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683: 14 October 2023

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682 vs Kazakhstan - 683 - 684 vs Slovenia
NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 3-0 SAN MARINO (SMR) (H/T 2-0)
  • Venue: National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast
  • Attendance: 17,886
  • Officials:
    • Referee: Bram van Driessche (BEL)
    • Assistant referees: Yves De Neve (BEL), Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
    • Fourth official: Kevin Van Damme (BEL)
    • Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg (BEL)
    • Referee observer: Gylfi Thor Orrason (ISL)
    • UEFA Delegate: Patricia González García (ESP)
  • Goals: NIR Smyth 5, Magennis 11, McMenamin 81


NORTHERN IRELAND:
(green - white - green)
Manager: Michael O'Neill
Captain: Jonny Evans

#

Player

On/Off

Club

Events

Cap

#

1

Peacock-Farrell, Bailey

u/s

Burnley/Aarhus

 

41

1

2

Hume, Trai

 

Sunderland

 

7

2

3

Lewis, Jamal

79>

Watford

43

31

3

4

Ballard, Daniel

 

Sunderland

 

20

4

5

Evans, Jonny [capt]

63>

Manchester United

 

105

5

6

Saville, George

u/s

Millwall

 

48

6

7

McMenamin, Conor

>79

St Mirren

●81

9

7

8

Smyth, Paul

63>

QPR

●5

6

8

9

Washington, Conor

>63

Derby County

64

40

9

10

Charles, Dion

u/s

Bolton Wanderers

 

19

10

11

Kennedy, Matty

u/s

Kilmarnock

 

5

11

12

Hazard, Conor

 

Plynouth Argyle

 

5

12

13

Taylor, Dale

79>

Nottm Forest/Burton

 

4

13

14

Price, Isaac

>63

Standard Liege

 

6

14

15

Thompson, Jordan

 

Stoke City

 

32

15

16

Marshall, Callum

>63

West Ham United

 

2

16

17

McNair, Paddy

 

Middlesbrough

90+4

65

17

18

Lyons, Brad

u/s

Kilmarnock

 

0

18

19

Charles, Shea

 

Southampton

 

11

19

20

Spencer, Brodie

>79

Huddersfield/Motherwell

 

4

20

21

Magennis, Josh

63>

Wigan Athletic

●11

74

21

22

Lane, Paddy

u/s

Portsmouth

 

3

22

23

Southwood, Luke

u/s

Cheltenham Town

 

1

23


SAN MARINO: (white - sky - white)
Head Coach: Fabrizio Costantini
Captain: Matteo Vitaioli

PRE-MATCH:
Northern Ireland Squad: (IrishFA)
Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Aarhus, on loan from Burnley), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town).
Defenders: Jonny Evans (Manchester United), Paddy McNair (Middlesbrough), Jamal Lewis (Watford, on loan from Newcastle United), Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), Trai Hume (Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Motherwell, on loan from Huddersfield Town), Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers).
Midfielders: George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Thompson (Stoke City), Alistair McCann* (Preston North End), Shea Charles (Southampton), Conor McMenamin (St Mirren), Isaac Price (Standard Liege), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Matthew Kennedy (Kilmarnock), Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock), Dale Taylor (Wycombe Wanderers, on loan from Nottingham Forest).
Forwards: Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic), Conor Washington (Derby County), Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers), Callum Marshall (West Ham United).
* withdrawn injured

Notes:
  • Prior to this game San Marino were 211th (and last) in the FIFA World Rankings. Northern Ireland were 58th.
  • First competitive appearance for Conor Hazard
  • First start for Paul Smyth
  • First goal for Conor McMenamin
  • Sammarinese defender Roberto Di Maio was 41 years and 23 days old at the time of this match
Match Programme:

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