Thurs 5th September 2019. KO: 19:45
NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1-0 LUXEMBOURG (LUX)
(H/T 1-0)
Venue: National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 14,108
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones [WAL]
Assistant Referees:
Goals: NIR: K Malget [OG] (37')
NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-3-3 (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Corry Evans
Team: B Peacock-Farrell [M McGovern 67'] ; C McLaughlin, T Flanagan, C Brown, S Ferguson; C Evans [L Donnelly 68'], J Thompson [S Davis 88'], G Saville [A McCalmont 60']; J Magennis, K Lafferty [S Lavery 60'], G Whyte [E Galbraith 88']
Unused subs: M McGovern (GK), T Carson (GK), J Lewis, N McGinn, M Sykes, B Burns, P McNair
Booked: J Magennis (82'), T Flanagan (90+1')
LUXEMBOURG: 4-4-2 (red shirts, red shorts, red socks)
Coach: Luc Holtz
Captain: Laurent Jans
Team: Moris [Schon 46']; Jans, Gerson, Carlson, Malget [Hall 46']; Sinani [Alves Da Mota 74'], O Thill [Bohnert 85'], Barreiro Martins [Phillips 73'], V Thill; Rodrigues, Deville [Turpel 60']
Unused subs: Kips (GK), Skenderovic, Selimovic, Martins, Olesen, Joachim
Booked: Alves Da Mota (81'), Hall (84')
Match Report:
Northern Ireland Squad: (BBC)
Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich City), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Burnley), Trevor Carson (Motherwell)
Defenders: Jonny Evans (Leicester City), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Conor McLaughlin (Sunderland), Jamal Lewis (Norwich City), Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian), Tom Flanagan (Sunderland), Callum Morris (Ross County), Ciaron Brown** (Cardiff City)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Rangers), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough), George Saville (Middlesbrough), Jordan Jones (Rangers), Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City), Jordan Thompson (Blackpool), Liam Donnelly (Motherwell), Mark Sykes* (Oxford United), Ethan Galbraith** (Manchester United), Alfie McCalmont** (Leeds United)
Forwards: Josh Magennis (Hull City), Conor Washington (Heart of Midlothian), Liam Boyce (Burton Albion), Paul Smyth (Wycombe Wanderers, on loan from Queens Park Rangers), Shayne Lavery* (Linfield), Kyle Lafferty* (Sarpsborg 08),
*late call-ups due to injury
**drafted in from under-21s on matchday
Notes:
- First senior call-up for Mark Sykes
- First senior call-ups and appearances for Ciaron Brown, Ethan Galbraith, Alfie McCalmont
- Steven Davis came on to win his 112th cap, equalling Aaron Hughes's NI appearance record for an outfield player
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