599: 25 March 2015

598 vs Romania - 599 - 600 vs Finland

International Friendly

Wednesday, 25th March 2015. KO 19:45

SCOTLAND (SCO) 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-0)

Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 20,117
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Assistant Referees: Gary Beswick (ENG), John Brooks (ENG)
Goals: SCO Berra 85

NORTHERN IRELAND 4-1-4-1 (all blue)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Jonny Evans (Game: 1)
McGovern; McNair, D Lafferty, Hughes, J Evans [McCullough 81], Baird [Hodson 58], Dallas, Norwood [Davis 69], Magennis [McKay 75], Grigg [McCourt 58], Reeves [R McLaughlin 70].

SCOTLAND 4-4-2 (white/yellow/pink shirts, white shorts and white socks)
Manager: Gordon Strachan
Captain: Darren Fletcher
Gordon [McGregor 45]; Whittaker [Russell 78], Forsyth, Greer, Martin [Berra 45], McArthur [Morrison 63], D. Fletcher, Ritchie, S. Fletcher [Rhodes 63], Maloney, Anya.

Pre-Match:
Announcement

Programme/Ticket/Teamsheet:

Match Reports:
BBC
IrishFA
SkySports

Squads:

Northern Ireland:
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), D Lafferty(Burnley) C McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town), L McCullough (Doncaster Rovers), P McNair (Manchester United), L Hodson (MK Dons)
Midfielders: S Davis (Southampton), C Brunt (West Bromwich Albion), C Evans (Blackburn), O Norwood (Reading), R McLaughlin (Liverpool), B Reeves (MK Dons), P McCourt (Brighton), S Dallas (Brentford)
Forwards: K Lafferty (Norwich City), N McGinn (Aberdeen), J Ward (Derby), J Magennis (Kilmarnock), B McKay (Wigan Athletic), W Grigg (MK Dons)

Scotland:
Goalkeepers: C Gordon (Celtic), D Marshall (Cardiff City), A McGregor (Hull City)
Defenders: C Berra (Ipswich), C Forsyth (Derby), G Greer (Brighton), A Hutton (Aston Villa), R Martin (Norwich City), M Reynolds (Aberdeen), A Robertson (Hull City), S Whittaker (Norwich City)
Midfielders: I Anya (Watford), B Bannan (Bolton), S Brown (Celtic), D Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion), J Forrest (Celtic), S Maloney (Chicago Fire), J McArthur (Crystal Palace), J Morrison (West Bromwich Albion), M Ritchie (Bournemouth), J Russell (Derby)
Forwards: S Fletcher (Sunderland), S May (Sheffield Wednesday), S Naismith (Everton), J Rhodes (Blackburn)

Notes:

• Both teams were showing off their new "away" kits, so Scotland wore white (rather than there normal first choice of blue) and Northern Ireland wore blue.

593: 30 May 2014

592 vs Cyprus - 593 - 594 vs Chile

International Friendly

Friday, 30th May 2014. KO 20:30 (local) / 00:30 (BST)

URUGUAY (URU) 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-0)

Venue: Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance:
Referee: Leandro Vuaden (BRA)
Assistant Referees: Marcio Santiago (BRA) & Kleber Lucio Gil (BRA)
Fourth Official: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Goals: URU: Stuani 62

NORTHERN IRELAND: 3-5-1-1 (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill (Game: 17. Wins 1; Draws 7; Defeats: 9)
Captain: Steven Davis
R Carroll; C Baird, L McCullough, A Hughes, C Evans [C McLaughlin 87], S Clingan [P Paton 75], S Ferguson [D Lafferty 81], S Davis, N McGinn [J Magennis 61], O Norwood Booked  [J Steele 86], B McKay [R McLaughlin 81]

Subs: M McGovern, T Carson; L Donnelly, J Gray, L Boyce

URUGUAY: (light blue shirts, black shorts, black socks)
Manager: Oscar Tabarez
Captain: Lugano
Muslera; Maxi Pereira, Cáceres [Pereira 72], Arévalo Rios, Lugano, Coates [Giménez 46], Ramírez [Lodeiro 65], Gargano Booked []  [Pérez 75], Cavani [Hernández 65], Forlán [Stuani 46], Rodríguez
Subs: Silva, Muñoz, Fucile, Eguren, Silva, González

