Northern Ireland v Switzerland
O IRELAND O F F I C I A L M A T C H D A Y P R O G R A M M E R I C E £ 4
Northern Ireland v Switzerland FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Play-Off - First Leg Thursday 9 November 2017 National Football Stadium at Windsor Park
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CONTENTS
TEAMS
2
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
3
MICHAEL O’NEILL
5
PATRICK NELSON
7
STEVEN DAVIS INTERVIEW
10
NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD
20
DID YOU KNOW? - DAVIS
22
DID YOU KNOW? - NORWOOD
26
GARETH McAULEY INTERVIEW 30 THE OPPONENTS - SWITZERLAND 35 U21s ARE FLYING HIGH 43 KEITH GILLESPIE INTERVIEW 44 INTERNATIONAL RECORD 51 MASCOTS 56 SWISS PSYCHOLOGY 58
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SWITZERLAND
Michael O’Neill 1EREKIV
Vladimir Petkovic Head Coach
Roy Carroll 0MRƤIPH Alan Mannus St Johnstone
Roman Bürki Borussia Dortmund Marwin Hitz %YKWFYVK Yann Sommer Borussia 1SRGLIRKPEHFEGL Manuel Akanji *' &EWIP Nico Elvedi Borussia 1SRGLIRKPEHFEGL Léo Lacroix Saint Etienne Michael Lang *' &EWIP Stephan Lichtsteiner (captain) Juventus Ricardo Rodriguez AC 1MPER Fabian Schär Deportivo La Coruna Valon Behrami 9HMRIWI Blerim Dzemaili 1SRXVIEP Impact Breel Embolo 7GLEPOI Edmilson Fernandes West Ham 9RMXIH Gelson Fernandes Eintracht *VEROJYVX Fabian Frei Mainz Remo Freuler %XEPERXE Mario Gavranovic HNK 6MNIOE Admir Mehmedi Bayer 0IZIVOYWIR Haris Seferovic &IRƤGE Xherdan Shaqiri 7XSOI City Granit Xhaka %VWIREP Denis Zakaria Borussia 1SRGLIRKPEHFEGL Steven Zuber Hoffenheim
Michael McGovern Norwich City Chris Brunt ;IWX &VSQ[MGL %PFMSR Jonny Evans ;IWX &VSQ[MGL %PFMSR Tom Flanagan &YVXSR %PFMSR Lee Hodson +PEWKS[ 6ERKIVW Aaron Hughes ,IEVX SJ 1MHPSXLMER Daniel Lafferty 7LIJƤIPH 9RMXIH Gareth McAuley ;IWX &VSQ[MGL %PFMSR Conor McLaughlin 1MPP[EPP Patrick McNair 7YRHIVPERH Rory McArdle Scunthorpe 9RMXIH Stuart Dallas Leeds 9RMXIH Steven Davis (captain) Southampton Corry Evans &PEGOFYVR Rovers Shane Ferguson 1MPP[EPP Jordan Jones /MPQEVRSGO Matthew Lund Burton %PFMSR Niall McGinn +[ERKNY *' 7SYXL /SVIE
Oliver Norwood *YPLEQ Paul Paton St Johnstone George Saville 1MPP[EPP
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Referee
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WELCOME
