UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Northern Ireland vs Italy, Group Stage 2012

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Northern Ireland
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0 - 0
Italy

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Northern Ireland are hosting Italy at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Defending)
  • 2': Andrea Pirlo takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 2': Chris Brunt clears the ball from danger.
  • 3': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 3': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 4': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Attacking)
  • 5': Mattia Cassani crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 5': Stephen Craigan clears the ball from danger.
  • 5': Stefano Mauri crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 5': Stephen Craigan clears the ball from danger.
  • 5': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Attacking)
  • 6': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Attacking)
  • 7': Throw-in: Jonathan Evans takes it (Defending)
  • 7': Grant McCann takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
  • 8': Emiliano Viviano makes a very good save (Parry)
  • 8': Warren Feeney commits a foul on Emiliano Viviano resulting on a free kick for Italy
  • 8': Emiliano Viviano takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 9': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 10': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 11': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Defending)
  • 11': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 12': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 14': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 14': Andrea Pirlo commits a foul on Warren Feeney resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 15': Chris Brunt takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
  • 16': Chris Brunt hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 16': Leonardo Bonucci blocks the shot
  • 16': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Attacking)
  • 18': Handball called on Antonio Cassano
  • 18': Stephen Craigan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 19': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 19': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 20': Simone Pepe hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 20': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 21': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Attacking)
  • 21': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 22': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Attacking)
  • 23': Andrea Pirlo takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 23': Stephen Craigan clears the ball from danger.
  • 23': Andrea Pirlo takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 24': Marco Borriello hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 24': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 24': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 25': Offside called on Simone Pepe
  • 25': Jonathan Evans takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 25': David Healy commits a foul on Giorgio Chiellini resulting on a free kick for Italy
  • 25': Emiliano Viviano takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 26': David Healy hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 26': Emiliano Viviano takes a long goal kick
  • 27': Marco Borriello commits a foul on Chris Baird resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 27': Maik Taylor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 28': Antonio Cassano commits a foul on Jonathan Evans resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 28': Jonathan Evans takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 28': Offside called on Marco Borriello
  • 28': Jonathan Evans takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 29': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Defending)
  • 30': Simone Pepe commits a foul on Chris Baird resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 30': Maik Taylor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 30': Throw-in: Chris Brunt takes it (Attacking)
  • 31': Chris Brunt crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 31': David Healy hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 31': Marco Borriello hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 31': Maik Taylor makes a very good save (Block)
  • 32': Antonio Cassano hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 32': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 32': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Attacking)
  • 32': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 34': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Attacking)
  • 34': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Attacking)
  • 36': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Attacking)
  • 36': Stefano Mauri hits a good header. Outcome: save
  • 36': Maik Taylor makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 37': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Defending)
  • 37': Warren Feeney commits a foul on Andrea Pirlo resulting on a free kick for Italy
  • 37': Leonardo Bonucci takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 38': Offside called on Marco Borriello
  • 38': Maik Taylor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 38': Stefano Mauri commits a foul on David Healy resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 39': Grant McCann takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
  • 40': Grant McCann takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 40': Leonardo Bonucci clears the ball from danger.
  • 40': Throw-in: Jonathan Evans takes it (Attacking)
  • 41': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Defending)
  • 41': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Defending)
  • 42': Domenico Criscito crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 42': Maik Taylor makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 43': Steven Davis commits a foul on Daniele De Rossi resulting on a free kick for Italy
  • 43': Daniele De Rossi takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 46': Marco Borriello hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 46': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 48': Chris Brunt commits a foul on Andrea Pirlo resulting on a free kick for Italy
  • 48': Chris Brunt is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 48': Andrea Pirlo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
  • 49': Andrea Pirlo hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 49': Maik Taylor makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 50': Stefano Mauri hits(volley) a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 50': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 52': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 53': Daniele De Rossi commits a foul on David Healy resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 53': Gareth McAuley takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
  • 54': Throw-in: Chris Baird takes it (Attacking)
  • 55': Grant McCann takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
  • 56': Handball called on Jonathan Evans
  • 56': Mattia Cassani takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 56': Throw-in: Simone Pepe takes it (Attacking)
  • 56': Throw-in: Simone Pepe takes it (Attacking)
  • 58': Emiliano Viviano takes a long goal kick
  • 59': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Attacking)
  • 60': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Defending)
  • 60': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Defending)
  • 62': Marco Borriello hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 62': Maik Taylor makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 62': Grant McCann takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 63': Giorgio Chiellini clears the ball from danger.
  • 63': Throw-in: Chris Baird takes it (Attacking)
  • 63': Antonio Cassano hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 64': Stephen Craigan blocks the shot
  • 64': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Attacking)
  • 64': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 65': Grant McCann takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 65': Mattia Cassani clears the ball from danger.
  • 66': Northern Ireland makes a sub: Kyle Lafferty enters for David Healy. Reason: Tactical
  • 68': Grant McCann takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
  • 69': Emiliano Viviano makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 69': Andrea Pirlo hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 70': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 70': Chris Brunt commits a foul on Stefano Mauri resulting on a free kick for Italy
  • 71': Andrea Pirlo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
  • 71': Simone Pepe hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 71': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 71': Northern Ireland makes a sub: Niall McGinn enters for Chris Brunt. Reason: Tactical
  • 72': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Attacking)
  • 72': Warren Feeney hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 73': Emiliano Viviano takes a long goal kick
  • 74': Antonio Cassano hits a good header. Outcome: save
  • 74': Maik Taylor makes a very good save (Tip Over)
  • 74': Italy makes a sub: Giampaolo Pazzini enters for Marco Borriello. Reason: Tactical
  • 74': Andrea Pirlo takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 75': Stephen Craigan clears the ball from danger.
  • 75': Throw-in: Simone Pepe takes it (Attacking)
  • 77': Andrea Pirlo takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: shot
  • 78': Giorgio Chiellini hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 78': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 78': Stefano Mauri commits a foul on Gareth McAuley resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 79': Maik Taylor takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 79': Italy makes a sub: Claudio Marchisio enters for Stefano Mauri. Reason: Tactical
  • 80': Northern Ireland makes a sub: Corry Evans enters for Grant McCann. Reason: Tactical
  • 80': Throw-in: Gareth McAuley takes it (Attacking)
  • 81': Steven Davis takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: out of play
  • 82': Emiliano Viviano takes a long goal kick
  • 84': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Defending)
  • 84': Mattia Cassani commits a foul on Kyle Lafferty resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 84': Jonathan Evans takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
  • 84': Italy makes a sub: Giuseppe Rossi enters for Simone Pepe. Reason: Tactical
  • 86': Antonio Cassano crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 86': Giuseppe Rossi hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 86': Giuseppe Rossi hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 87': Maik Taylor takes a long goal kick
  • 87': Throw-in: Jonathan Evans takes it (Defending)
  • 87': Throw-in: Chris Baird takes it (Attacking)
  • 88': Giampaolo Pazzini commits a foul on Aaron Hughes resulting on a free kick for Northern Ireland
  • 88': Stephen Craigan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 89': Throw-in: Jonathan Evans takes it (Defending)
  • 89': Handball called on Kyle Lafferty
  • 89': Mattia Cassani takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 90': Steven Davis hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 90': Emiliano Viviano makes a very good save (Round Post)
  • 90': Steven Davis takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
  • 90': Giorgio Chiellini clears the ball from danger.
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+1': Throw-in: Mattia Cassani takes it (Defending)
  • 90'+1': Niall McGinn commits a foul on Domenico Criscito resulting on a free kick for Italy
  • 90'+1': Domenico Criscito takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 90'+2': Throw-in: Domenico Criscito takes it (Defending)
  • 90'+3': Throw-in: Jonathan Evans takes it (Defending)
  • 90'+4': Throw-in: Claudio Marchisio takes it (Defending)

