606: 11 October 2015

vs Greece - 606 - vs Latvia

Euro 2016 Qualification Group F

Sunday, 11 October 2015. 

FINLAND (FIN) 1-1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-1)
* NORTHERN IRELAND CONFIRM FIRST PLACE IN GROUP F *

Venue: Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance:
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant referees: Anton Averianov (RUS), Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Fourth official: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
Additional assistant referees: Sergei Lapochkin (RUS), Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Goals: FIN: Arajuuri 87; NIR: Cathcart 31

NORTHERN IRELAND (all blue)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
McGovern; McNair [C. McLaughlin 51], Brunt, McAuley, Cathcart, Baird, McGinn [Ferguson 71], Davis, Norwood, K. Lafferty [Magennis 79], Dallas
Unused subs: Mannus (gk), Carroll (gk), McCullough, R. McLaughlin, McCourt, Reeves, Ward, McKay, Boyce

FINLAND (all white)
Manager: Markku Kanerva
Captain: Tim Sparv

Hradecky; Arajuuri, Jalasto, Ojala, Uronen, Schüller [Hämäläinen 79], Sparv, Mattila, Ring [Lod 44], Sadik [Pukki 66], Pohjanpalo

Unused subs: Mäenpää (gk), Joronen (gk), Moisander, Arkivuo, Lam, Raitala, Toivio

Match Programme/Team Sheet:

Pre Match:
Northern Ireland Squad:

Luke McCullough, Ben Reeves and Rory McArdle added to squad.

Finland Squad:

Name	Club	DOB	Caps/Gls*
Lukas Hradecky	Eintracht Frankfurt	24.11.1989	24/0
Niki Mäenpää	Brighton & Hove Albion	23.01.1985	25/0
Jesse Joronen	Stevenage	21.03.1993	1/0
Jere Uronen	Helsingborgs IF	13.07.1994	14/0
Kari Arkivuo	BK Häcken	23.06.1983	40/1
Jukka Raitala	Aalborg BK	15.09.1988	26/0
Ville Jalasto	Stabäk	19.04.1986	4/0
Joona Toivio	Molde FK	10.03.1988	33/2
Niklas Moisander	UC Sampdoria	29.09.1985	50/2
Paulus Arajuuri	KKS Lech Poznan	15.06.1988	9/0
Alexander Ring	FC Kaiserslautern	09.04.1991	32/1
Perparim Hetemaj	AC Chievo Verona	12.12.1986	38/4
Tim Sparv	FC Midtjylland	20.02.1987	49/1
Rasmus Schüller	HJK	18.06.1991	11/0
Markus Halsti	D.C. United	19.03.1984	25/0
Thomas Lam	PEC Zwolle	18.12.1993	2/0
Sakari Mattila	Fulham	14.07.1989	8/0
Roman Eremenko	PFC CSKA Moskva	19.03.1987	68/5
Kasper Hämäläinen	KKS Lech Poznan	08.08.1986	47/7
Teemu Pukki	Brøndby IF	29.03.1990	42/8
Riku Riski	IFK Göteborg	16.08.1989	26/4
Joel Pohjanpalo	Fortuna Düsseldorf	13.09.1994	16/3

* caps/goals correct at squad announcement (prior to Romania match)

Links:

UEFA

IrishFA
BBC

605: 8 October 2015

vs Hungary - 605 - vs Finland

Euro 2016 Qualification Group F

Thursday, 8 October 2015. KO: 19:45 GMT
NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 3-1 GREECE (GRE)

* NORTHERN IRELAND QUALIFY FOR EURO 2016 *

Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 11,700
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant referees: Rob van de Ven (NED), Charles Schaap (NED)
Fourth official: Bas van Dongen (NED)
Additional assistant referees: Kevin Blom (NED), Peter Janssen (NED)
Goals: NIR: Davis 35, 58, Magennis 49; GRE: Aravidis 87

NORTHERN IRELAND (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill (Game: 29. Won 7, Drew 10, Lost 12).
Captain: Steven Davis
McGovern; McNair [McCullough 85], Brunt, McAuley, C. Evans, Ward [McGinn 81], Davis, Magennis [Boyce 78], Norwood, Dallas
Unused subs: Carroll (gk), Mannus (gk), Hodson, McArdle, Ferguson, Reeves, McCourt, Grigg, McKay.