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LEZI HSRI LMW LSQI[SVO SR XLI STTSWMXMSR EW YWYEP ERH [I [MPP FI VIEH] GSQI OMGO SJJ ű LI EHHIH 8LI 7SYXLEQTXSR GPYF GETXEMR QIER[LMPI [MPP FI LSTMRK XLI KEQIW EKEMRWX 7[MX^IVPERH TVSZMHI QSVI XIVVMƤG QIQSVMIW [LIRIZIV LI KIXW XLI GLERGI XS WMX HS[R ERH VIƥIGX SR XLI PERHQEVO SJ VIEGLMRK GETW ERH FI]SRH 8LI GPEWW] TPE]QEOIV WE]W LI WXMPP KIXW E LYKI FY^^ JVSQ TPE]MRK JSV LMW GSYRXV] ,I VIZIEPIH Ű*VSQ [LIR - [EW EFPI XS OMGO E FMPP - [ERXIH XS FI E TVSJIWWMSREP JSSXFEPPIV ERH - [ERXIH XS TPE] JSV 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH %RH [LIR - TPE]IH JSV 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH EX YRHIVEKI PIZIP Q] KSEP [EW XS KIX MRXS XLI WIRMSV XIEQ 1EOMRK Q] HIFYX JSV XLI WIRMSV XIEQ [EW E QSQIRX - [MPP EP[E]W GLIVMWL ű 8LEX WIRMSV HIFYX MR *IFVYEV] GEQI YRHIV 0E[VMI 7ERGLI^ŭW [EXGL FYX XLI VIWYPX [EW RSX KVIEX E HIJIEX XS 'EREHE MR E JVMIRHP] MRXIVREXMSREP MR &IPJEWX % QSRXL PEXIV LI QEHI LMW GSQTIXMXMZI HIFYX EKEMRWX )RKPERH MR E ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMƤIV EX 3PH 8VEJJSVH ERH XEWXIH HIJIEX EKEMR 1MRH ]SY XLI RI\X XMQI LI JEGIH )RKPERH MR XLI VIZIVWI UYEPMJ]MRK Ƥ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ŰIYTLSVMEű I\TIVMIRGIH HYVMRK ERH EJXIV XLI ZMGXSV] EKEMRWX 9OVEMRI EX XLI )YVSTIER 'LEQTMSRWLMT *MREPW MR *VERGI MR XLI WYQQIV SJ (EZMW [LS [EW WOMTTIV MR FSXL XLI +VIIGI ERH 9OVEMRI KEQIW ƤVWX GETXEMRIH XLI WIRMSV MRXIVREXMSREP XIEQ YRHIV 0E[VMI 7ERGLI^ MR E JVMIRHP] EKEMRWX 9VYKYE] MR XLI 97 FEGO MR
,I HMH RSX [IEV XLI EVQFERH EKEMR YRXMP XLIR QEREKIV 2MKIP ;SVXLMRKXSR LERHIH MX XS LMQ [LIR LI [SR LMW XL GET JSV LMW GSYRXV] EKEMRWX )WXSRME MR 3GXSFIV ;LIR 1MGLEIP 3ŭ2IMPP XSSO SZIV E JI[ QSRXLW PEXIV LI OITX XLI JSVQIV %WXSR :MPPE *YPLEQ ERH 6ERKIVW WXEV MR XLI VSPI SJ XLI SR ƤIPH GSRHYGXSV SJ XLI SVGLIWXVE %RH XLI 3ŭ2IMPP (EZMW E\MW LEW TVSZIH GVYGMEP XS 2SVXLIVR -VIPERHŭW VMWI WMRGI XLIR ,I VIZIEPIH Ű- LEZI E KVIEX VIPEXMSRWLMT [MXL 1MGLEIP ;I EVI GSRWXERXP] MR GSRXEGX ,I MW ZIV] STIR ERH XEOIW XLMRKW JVSQ XLI TPE]IVW SRFSEVH ,I [MPP KS HS[R EW SRI SJ 2SVXLIVR -VIPERHŭW KVIEX QEREKIVW ERH VMKLXP] WS ű 3J GSYVWI XLIVI LEZI FIIR WSQI FYQTW EPSRK XLI VSEH 3ŭ2IMPPŭW ƤVWX GEQTEMKR [EW E HMJƤGYPX SRI ERH (EZMW EHQMXW XLI HIJIEX XS 0Y\IQFSYVK MR E ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMƤIV MR 7ITXIQFIV [EW ŰE TEVXMGYPEVP] WSVI SRIű &YX XLI HS[R XS IEVXL QMHƤIPHIV [LS [MPP GETXEMR LMW GSYRXV] JSV XLI XL XMQI XSRMKLX FIPMIZIW ORSGOFEGOW IREFPI ]SY XS ETTVIGMEXI WYGGIWW E PSX QSVI %RH LI PSZIW RSXLMRK FIXXIV XLER XS NSMR MR XLI GIPIFVEXMSRW [LIR XLMRKW EVI WS KSSH WS KSSH WS KSSH 8LI WOMTTIV TSMRXIH SYX Ű8LI JERW TPE] E QEWWMZI TEVX MR SYV WYGGIWWIW 8LEX [MR EKEMRWX )RKPERH KEZI XLI GSYRXV] E LYKI PMJX ERH XLI TPE]IVW E PMJX -X [EW E FMK WGEPT ERH MX QIERX WS QYGL XS FSXL XLI JERW ERH TPE]IVW Ű-X [EW NYWX SRI SJ QER] QER] XMQIW [LIVI - VIQIQFIV XLI JERW FIMRK MRGVIHMFPI 8LI VIGIRX KEQI EKEMRWX 7ER 1EVMRS E[E] [EW ERSXLIV SRI XLEX WXMGOW SYX -R JEGX [LIR XLI] JSPPS[ YW VMKLX across Europe we are amazed at the noise XLI] QEOI Ű&IPMIZI MX SV RSX XLI [EVQ YTW EX XLI )YVSW [MPP PMZI PSRK MR XLI QIQSV] XSS 8LIVI [IVI PSEHW SJ our fans in the stadiums as we warmed up for the KEQIW ERH XLEX KEZI YW E PMJX FIJSVI E FEPP [EW IZIR OMGOIH ű ,STIJYPP] SYV JERW [MPP FI EFPI XS TVSZMHI WMQMPEV FEGOMRK JSV (EZMW ERH GS MR 6YWWMER WXEHMYQW RI\X WYQQIVŷ
STEVEN DAVIS
Position 1MHƤIPHIV Date Of Birth Place Of Birth Ballymena Height GQ Weight kg
MIDFIELDER
CLUB RECORD
8
SQUAD NO
CLUBS %WXSR :MPPE *YPLEQ 6ERKIVW PSER 6ERKIVW 7SYXLEQTXSR
Caps INTERNATIONAL RECORD 8 SQUAD NO Debut
v 'EREHE , 0SWX
+SEPW 10
2SVXLIVR -VIPERH 9 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH 9 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH 9 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH 9 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH 9 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH 9
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NORWAY 1 Brunt 71' OG NORTHERN IRELAND 0
2018 WORLD CUP )9634)%2 59%0-*=-2+ +6394 '
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
STATS
POSSESSION %
7,387
10
7,387 32 8%6+)8
'362)67
*3907
TEAMS
2]PERH 7ZIRWWSR 2SVHXZIMX 6IKMRMYWWIR 1IPMRK 11 Elyounoussi ,IVMOWSR &IVKI .SLERWIR 7VPSXL 7HIVPYRH 7ONIPZMO :EPWZMO .SLRWIR 10 Elyounoussi 6SWXIH )PEFHIPPESYM 0MRRIW 7IPREIW +V]XIFYWX &IVKIX Substitutes 1 Jarstein
1G+SZIVR 1G0EYKLPMR 1G%YPI] )ZERW 2SV[SSH )ZERW (EZMW 1EKIRRMW ;EWLMRKXSR (EPPEW
11 Brunt
Substitutes
*IVKYWSR ,SHWSR 1G+MRR 0EJJIVX] 1ERRYW 4EXSR *PEREKER 0EJJIVX]
7EZMPPI 1SVVMW 0YRH 'EVVSPP
Search ‘McDonald’s Football’ b] Æ\R ]cb []`S 15 Years of Ac^^]`bW\U 1][[c\Wbg Football
NORWAY 1 NORTHERN IRELAND 0
NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD
