493 v Cyprus - 494 - 495 v Ukraine
Saturday, 12th October 2002. KO: 21:45.
SPAIN (ESP) 3-0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 1-0)
Venue: Carlos Belmonte Stadium, Albacete
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Lubos Michel (SVK)
Goalscorers: ESP: Braja 19, 88, Guti 59
NORTHERN IRELAND:
Manager: Sammy McIlroy* (Game 20. Won 5, Drew 4, Lost 11)
Captain: Steve Lomas (Game 18. Won 5, Drew 5, Lost 8)
Players 
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Team 
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Gls 
 | 
  
Sub 
 | 
  
Cap 
 | 
 |
1 
 | 
  
TAYLOR M.S. 
 | 
  
Fulham 
 | 
  
23 
 | 
 ||
2 
 | 
  
HUGHES A.W. 
 | 
  
Newcastle United 
 | 
  
25 
 | 
 ||
3 
 | 
  
McCARTNEY G. 
 | 
  
Sunderland 
 | 
  
7 
 | 
 ||
4 
 | 
  
TAGGART G.P. 
 | 
  
Leicester City 
 | 
  
>69 
 | 
  
51 
 | 
 |
5 
 | 
  
MURDOCK C.J. 
 | 
  
Preston North End 
 | 
  
16 
 | 
 ||
6 
 | 
  
LOMAS S.M. 
 | 
  
West Ham United 
 | 
  
41 
 | 
 ||
7 
 | 
  
GILLESPIE K.R. 
 | 
  
Blackburn Rovers 
 | 
  
43 
 | 
 ||
8 
 | 
  
MULRYNE P.P. 
 | 
  
Norwich City 
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17 
 | 
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9 
 | 
  
JOHNSON D.M. 
 | 
  
Birmingham City 
 | 
  
18 
 | 
 ||
10 
 | 
  
McVEIGH P. 
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Norwich City 
 | 
  
>65 
 | 
  
4 
 | 
 |
11 
 | 
  
HORLOCK K. 
 | 
  
Manchester City 
 | 
  
>65 
 | 
  
31 
 | 
 |
Substitutes 
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10s 
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HUGHES M.E. 
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Wimbledon 
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65> 
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64 
 | 
 |
11s 
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HEALY D.J. 
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Preston North End 
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65> 
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20 
 | 
 |
4s 
 | 
  
McCANN G. 
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West Ham United 
 | 
  
69> 
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4 
 | 
 |
Unused 
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CARROLL R.E. 
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Manchester United 
 | 
  
- 
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 |||
KIRK A. 
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Hearts 
 | 
  
- 
 | 
 |||
HOLMES S. 
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Wrexham 
 | 
  
- 
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 |||
TONER C. 
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Leyton Orient 
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- 
 | 
 |||
SPAIN: (red shirts, blue shorts, blue socks)
Manager: Iñaki Sáez
Captain: Raul
Casillas (Real Madrid); Salgada (Real Madrid), Puyol (Barcelona), Helquera _ (Real Madrid), Bravo (Real Madrid), Joaquin (Real Betis) [sub: Mendieta (Barcelona) 76], Baraja (Valencia), Xavi (Barcelona), Vicente (Valencia), Guti (Real Madrid) [sub: Capi (Real Betis) 83], Raul (Real Madrid) [sub: Morientes (Real Madrid) 63]
Unused subs: Contreras (Malaga), Cpadevilla (Deportivo), Albeida (Valencia), Garcia (Atletico Madrid)
Post-Match:
BBC
Match Programme:
Notes:
Sammy McIlroy and his assistant Jim Harvey were both serving touchline bans and forced to watch from the stands. Under-21 coach Alan McDonald took charge in the dugout, receiving instructions via walkie-talkie.

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