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602: 13 June 2015

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]

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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.

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