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 6
52 Possession 48
16 SHOTS 5
6 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
1 Accurate Crosses 1
4 Crosses 1
0.3 Cross % 1.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 1
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
4 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 15,150

EURO Qualifying Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 England 8 +18 20
2 Italy 8 +7 14
3 Ukraine 8 +3 14
4 North Macedonia 8 -10 8
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Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland

No. Name
1 Maik Taylor (GK)
2 Gareth McAuley
18 Aaron Hughes
5 Stephen Craigan
3 Jonny Evans
6 Chris Baird
11 Chris Brunt Yellow Card
7 Steven Davis
8 Grant McCann
10 Warren Feeney
9 David Healy
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Jonathan Tuffey, Gary Clinghan, Corry Evans, Niall McGinn, Rory Patterson, John Gorman, Kyle Lafferty.

ITA Italy

No. Name
1 Emiliano Viviano (GK)
3 Domenico Criscito
23 Leonardo Bonucci
4 Giorgio Chiellini
16 Mattia Cassani
5 Daniele De Rossi
21 Andrea Pirlo
6 Stefano Mauri
7 Simone Pepe
10 Antonio Cassano
11 Marco Borriello
Italy Substitutes:
Salvatore Sirigu, Cesare Bovo, Gianluca Zambrotta, Claudio Marchisio, Angelo Palombo, Giampaolo Pazzini, Giuseppe Rossi.

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