Post-Match:
BBC
Sky Sports
Irish FA

Pre-Match:
Announcement
Previous Meetings

NI squad

Name	Club	DOB	Pos	Caps	Goals
Roy Carroll	Olympiacos	30.09.77	GK	33
Michael McGovern	Falkirk	12.07.84	GK	1
Trevor Carson	Portsmouth	05.08.88	GK	-
Daniel Lafferty	Burnley	18.05.89	DF	8
Ryan McLaughlin	Liverpool	30.09.94	DF	-
Aaron Hughes	QPR	08.11.79	DF	88	1
Luke McCullough	Doncaster Rovers	15.02.94	DF	-
Liam Donnelly	Fulham	07.03.96	DF	-
Chris Baird	Burnley	25.02.82	DF	64
Conor McLaughlin*	Fleetwood Town	26.07.91	DF	1
Steven Davis	Southampton	01.01.85	MF	66	5
Oliver Norwood	Huddersfield Town	12.04.91	MF	15
Shane Ferguson	Newcastle United	12.07.91	MF	14	1
Corry Evans	Blackburn Rovers	30.07.90	MF	21	1
Sammy Clingan	Kilmarnock	13.01.84	MF	36
Jonny Steele	NY Red Bulls	07.02.86	MF	1
Paul Paton	Dundee United	18.04.87	MF	-
Niall McGinn	Aberdeen	20.07.87	MF	29	1
Billy McKay	Inverness CT	22.10.88	FW	5
Martin Paterson	Huddersfield T.	13.05.87	FW	22	3
Jamie Ward	Derby County	12.05.86	FW	10	1
Dean Shiels	Rangers	01.02.85	FW	14	1
Josh Magennis	Aberdeen	15.08.90	FW	5
Liam Boyce*	Cliftonville	08.04.91	FW	4
James Gray*	Accrington Stanley	26.06.92	FW	-

* late call-ups

Uruguay squad

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray), Martin Silva (Vasco da Gama), Rodrigo Munoz (Libertad)
Defenders: Maximiliano Pereira (Benfica), Diego Lugano (West Bromwich Albion), Diego Godin, Jose Maria Gimenez (both Atletico Madrid), Sebastian Coates (Nacional), Martin Caceres (Juventus), Jorge Fucile (Porto)
Midfielders: Alejandro Silva (Lanus), Alvaro Gonzalez (Lazio), Alvaro Pereira (Sao Paulo), Walter Gargano (Parma), Egidio Arevalo Rios (Morelia), Diego Perez (Bologna), Sebastian Eguren (Palmeiras), Cristian Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid), Gaston Ramirez (Southampton), Nicolas Lodeiro (Botafogo)
Forwards: Luis Suarez (Liverpool), Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain), Abel Hernandez (Palermo), Diego Forlan (Cerezo Osaka), Christian Stuani (Espanyol)

Notes:

• Ryan and Conor McLaughlin became the 21st set of brothers to be capped by the Irish FA, and the 11th to appear in the same match. Ryan is the first Liverpool player to earn a senior Northern Ireland cap since 1936 and Conor the first ever Fleetwood to win full international recognition.
• This was Northern Ireland's fourth meeting with Uruguay, but the first to be played "away". The previous matches were played in Belfast (twice) and New Jersey.
• Debuts for Luke McCullough, Paul Paton and Ryan McLaughlin.
• This match was played for the Unofficial World Championship and the Copa Antel.