ROY CARROLL GOALKEEPER
ALAN MANNUS GOALKEEPER
MICHAEL McGOVERN GOALKEEPER
CHRIS BRUNT DEFENDER
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
0MRƤIPH
St Johnstone
Norwich City
;IWX &VSQ[MGL %PFMSR
Age
'ETW +SEPW 0
Age
'ETW +SEPW 0
Age 33
'ETW +SEPW 0
Age
'ETW +SEPW 3
JONNY EVANS DEFENDER
TOM FLANAGAN DEFENDER
LEE HODSON DEFENDER
AARON HUGHES DEFENDER
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
;IWX &VSQ[MGL %PFMSR
&YVXSR %PFMSR
+PEWKS[ 6ERKIVW
,IEVX SJ 1MHPSXLMER
Age
'ETW +SEPW
Age
'ETW +SEPW 0
Age
'ETW +SEPW 0
Age
'ETW +SEPW
DANIEL LAFFERTY DEFENDER
RORY McARDLE DEFENDER
GARETH McAULEY DEFENDER
PATRICK McNAIR DEFENDER
CONOR McLAUGHLIN DEFENDER
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
7LIJƤIPH 9RMXIH
7GYRXLSVTI9RMXIH
;IWX&VSQ[MGL%PFMSR Age 'ETW +SEPW
1MPP[EPP
7YRHIVPERH
Age 'ETW +SEPW 0
Age 'ETW +SEPW 0
Age 30
'ETW +SEPW 0
Age 'ETW 30
+SEPW
STEVEN DAVIS MIDFIELDER
CORRY EVANS MIDFIELDER
SHANE FERGUSON MIDFIELDER
STUART DALLAS MIDFIELDER
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
0IIHW 9RMXIH
Southampton
&PEGOFYVR 6SZIVW
1MPP[EPP
Age
'ETW +SEPW
Age
'ETW +SEPW
Age
'ETW +SEPW
Age
'ETW +SEPW
PAUL PATON MIDFIELDER
JORDAN JONES MIDFIELDER
MATTHEW LUND MIDFIELDER
NIALL McGINN MIDFIELDER
OLIVER NORWOOD MIDFIELDER
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
St Johnstone
/MPQEVRSGO Age 'ETW 0
&YVXSR %PFMSR Age 'ETW 3
+[ERKNY
*YPLEQ
Age 30
'ETW +SEPW 0
+SEPW 0
+SEPW 0
Age 30
'ETW +SEPW 3
Age 'ETW +SEPW 0 SRPSERJVSQ&VMKLXSRERH,SZI%PFMSR
GEORGE SAVILLE MIDFIELDER
KYLE LAFFERTY FORWARD
JOSH MAGENNIS FORWARD
JAMIE WARD FORWARD
CONOR WASHINGTON FORWARD
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
'PYF
QPR 'PYF
1MPP[EPP
,IEVX SJ 1MHPSXLMER
'LEVPXSR %XLPIXMG
2SXXMRKLEQ *SVIWX
Age 'ETW +SEPW 3
Age 'ETW +SEPW 0
Age 30
'ETW +SEPW
Age 'ETW 33
+SEPW
Age 'ETW 30
+SEPW
DID YOU KNOW?
8SRMKLXŭW GPEWL [MXL 7[MX^IVPERH [MPP WII 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH GETXEMR 7XIZIR (EZMW QEOI LMW XL ETTIEVERGI JSV LMW GSYRXV] ,IVI 1EVWLEPP +MPPIWTMI YRIEVXLW WSQI MRXIVIWXMRK JEGXW ERH ƤKYVIW EFSYX 7XIZIR (EZMW 1&)
8SRMKLX [MPP WII XLI WOMTTIV TPE] LMW XL MRXIVREXMSREP match at the National *SSXFEPP 7XEHMYQ EX ;MRHWSV 4EVO 8LI &EPP]QIRE FSVR QMHƤIPHIV LEW RSX QMWWIH ER MRXIVREXMSREP MR &IPJEWX WMRGI XLI )YVSTIER 'LEQTMSRWLMT UYEPMƤIV [MXL 7PSZIRME SR 1EVGL [LMGL IRHIH MR E scoreless draw.
