652: 11 October 2020

651 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina - 652 - 653 vs Norway

2020-21 UEFA Nations League - League B Group 1

Sun 11th October 2020. KO: 19.45

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

(H/T 0-1)

Venue: National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 600 (limited home fans-only due to Covid-19)
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (CZE)
Assistant Referees: Ivo Nadvornik (CZE), Jiří Moláček (CZE)
Fourth Official: Karel Hrubes (CZE)
Goals: AUT: Gregoritsch (42')

NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-5-1 (green shirts, white shorts, green socks)

Manager: Ian Baraclough
Captain: Steven Davis
Team: M McGovern; C McLaughlin, C Cathcart, J Evans, J Lewis; G Whyte [L Boyce 83'], S Dallas [J Thompson 73'], S Davis [C Evans 73'], P McNair [J Magennis 83'], J Jones; K Lafferty [C Washington 61']

Unused subs: B Peacock-Farrell [GK], T Carson [GK], T Flanagan, M Smith, N McGinn, S Ferguson, D Ballard

Booked: C McLaughlin (79'), J Thompson (86')

AUSTRIA: 4-4-2 (red shirts, black shorts, red socks)
Coach: Franco Foda
Captain: Julian Baumgartlinger
Team: Pervan; Lainer, Dragović, Hinteregger, Alaba; Ranftl [Trimmel  73'], Ilsanker, Baumgartlinger, Baumgartner; Gregoritsch [Grbić 80'], Schlager

Unused subs: Lindner [GK], Siebenhandl [GK], Ullmann, Posch, Kalajdzic, Grillitsch, Holzhauser, Schöpf, Onisiwo, Schaub

Booked: Schlager (90+2')

Match Report:

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Northern Ireland Squad: (BBC)

Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern (Norwich City), Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Burnley), Trevor Carson (Motherwell)
Defenders: Jonny Evans (Leicester City), Craig Cathcart (Watford), Stuart Dallas (Leeds United), Shane Ferguson (Millwall), Conor McLaughlin (Sunderland), Jamal Lewis (Norwich City), Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian), Tom Flanagan (Sunderland), Daniel Ballard (Arsenal - on loan at Blackpool)
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Rangers), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers), Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough), George Saville (Middlesbrough), Gavin Whyte (Cardiff City), Jordan Jones (Rangers), Jordan Thompson (Blackpool), Joel Cooper (Oxford United), Alistair McCann (St Johnstone)
Forwards: Kyle Lafferty (Reggina 1914), Josh Magennis (Hull City), Conor Washington (Charlton Athletic), Liam Boyce (Heart of Midlothian)

Notes:

• Steven Davis won his 121st cap, making him the most-capped male British outfield player of all-time, overtaking England's Wayne Rooney on 120

Match ProgrammeL (digital)