592: 5 March 2014

591 vs Turkey - 592 - 593 vs Uruguay

International Friendly

Wednesday, 5th March 2014. KO: 20:00 local/18:00 GMT

CYPRUS (CYP) 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-0)

Venue: GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance:
Referee: Liran Liany (ISR)
Assistant Referees: Dvir Shimon (ISR), David Biton (ISR)

NORTHERN IRELAND: (white shirts, green shorts, white socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
Mannus [Carroll 46]; Cathcart, McGivern, McAuley _76, Bruce, Norwood [McCourt 73], McGinn [Ferguson 73], Davis, Paterson [K. Lafferty 46], Ward _ [McKay 63 [McArdle 80]], Brunt
Unused subs: McGovern (gk), Shiels, Paton, D. Lafferty, Reeves

CYPRUS: (all blue)
Manager: Pambos Christodoulou
Captain: Konstantinos Makridis
Georgallidis; Kyriakou, Antoniades Makridis, Merkis, Júnior Dossa Momade, Christofi, Laban _, Mitidis, Nikolaou, Aloneftis
Subs: Charalambous, Sielis, Charalambidis, Alexandrou, Loizou, Kyriakou, Efrem, Papathanasiou, Artymaas, Stylianou, Makris

Teamsheet:

Post Match:
BBC

Pre-Match:
Announcement

NIR Squad:

Goalkeepers: Roy Carroll (Olympiacos), Alan Mannus (St Johnstone), Michael McGovern (Falkirk)
Defenders: Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion), Daniel Lafferty (Burnley), Rory McArdle (Bradford City), Ryan McGivern (Hibernian), Craig Cathcart (Blackpool), Alex Bruce (Hull City), Paul Paton* (Dundee United)
Midfielders: Steven Davis(Southampton), Oliver Norwood (Huddersfield Town), Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United - loan at Birmingham City), Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion), Sammy Clingan (Kilmarnock), Pat McCourt (Barnsley), Ben Reeves (MK Dons)
Forwards: Billy McKay (Inverness C.T.), Martin Paterson, (Huddersfield Town), Jamie Ward (Derby County), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Dean Shiels (Rangers), Kyle Lafferty (Palermo).
* late call-up

CYP Squad:
Goalkeepers: Christos Mastrou (ENP), Anthonis Georgallides (Platanis, GRE), Georgios Loizou  (Chalkanoras Idaliou)
Defenders: Charis Kyriacou (Omonia), Marios Antoniades (APOEL), Dosa Junior (Legia Warsaw), Elias Charalambous (Levadiakos, GRE), Georgos Merkis (Appollon Limassol), Valentinos Sielis (Anorthosi Famagusta), Marios Stylianou (Apollon Limassol)
Midfielders: Marios Nicolaou (AEL), Nektarios Alexandrou (APOEL), Constantinos Charalambides (APOEL), Efstathios Aloneftis (APOEL), Georgios Efrem (Omonia), Constantinos Makrides (Metalurh Donetsk, UKR), Vincent Laban (Astra Giurgiu, ROU), Kostakis Artymatas (APOEL), Georgios Aresti (ENP)
Forwards: Nestora Mitides (AEK Larnaca), Demitris Christofi (Sion, SUI), Andrea Makris (Anorthosi Famagusta), Andreas Papathanasiou (Ermis Aradippou)

Match in doubt?

591: 15 November 2013

590 vs Israel - 591 - 592 vs Cyprus

International Friendly

15th November 2013. KO: 21:00 local / 19:00 GMT

TURKEY (TUR) 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-1)

Venue: 5 Ocak Stadium, Adana
Attendance:
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
Assistant Referees:
Fourth Official:
Goals: TUR: Erdinc (45+2)

NORTHERN IRELAND: (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
Carroll; Hughes, Baird, D. Lafferty, J. Evans, Hodson, Paterson, McGinn, Norwood, Clingan, Davis

subs Mannus (replaced Carroll 46), McKay (replaced Clingan 75), McPake (not used), Steele (replaced McGinn 67), McArdle (not used), McGivern (replaced Lafferty 75), Grigg (not used)
TURKEY: (white shirts, red shorts, white socks)
Manager: Fatih Terim
Captain:

Match Reports:
IrishFA
BBC

Match Programme/Teamsheet:
Courtesy of Roy Cathcart

Pre-Match
IFA Announcement
BBC
BBC Update

NI Squad: (IrishFA)

