NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 3 - 0 ISRAEL (ISR)
(H/T 2-0)
Venue: National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 12,913
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
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Fourth Official:
Goals: NIR: Davis (13'), Dallas (41'), Whyte (67')
NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-3-3/4-5-1 (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
Team: T Carson [M McGovern 45']; P McNair, C Cathcart, J Evans, J Lewis; S Dallas [S Ferguson 77'], S Davis, C Evans [O Norwood 46'], G Saville [M Smith 71'], J Jones [G Whyte 65']; W Grigg [C Washington 65']
Unused subs: B Peacock-Farrell (GK), C McLaughlin, N McGinn, K Lafferty, L Boyce, J Ward
ISRAEL: 4-4-2 (white shirts, light blue shorts, white socks)
Coach: Andreas Herzog
Captain: Bibras Natcho
Team: Haimov; Dasa [Bitton 65'], Tawatha [Scheimann 39'], Habashi [Kapiloto 46'], Yeini; Tibi, Natcho, Peretz, Micha [Saba 59']; Dabbur [Glazer 75'], Hemed [Turgeman 59']
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
Team: T Carson [M McGovern 45']; P McNair, C Cathcart, J Evans, J Lewis; S Dallas [S Ferguson 77'], S Davis, C Evans [O Norwood 46'], G Saville [M Smith 71'], J Jones [G Whyte 65']; W Grigg [C Washington 65']
Unused subs: B Peacock-Farrell (GK), C McLaughlin, N McGinn, K Lafferty, L Boyce, J Ward
ISRAEL: 4-4-2 (white shirts, light blue shorts, white socks)
Coach: Andreas Herzog
Captain: Bibras Natcho
Team: Haimov; Dasa [Bitton 65'], Tawatha [Scheimann 39'], Habashi [Kapiloto 46'], Yeini; Tibi, Natcho, Peretz, Micha [Saba 59']; Dabbur [Glazer 75'], Hemed [Turgeman 59']
Unused subs: Kannadil (GK), Amos (GK), Einbinder, Plakushchenko
Booked: Habashi (39')
Match Reports:
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Images: (courtesy of Roy Cathcart)
Northern Ireland Squad: (BBC)
- Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich City), Trevor Carson (Motherwell), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Leeds United)
- Defenders: Craig Cathcart (Watford), Jonny Evans (Leicester City), Aaron Hughes (Heart of Midlothian), Gareth McAuley (unattached), Conor McLaughlin (Millwall), Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough), Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian), Jamal Lewis (Norwich City)
- Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United), Gavin Whyte (Oxford United)
- Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Rangers), Liam Boyce (Burton Albion), Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers), Will Grigg (Wigan Athletic), Conor Washington (Queen's Park Rangers), Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest)
- *late call-up from U21s
- Substitute Gavin Whyte scored a debut goal with his first touch in senior international football
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