(EZMW LEW KSEPW XS LMW GVIHMX EX JYPP MRXIVREXMSREP PIZIP WIZIR SJ [LMGL LEZI FIIR WGSVIH EX XLI 2EXMSREP *SSXFEPP 7XEHMYQ EX ;MRHWSV 4EVO 7M\ SJ XLSWI KSEPW LEZI FIIR WGSVIH MR 3GXSFIV JSYV SJ XLIQ EQE^MRKP] SR XLI XL SJ XLI QSRXL Below is a full list of his goals for Northern Ireland: 8 Oct 2005 Z ;EPIW L PSWX QMRW 15 Oct 2008 Z 7ER 1EVMRS L [SR QMRW 10 Aug 2011 Z *EVSI -WPERHW E [SR QMRW 7 Oct 2011 Z )WXSRME L PSWX QMRW 15 Oct 2013 Z -WVEIP E HVI[ QMRW 8 Oct 2015 Z +VIIGI L [SR QMRW 13 Nov 2015 Z 0EXZME L [SR QMRW 8 Oct 2016 Z 7ER 1EVMRS L [SR QMRW TIR 1 Sep 2017 Z 7ER 1EVMRS E [SR QMRW TIR
8LI 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH GETXEMR was awarded an MBE in the 5YIIRŭW &MVXLHE] ,SRSYVW 0MWX FEGO MR .YRI ,I LEW FIIR VIGSKRMWIH JSV WIVZMGIW XS JSSXFEPP
;LIR 7XIZIR (EZMW IRXIVW XLI JVE] EKEMRWX 7[MX^IVPERH MR &IPJEWX LI [MPP FIGSQI SRP] XLI XLMVH TPE]IV XS VIEGL E GIRXYV] SJ GETW JSV 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH EJXIV 4EX .IRRMRKW ERH %EVSR ,YKLIW ,I [MPP LS[IZIV FIGSQI XLI XL TPE]IV JVSQ XLI United Kingdom to reach the magical 100 cap mark. The full list is: 4IXIV 7LMPXSR )RKPERH 4EX .IRRMRKW 2 -VIPERH ;E]RI 6SSRI] )RKPERH (EZMH &IGOLEQ )RKPERH 7XIZIR +IVVEVH )RKPERH %EVSR ,YKLIW 2 -VIPERH &SFF] 1SSVI )RKPERH %WLPI] 'SPI )RKPERH &SFF] 'LEVPXSR )RKPERH *VERO 0EQTEVH )RKPERH &MPP] ;VMKLX )RKPERH /IRR] (EPKPMWL 7GSXPERH
-R LMW
WIRMSV MRXIVREXMSREP ETTIEVERGIW XS
HEXI 7XIZIR (EZMW LEW TPE]IH E XSXEP SJ QMRYXIW JSV LMW GSYRXV] SJ XLIQ MR GSQTIXMXMZI QEXGLIW ,I LEW WXEVXIH KEQIW ERH FIIR WYFFIH SR NYWX
SJ XLSWI
eight occasions. His full record reads: W D L
W%
D%
L%
8LI QMHƤIPHIV [EW ER %WXSR :MPPE TPE]IV [LIR LI QEHI LMW JYPP MRXIVREXMSREP HIFYX YRHIV 0E[VMI 7ERGLI^ MR E LSQI JVMIRHP] EKEMRWX 'EREHE SR *IFVYEV] Northern Ireland lost the KEQI -R XSXEP LI QEHI ETTIEVERGIW JSV LMW GSYRXV] [LMPI EX :MPPE 4EVO LI QEHI WM\ HYVMRK LMW FVMIJ WXE] [MXL *YPLEQ EX +PEWKS[ 6ERKIVW ERH [MXL LMW current club Southampton. 7XIZIR (EZMWŭW ƤVWX IZIV EWWMWX JSV 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH came in that historic victory SZIV )RKPERH MR [LIR his sublime lob set up David ,IEP] JSV XLI [MRRMRK KSEP MR XLI XL QMRYXI 7MRGI XLIR XLI ]IEV SPH LEW [IMKLIH in with seven more assists; LMW QSWX VIGIRX SRI [EW JSV Josh Magennis’s opening KSEP MR XLI E[E] WYGGIWW over San Marino back in September.