GREECE (white shirts, blue shorts, white socks)
Manager: Kostas Tsanas
Captain: Vasilis Torisidis
Karnezis; Moras, Torosidis, Papastathopoulos, Holebas, Tziolis, Kone[Pelkas 71], Aravidis, Samaris, Mitroglou [Athanasiadis 76], Karelis [Mantalos 65].

Unused subs: Kapino (gk), Vellidis (gk), Kitsiou, Stafylidis, Vyntra, Tzanetpoulos, Fortounis, Tachtsidis.

Match Photos:

Oliver Norwood, Jamie Ward, Corry Evans, Paddy McNair, Josh Magennis, Stuart Dallas, Gareth McAuley, Chris Brunt, Craig Cathcart, Michael McGovern, Steven Davis

The squad celebrate qualification for France

Match Programme:

PRE-MATCH
Northern Ireland squad:

Chris Baird, Conor McLaughlin and Kyle Lafferty all unavailable for this game due to injury.
They will be available for the following match, against Finland.
Luke McCullough, Ben Reeves and Rory McArdle added as injury cover.
Jonny Evans withdrawn due to hamstring injury.

Greece squad:
Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis (Udinese/ITA), Stefanos Kapino (Olympiakos), Marcos Vellidis (Giannina)
Defenders: Loukas Vyntras (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Vasilis Torosidis, Kostas Manolas (both Roma/ITA), Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Jose Holebas (Watford/ENG), Vangelis Moras (Verona/ITA), Kostas Stafylidis (Augsburg/GER)
Midfielder: Stelios Kitsiou, Alexandros Tziolis, Dimitris Pelkas (all PAOK), Andreas Samaris (Benfica/POR), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Genoa/ITA), Panagiotis Kone (Udinese/ITA), Petros Mantalos (AEK), Kostas Fortounis (Olympiakos)
Forwards: Stefanos Athanasiadis (PAOK), Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica/POR), Nikos Karelis (Panathinaikos), Christos Aravidis (AEK)

Highlights:

Links:
UEFA
Vauxhall Media Bulletin
IFA 12th Man Guide
BBC
Daily Mail

Notes:

• Northern Ireland qualify for their first European Championships, France 2016.

604: 7 September 2015

603 vs Faroe Islands - 604 - 605 vs Greece

Euro 2016 Qualification Group F

Monday, 7 September 2015. KO: 19:45 BST

NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1-1 HUNGARY (HUN) (H/T 0-0)

Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: c.10,000
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Assistant Referees: Bahattin Duran (TUR), Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR)
Additional Assistants: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR), Barış Şimşek (TUR)
Fourth Official: Çem Satman (TUR)
Goals: NIR: Lafferty 90+3; HUN: Guzmics 74

NORTHERN IRELAND (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
Michael McGovern; Conor McLaughlin _, Chris Brunt, Gareth McAuley, Jonny Evans, Chris Baird __81, Corry Evans [Niall McGinn 56], Steven Davis, Oliver Norwood [Josh Magennis 75], Kyle Lafferty _, Stuart Dallas [Shane Ferguson 84]
Unused subs: Roy Carroll (gk), Alan Mannus (gk); Will Grigg, Paddy McCourt, Paddy McNair, Aaron Hughes, Billy McKay, Craig Cathcart, Caolan Lavery

HUNGARY (all red)
Manager: Bernd Storck (GER)
Captain: Balázs Dzsudzsák
Kiraly; Fiola, Guzmics _, Kadar, Leandro _, Nemeth _ [Vanczak 89], Elek [Nagy 21], Kalmar, Dzsudzsak, Szalai [Priskin 68 _], Gera

Unused subs: Dibusz (gk), Bogdan (gk), Lang, Bodi, Lovrencsics, Bosnjak, Nikolic, Stieber, Markvart.

