubin Kazan), Roman Eremenko (Rubin Kazan), Mika Väyrynen (HJK), Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo), Riku Riski (Hønefoss), Njazi Kuqi (Atromitos), Teemu Pukki (Schalke), Timo Furuholm (Fortuna Düsseldorf)

Match Highlights:

Notes:

• Before the match tributes were paid to ex-captain, Alan McDonald.
• Northern Ireland wore squad numbers and names on their shirts for the first time in four years.