8LI QEXGL EKEMRWX XLI 7[MWW [MPP EPWS FI RSXEFPI EW MX [MPP FI XLI XL XMQI XLI playmaker will have captained his country ,I [EW ƤVWX KMZIR XLI EVQFERH F] QEREKIV 0E[VMI 7ERGLI^ JSV E JVMIRHP] MRXIVREXMSREP EKEMRWX 9VYKYE] MR 2I[ .IVWI] SR 1E] [LMGL IRHIH MR E HIJIEX His complete record as skipper of the national team is: P W D L F A
Davis has only picked up WM\ FSSOMRKW HYVMRK LMW PSRK Northern Ireland career. His ƤVWX GEQI MR E ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMJ]MRK HIJIEX MR 7PSZIRME SR 3GXSFIV ERH LMW PEWX [EW MR XLI ZMGXSV] SZIV %^IVFEMNER MR &EOY back in June.
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 Magennis 90'+3 GERMANY 3 Rudy 2', Wagner 21', Kimmich 86'
2018 WORLD CUP )9634)%2 59%0-*=-2+ +6394 '
National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast
STATS
POSSESSION %
7,387
7,387 32 8%6+)8
'362)67
*3907
TEAMS
1G+SZIVR ,SHWSR 1G0EYKLPMR 1G%YPI] )ZERW
XIV 7XIKIR /MQQMGL &SEXIRK ,YQQIPW 4PEXXIRLEVHX 6YH] /VSSW +SVIX^OE 1ʀPPIV
11 Brunt )ZERW
2SV[SSH (EZMW 1EKIRRMW 0EJJIVX]
(VE\PIV ;EKRIV Substitutes 8VETT 1YWXEƤ +MRXIV 7ʀPI 10 Stindl 0IRS 'ER
Substitutes
*IVKYWSR 1G+MRR ;EWLMRKXSR 1ERRYW
(EPPEW 4EXSR *PEREKER
1SVVMW 7EZMPPI .SRIW 0YRH 'EVVSPP
=SYRIW 6ʀHMKIV &VERHX 7ERɰ
3PMZIV 2SV[SSH VIEGLIH XLI QMPIWXSRI SJ DID YOU KNOW?