Match Pictures:

 

Kyle Lafferty, Corey Evans, Chris Baird, Conor McLaughlin, Oliver Norwood, Stuart Dallas, Gareth McAuley, Chris Brunt, Jonny Evans, Michael McGovern, Steven Davis

Match Programme:

Pre-Match:

Match Reports:

UEFA

BBC

Daily Mail

Notes:

• Chris Baird (sent-off), Kyle Lafferty and Conor McLaughlin (both three yellow cards) will be suspended for the next match against Greece.

603: 4 September 2015

602 vs Romania - 603 - 604 vs Hungary

Euro 2016 Qualification Group F

Friday, 4 September 2015. KO: 19:45 BST

FAROE ISLANDS (FRO) 1-3 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 1-1)

Venue: Tórsvøllur, Gundadalur, Torshavn
Attendance:
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referees: Thorsten Schiffner (GER), Marco Achmüller (GER)
Fourth Official: Jan Seidel (GER)
Additional Assistant Referees: Tobias Stieler (GER), Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Goals: FRO: Edmundsson 36; NIR: McAuley 12, 71, Lafferty 75

NORTHERN IRELAND (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
McGovern; McLaughlin _ [Magennis _ 69], Brunt [Ferguson 83], McAuley, J. Evans, Baird, McGinn, Davis, Norwood, Lafferty [McNair 78], Dallas
Subs: Carroll (gk), Mannus (gk); Hughes, Cathcart, C. Evans, McCourt, Grigg, McKay, Boyce

FAROE ISLANDS (white shirts, blue shorts, white socks)
Manager: Lars Olsen (DEN)
Captain: Frodi Benjaminsen
Nielsen; Nattestad, Faerø, Naes, Hansson _, Benjaminsen [Baldvinsson 87], Henriksen [K Olsen 83], Sørensen, S Vatnhamar, Holst [P Justinussen 76], Edmundsson __
Subs: Gestsson (gk), Thomsen (gk), E Jacobsen, Ár Fredriksberg, Bartalsstovu, Jakobsen, Joensen, F Justinussen.

Ben Reeves withdrawn injured, Billy McKay called up as replacement. Jamie Ward injured for Faroes match.

Links:
BBC
UEFA

602: 13 June 2015

601 vs Qatar - 602 - 603 vs Faroe Islands

Euro 2016 Qualification Group F

Saturday, 13th June 2015. KO: 19:45 BST

NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 0 - 0 ROMANIA (ROM)

Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: c.10,300
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
Assistant Referees: Roberto Alonso (ESP) , Juan Yuste (ESP)
Additional Assistant Referees: Carlos Del Cerro (ESP) , Santiago Jaime (ESP)

Fourth Official: Marcos Alvarez Moreno (ESP)

NORTHERN IRELAND: (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)

Manager: Michael O'Neill (Game 26)

Captain: Steven Davis
Michael McGovern; Conor McLaughlin, Chris Brunt _, Gareth McAuley, Jonny Evans [Craig Cathcart 79], Chris Baird, Stuart Dallas, Steven Davis, Jamie Ward [Corry Evans 79], Kyle Lafferty, Ollie Norwood.
Subs: Trevor Carson (gk), Maik Taylor (gk), Shane Ferguson, Paddy McNair, Aaron Hughes, Pat McCourt, Josh Magennis, Niall McGinn, Will Grigg, Caolan Lavery

ROMANIA:

Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

Captain: Vlad Chiricheş
Tătăruşanu; Papp, Sepsi _, Chiricheş, Grigore, Chipciu [Stancu 61], Pintilii _, Maxim [Tamas 90], Torje _, Prepeliţă, Keșerü [Andone 72]

Match Ticket/Programme:

Match Photos:

Kyle Lafferty, Gareth McAuley, Jonny Evans, Michael McGivern, Stuart Dallas, Conor McLaughlin
Chris Brunt, Steven Davis, Jamie Ward, Oliver Norwood, Chris Baird

