N Ireland vs Luxembourg 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

11': Paddy McNair
16': Danny Ballard

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

Northern Ireland are hosting Luxembourg at Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Luxembourg 0. Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
16': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Luxembourg 0. Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a set piece situation.
45': Enes Mahmutovic (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Luxembourg 0.
45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Dion Charles.
45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Michael Pinto replaces Enes Mahmutovic.
57': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamal Lewis replaces Callum Marshall.
74': Substitution, Luxembourg. Eldin Dzogovic replaces Laurent Jans.
74': Substitution, Luxembourg. Christophe Andrade Brites replaces Eric Veiga.
74': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ross McCausland replaces Isaac Price.
83': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Ali McCann replaces Shea Charles.
83': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Dan Ballard.
83': Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
85': Substitution, Luxembourg. Sébastien Thill replaces Mathias Olesen.
85': Substitution, Luxembourg. Edvin Muratovic replaces Gerson Rodrigues.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Luxembourg 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 17,213

Statistics

LUX		NIR
17	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	0
63.5	Possession	36.5
6	SHOTS	14
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
517	Accurate Passes	253
583	Passes	316
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	25
0.1	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	50
20	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	6
20	Effective Clearances	17
20	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

Northern Ireland (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
17	Paddy McNair
22	Ciaron Brown
4	Danny Ballard
6	George Saville
19	Shea Charles
5	Trai Hume
2	Conor Bradley
10	Dion Charles
8	Callum Marshall
14	Isaac Price

Substitutes:

Alistair McCann, Shayne Lavery, Carl Johnston, Corry Evans, Josh Magennis, Ross McCausland, Ethan Galbraith, Paul Smyth, Joshua Clarke, Brad Lyons, Jamal Lewis, Luke Southwood.

Luxembourg (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Moris (GK)
7	Lars Gerson
3	Enes Mahmutovic
13	Dirk Carlson
18	Laurent Jans
16	Leandro Barreiro
8	Christopher Martins Pereira
14	Eric Veiga
4	Florian Bohnert
10	Gerson Rodrigues
19	Mathias Olesen

Substitutes:

Mica Pinto, Christophe Andrade Brites, Kevin D'Anzico, Ralph Schon, Sofiane Ikene, Fabio Lohei, Sebastien Thill, Timothe Rupil, Edvin Muratovic, Jayson Videira, Eldin Dzogovic, Tiago Pereira.

UEFA Nations League News

England top UEFA's club, country fair play rankings

England finished top of the fair play rankings for national and club teams in European soccer competitions last season, UEFA said Tuesday.

Jenni Hermoso, Mapi León end Spain exiles with squad recall

New Spain coach Sonia Bermúdez has recalled Jenni Hermoso and Mapi León for next week's UEFA Nations League semifinal