GETW JSV LMW GSYRXV] MR XLI
;SVPH 'YT UYEPMƤIV EKEMRWX 2SV[E] PEWX QSRXL ,IVI 1EVWLEPP +MPPIWTMI TVSZMHIW ER MRWMKLX MRXS XLI GYPXYVIH QMHƤIPHIVŭW MRXIVREXMSREP GEVIIVŷ
8LI XL Northern Ireland player to reach E LEPJ GIRXYV] SJ GETW [LIR LI TPE]IH MR XLI HIJIEX MR 2SV[E] last month. He also becomes the seventh player to reach that milestone without recording an international goal. The others are: 1EP (SREKL] GETW 'LVMW &EMVH (EZI 1G'VIIV] ]IEV SPH FIGEQI XLI
2MKIP ;SVXLMRKXSR (EQMIR .SLRWSR 7XITLIR 'VEMKER
Ollie Norwood has played a total SJ QMRYXIW JSV XLI WIRMSV MRXIVREXMSREP WMHI SJ XLSWI minutes have come in European ERH ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMƤIVW MR JVMIRHP] KEQIW ERH MR XLI 'EVPMRK 2EXMSRW 'YT
2SV[SSH [SR ƤZI SJ LMW GETW [LMPI EX 3PH 8VEJJSVH HIWTMXI RIZIV LEZMRK TPE]IH E ƤVWX XIEQ KEQI JSV 1ERGLIWXIV 9RMXIH 8LI VIWX SJ LMW MRXIVREXMSREP ETTIEVERGIW LEZI FIIR WTVIEH EQSRK E JYVXLIV ƤZI clubs. One came while he was on loan at Scunthorpe 9RMXIH EX ,YHHIVWƤIPH 8S[R HYVMRK LMW X[S ]IEV WXMRX EX 6IEHMRK IMKLX EX &VMKLXSR ERH JSYV XLMW WIEWSR [LMPI SR PSER EX *YPLEQ
2SV[SSH LEW SRP] FIIR GEYXMSRIH ƤZI times during his Northern Ireland career. 8LI PEWX XMQI LI [EW WLS[R E ]IPPS[ GEVH [EW MR XLI WGSVIPIWW HVE[ [MXL XLI '^IGL 6ITYFPMG MR 4VEKYI EX XLI WXEVX SJ XLI ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMJ]MRK GEQTEMKR FEGO MR September last year.
Oliver Norwood has completed the JYPP QMRYXIW SR SGGEWMSRW MR LMW SYXMRKW JSV XLI WIRMSV Northern Ireland team. He has been VITPEGIH XMQIW ERH YWIH JVSQ XLI FIRGL MR WM\ MRXIVREXMSREPW ,I has only been an unused substitute XLVII XMQIW XLI PEWX FIMRK MR 1EVGL MR E ;SVPH 'YT UYEPMJ]MRK HIJIEX F] -WVEIP EX XLI 2EXMSREP *SSXFEPP 7XEHMYQ EX ;MRHWSV 4EVO
• 8LI *YPLEQ QMHƤIPHIV LEW provided seven assists since QEOMRK LMW JYPP MRXIVREXMSREP HIFYX MR %YKYWX +EVIXL 1G%YPI]
LEW TVSƤXIH XLI QSWX JVSQ LMW EVXMWXV] [MXL XLVII KSEPW EKEMRWX 0Y\IQFSYVK E *EVSI -WPERHW E ERH SJ GSYVWI XLEX RIZIV XS FI JSVKSXXIR LIEHIV Z 9OVEMRI MR 0]SR • 8LI SXLIVW XS LEZI FIRIƤXIH EVI • .EQMI ;EVH E[E] XS +VIIGI • .SWL 1EKIRRMW LSQI XS +VIIGI • 'SRSV 1G0EYKLPMR LSQI XS %^IVFEMNER .SRR] )ZERW LSQI XS '^IGL 6ITYFPMG
Although Ollie is still awaiting LMW ƤVWX KSEP EX WIRMSV PIZIP LI HMH WGSVI JSV FSXL XLI 2SVXLIVR -VIPERH YRHIV ERH YRHIV XIEQW ,I WGSVIH XLVII XMQIW JSV XLI YRHIV W X[S EKEMRWX 6YWWME ERH SRI ZIVWYW -XEP] FSXL MR 1E] *SV XLI YRHIV W XLIR QEREKIH F] 7XIZI &IEKPILSPI LI WGSVIH JSYV MR IMKLX QEXGLIW EKEMRWX +IVQER] ERH XLI '^IGL 6ITYFPMG MR 2SZIQFIV ERH a brace against San Marino in 1EVGL
(YVMRK LMW LEPJ GIRXYV] SJ MRXIVREXMSREPW XLI JSVQIV Manchester United trainee has been on a winning Northern -VIPERH WMHI SR SGGEWMSRW ,I LEW XEWXIH HIJIEX MR E KVIIR WLMVX XMQIW [LMPI XLI remaining 11 matches have ended in stalemate.
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