Match Reports:
UEFA

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Roy Carroll (Notts County), Michael McGovern (Hamilton Academicals), Trevor Carson (Cheltenham Town)
Defenders: Aaron Hughes (Unattached), Chris Baird, Gareth McAuley (both West Bromwich Albion), Jonny Evans (Manchester United), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United), Daniel Lafferty (Burnley), Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town), Luke McCullough (Doncaster Rovers), Paddy McNair (Manchester United)
Midfielders: Steve Davis (Southampton), Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Oliver Norwood (Reading), Pat McCourt (Unattached), Ben Reeves * (MK Dons), Stuart Dallas (Brentford)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Norwich City), Josh Magennis (Kilmarnock), Billy McKay * (Wigan Athletic), Will Grigg (Brentford), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Jamie Ward (Unattached), Liam Boyce * (Ross County), Caolan Lavery (Sheffield Wednesday)
* players trimmed from the squad

Notes:

• Northern Ireland will play the Republic of Ireland in a behind closed door training match at the Aviva Stadium on 4th June as preparation for this match.
• Roy Carroll withdrew from the squad on the eve of the match due to an abdominal pain. It was the first competitive Northern Ireland match that he missed since the appointment of Michael O'Neill as manager. Consequently, Michael McGovern made his competitive international debut and goalkeeping-coach Maik Taylor was called into the playing squad at the age of 43.
• Chris Brunt became the 33rd Northern Ireland player to reach the 50 cap landmark.

600: 29 March 2015

599 vs Scotland - 600 - 601 vs Qatar

Euro 2016 Qualification Group F

Sunday, 29th March 2015. 17:00 GMT

NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 2-1 FINLAND (FIN) (H/T 2-0)

Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 10,264
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
Assistant Referees: Paweł Sokolnicki (POL), Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Radosław Siejka (POL)
Additional Assistant Referees: Paweł Raczkowski (POL), Tomasz Musiał (POL)
Goalscorers: NIR Lafferty 33, 38; FIN Sadik 90+1

NORTHERN IRELAND (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill (Game 24)
Captain: Steven Davis (Game 26)
Carroll; C. McLaughlin, Chris Brunt _, Gareth McAuley, Jonny Evans, Chris Baird _, Niall McGinn [Stuart Dallas 64], Steven Davis [Corry Evans 46], Jamie Ward, Kyle Lafferty [Josh Magennis 79], Oliver Norwood
Unused subs: Michael McGovern, Alan Mannus; Daniel Lafferty, Billy McKay, Paddy McCourt, Paddy McNair, Aaron Hughes, Will Grigg

FINLAND (white shirts, blue shorts, white socks)
Manager: Mixu Paatelainen
Captain: Niklas Moisander
Hradecky; Sorsa, Moisander, Toivio [Arajuuri _ 46], Eremenko, Pukki [Sadik 70], Sparv, Mattila, Uronen, Ring, Hämäläinen [Pohjanpalo _ 43]
Unused subs: Mäenpää, Moren, Schüller, Lod, Riski, Raitala, Lam, Kauko, Moisander

Match Programme:

Match Photos:

Kyle Lafferty, Roy Carroll, Jonny Evans, Gareth McAuley, Conor McLaughlin
Jamie Ward, Steven Davis, Niall McGinn, Oliver Norwood, Chris Baird

Match Reports:
Sporting Life
BBC
IrishFA

Pre-Match:
Northern Ireland Squad (BBC)
Goalkeepers: R Carroll (Notts County), A Mannus (St Johnstone), M McGovern (Hamilton Academical).
Defenders: A Hughes (Brighton), C Baird (West Bromwich Albion), G McAuley (West Bromwich Albion), J Evans (Manchester United), C Cathcart (Watford), S Ferguson (Newcastle United), C McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town), L McCullough (Doncaster Rovers), P McNair (Manchester United),  D Lafferty* (Burnley), L Hodson* (Watford).
Midfielders: S Davis (Southampton), C Brunt (West Bromwich Albion), S Clingan (Kilmarnock), C Evans (Blackburn Rovers), O Norwood (Reading), R McLaughlin (Liverpool), B Reeves (MK Dons), P McCourt (Brighton), S Dallas (Brentford), P Paton* (Dundee United).
Forwards: K Lafferty (Norwich City), N McGinn (Aberdeen), J Ward (Derby County), J Magennis (Kilmarnock), B McKay (Wigan Athletic), Will Grigg (MK Dons).
* late call-ups, withdrawals

