635: 12 October 2018

634 vs Israel - 635 - 636 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018-19 UEFA Nations League - League B Group 3

Fri 12th October 2018. KO: 20:45 local time

AUSTRIA (AUT) 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 

(H/T 0-0)

Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)
Assistant Referees: Martin Margaritov (BUL), Divan Valkov (BUL)
Additional Assistant Referees: Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL), Nikolai Yordanov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Georgi Todorov (BUL)
Goals: AUS: Arnautović (71')

NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-5-1/4-3-3 (light blue shirts, navy blue shorts, light blue socks)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Steven Davis
Team: B Peacock-Farrell; P McNair, C Cathcart, J Evans, J Lewis; S Dallas, O Norwood, S Davis, G Saville [K Vassell 77'], S Ferguson [C Evans 56']; J Magennis [W Grigg 79']
Unused subs: T Carson (GK), M McGovern (GK), C McLaughlin, M Smith, G Whyte, L Boyce, J Jones, A Hughes, T Flanagan
Booked: B Peacock-Farrell (17'), O Norwood (73')

AUSTRIA: 4-4-2 (red shirts, white shorts, red socks)
Coach: Franco Foda
Captain: Marko Arnautović
Team: Lindner; Lainer, Prödl, Hinteregger, Ulmer; Lazaro [Dragović 90+1'], Ilsanker, Žulj, Sabitzer [Schöpf 75']; Burgstaller [Kainz 83'], Arnautović

Unused subs: Strebinger (GK), Stankovic (GK), Wimmer, Wöber, Schaub, Laimer, Hierländer, Schöpf, Janko, Schlager

Match Report:

BBC

Northern Ireland Squad: (BBC)
Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich), Trevor Carson (Motherwell), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Leeds United)
Defenders: Craig Cathcart (Watford), Jonny Evans (Leicester City, Aaron Hughes (Heart of Midlothian), Tom Flanagan (Sunderland), Conor McLaughlin (Millwall), Paddy 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 (Middlesbrough), Jordan Jones (Kilmarnock), Oliver Norwood (Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan from Sheffield United), Gavin Whyte (Oxford United).
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Rangers), Liam Boyce (Burton Albion), Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers), Will Grigg (Wigan Athletic), Jamie Ward (Charlton Athletic, on loan from Nottingham Forest), Kyle Vassell* (Rotherham United)

*late call-up due to withdrawals

Notes: 

• Senior international debut for substitute Kyle Vassell
• Kyle Lafferty withdrew from the squad the night before it was due to meet, citing an Achilles injury. As a result, the Irish FA invoked FIFA's 'five-day rule', which prevented him from playing for Rangers against Hamilton Academical on October 21