Name	Club	DOB	Position	Caps	Goals
Roy Carroll	Olympiacos	30.09.77	GK	31
Alan Mannus	St Johnstone	19.05.82	GK	5
Gareth McAuley	West Bromwich Albion	05.12.79	DF	46	4
Jonathan Evans	Manchester United	03.01.88	DF	37	1
Lee Hodson	MK Dons	02.10.91	DF	13
Daniel Lafferty	Burnley	18.05.89	DF	7
Rory McArdle	Bradford City	01.05.87	DF	6
Aaron Hughes	Fulham	08.11.79	DF	87	1
Ryan McGivern*	Hibernian	08.02.90	DF	19
James McPake*	Hibernian	24.06.84	DF	1
Chris Baird	Reading	25.02.82	MF	63
Steven Davis	Southampton	01.01.85	MF	64	5
Oliver Norwood	Huddersfield Town	12.04.91	MF	13
Shane Ferguson	Newcastle United - loan at Birmingham City	12.07.91	MF	13	1
Chris Brunt	West Bromwich Albion	14.12.84	MF	45	1
Sammy Clingan	Kilmarnock	13.01.84	MF	35
Michael O’Connor	Rotherham United	06.10.87	MF	11
Jonny Steele*	New York Red Bulls	07.02.87	MF	0
Billy McKay	Inverness C. T.	22.10.88	FW	3
Martin Paterson	Huddersfield Town	13.05.87	FW	20	3
Jamie Ward	Derby County	12.05.86	FW	9	1
Niall McGinn	Aberdeen	20.07.87	FW	27	1
Will Grigg	Brentford	03.07.91	FW	5

* late call-ups

Turkey Squad:
TTF

Player	Club	Date of Birth	Caps / Goals	Debut
Bilal Kısa	Akhisar Bld.Spor	22.06.1983	1/0	28 May 2006
Gökhan Töre	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	20.01.1992	17/0	10 August2011
Olcay Şahan	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	26.05.1987	8/1	22 March 2013
Tolga Zengin	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	10.10.1983	5/0	12 April 2006
Ersan Adem Gülüm	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	17.05.1987	1/0	10 September 2013
Oğuzhan Özyakup	Beşiktaş A.Ş.	23.09.1992	2/0	28 May 2013
Serdar Aziz	Bursaspor	23.10.1990	-	-
Serkan Kırıntılı	Çaykur Rizespor A.Ş.	15.02.1985	-	-
Koray Altınay	Çaykur Rizespor A.Ş.	11.10.1991	-	-
Tarık Çamdal	Eskişehirspor	24.03.1991	-	-
Aytaç Kara	Eskişehirspor	23.03.1993	-	-
Salih Uçan	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	06.01.1994	-	-
Gökhan Gönül	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	04.01.1985	38/1	17 November 2007
Caner Erkin	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	04.10.1988	24/1	26 May 2006
Mehmet Topal	Fenerbahçe A.Ş.	03.03.1986	39/0	6 February 2008
Burak Yılmaz	Galatasaray A.Ş.	15.07.1985	31/12	12 April 2006
Umut Bulut	Galatasaray A.Ş.	15.03.1983	28/8	5 June 2007
Emre Çolak	Galatasaray A.Ş.	20.05.1991	1/0	12 October 2012
Semih Kaya	Galatasaray A.Ş.	24.02.1991	15/0	29 February 2012
Uğur Çiftçi	Gençlerbirliği	04.05.1992	-	-
İshak Doğan	Kardemir Karabükspor	09.08.1990	-	-
Adem Büyük	Kasımpaşa A.Ş.	30.08.1987	-	-
Aydın Karabulut	Sivasspor	25.01.1988	-	-
Aykut Demir	Trabzonspor A.Ş.	22.10.1988	-	-
Zeki Ayvaz	Trabzonspor A.Ş.	01.10.1989	-	-
Arda Turan	Atletico Madrid	30.01.1987	69/14	16 August 2006
Sercan Sararer	VFB Stuttgart	27.11.1989	11/0	24 May 2012
Mevlüt Erdinç	AS Saint Etienne	25.02.1987	24/4	26 March 2008