Finland Squad
Lukas Hradecky (Brøndby IF), Niki Mäenpää (VVV-Venlo), Henrik Moisander (FC Lahti), Sakari Mattila (Ålesunds FK), Paulus Arajuuri (KKS Lech Poznan), Joona Toivio (Molde FK), Sebastian Sorsa (HJK), Valtteri Moren (HJK), Niklas Moisander (AFC Ajax), Thomas Lam (PEC Zwolle),
Kari Arkivuo (BK Häcken), Tim Sparv (FC Midtjylland), Roman Eremenko (PFC CSKA Moskva),
Rasmus Schüller (HJK), Alexander Ring (FC Kaiserslautern), Jere Uronen (Helsingborgs IF),
Berat Sadik (FC Thun), Joni Kauko (FSV Frankfurt 1899), Kasper Hämäläinen (KKS Lech Poznan),
Perparim Hetemaj (AC Chievo Verona), Teemu Pukki (Brøndby IF), Riku Riski (Rosenborg BK),
Joel Pohjanpalo (Fortuna Düsseldorf)

Notes:

• This was (Northern) Ireland's 600th senior international.
• Kyle Lafferty scored his 13th and 14th international goals, equaling then surpassing Billy Gillespie and Colin Clarke as Northern Ireland's second highest ever goalscorer.

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Qualifying Group Four:

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Yugoslavia 8 7 0 1 24 4 +20 14  Denmark 8 6 1 1 18 7 +11 13  N. Ireland 8 2 3 3 11 11 0 7  Austria 8 1 1 6 6 14 −8 3  Faroe Islands 8 1 1 6 3 26 −23 3

Austria  – 0-3 3-0 0-0 0-2 Denmark  2-1 – 4-1 2-1 0-2 Faroe Islands  1-0 0-4 – 0-5 0-2 N. Ireland  2-1 1-1 1-1 – 0-2 Yugoslavia  4-1 1-2 7-0 4-1 –

In May 1992 Yugoslavia were suspended from UEFA as a result of sanctions imposed by the UN due to the ongoing civil war in the country. At late notice, Denmark took their place at the Finals in Sweden.

Northern Ireland Results:

12/09/1990	Northern Ireland	0-2	Yugoslavia	Belfast
17/10/1990	Northern Ireland	1-1	Denmark	Belfast
14/11/1990	Austria	0-0	Northern Ireland	Vienna
27/03/1991	Yugoslavia	4-1	Northern Ireland	Belgrade
01/05/1991	Northern Ireland	1-1	Faroe Islands	Belfast
11/09/1991	Faroe Islands	0-5	Northern Ireland	Landskrona

16/10/1991	Northern Ireland	2-1	Austria	Belfast
13/11/1991	Denmark	2-1	Northern Ireland	Odense

Northern Ireland Squad:

Players		Apps	Starts	Sub	Goals
Fettis	Alan (gk)	1	1	(0)	0
Kee	Paul (gk)	5	5	(0)	0
Wright	Tommy (gk)	2	2	(0)	0
Black	Kingsley	8	8	(0)	1
Clarke	Colin	8	6	(2)	5
Dennison	Robbie	7	5	(2)	0
Donaghy	Mal	8	8	(0)	0
Dowie	Iain	8	6	(2)	1
Fleming	Gary	1	1	(0)	0
Hill	Colin	3	3	(0)	1
Hughes	Michael	1	1	(0)	0
Magilton	Jim	5	5	(0)	0
McBride	Stephen	3	1	(2)	0
McDonald	Alan	5	5	(0)	1
Morrow	Steve	3	2	(1)	0
O'Neill	Colin	1	1	(0)	0
O'Neill	Michael	1	0	(1)	0
Quinn	Jimmy	1	0	(1)	0
Rogan	Anton	4	4	(0)	0
Taggart	Gerry	7	7	(0)	1
Williams	Paul	1	0	(1)	0
Wilson	Danny	5	4	(1)	0
Wilson	Kevin	7	7	(0)	1
Worthington	Nigel	6	6	(0)	0