UEFA Nations League

Northern Ireland vs Kosovo, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland
  • 82': Gavin Whyte
  • 90'+2': Josh Magennis
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2 - 1
Kosovo
  • 58': Vedat Muriqi

About

Northern Ireland are hosting Kosovo at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo).
  • 2': Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Florent Muslija (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elbasan Rashani.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Kosovo) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 6': Betim Fazliji (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
  • 7': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Donat Rrudhani.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Milot Rashica.
  • 8': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
  • 8': Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Milot Rashica (Kosovo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 11': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
  • 13': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Fidan Aliti (Kosovo) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Betim Fazliji.
  • 15': Hand ball by Florent Muslija (Kosovo).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Florent Hadergjonaj (Kosovo).
  • 18': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
  • 22': Milot Rashica (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Florent Muslija (Kosovo) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 29': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Florent Muslija (Kosovo).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Davis.
  • 33': Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Corry Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Ibrahim Dresevic (Kosovo).
  • 39': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Florent Muslija (Kosovo).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville.
  • 43': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
  • 43': Milot Rashica (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corry Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Betim Fazliji (Kosovo).
  • 44': Betim Fazliji (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Offside, Kosovo. Milot Rashica tries a through ball, but Florent Muslija is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Kosovo 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Kosovo 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville with a through ball.
  • 51': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 51': Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Elbasan Rashani (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Tom Flanagan (Northern Ireland).
  • 55': Offside, Northern Ireland. George Saville tries a through ball, but Dion Charles is caught offside.
  • 58': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Kosovo 1. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Donat Rrudhani.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Milot Rashica (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 63': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ibrahim Dresevic.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
  • 64': Arijanet Muric (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
  • 65': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dion Charles.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 67': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson replaces George Saville.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 69': Substitution, Kosovo. Arbër Zeneli replaces Milot Rashica.
  • 72': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo).
  • 72': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
  • 76': Arbër Zeneli (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
  • 76': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shayne Lavery replaces Dion Charles.
  • 76': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte replaces Corry Evans.
  • 77': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Jamal Lewis.
  • 78': Substitution, Kosovo. Florian Loshaj replaces Florent Muslija.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahim Dresevic.
  • 82': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Kosovo 1. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shayne Lavery following a fast break.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Kosovo. Zymer Bytyqi replaces Elbasan Rashani.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Zymer Bytyqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
  • 89': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Arbër Zeneli (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Donat Rrudhani following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Alistair McCann replaces Steven Davis.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Kosovo. Arbër Zeneli tries a through ball, but Donat Rrudhani is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Kosovo 1. Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gavin Whyte with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Kosovo 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 2, Kosovo 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 6
51.6 Possession 48.4
12 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 313
430 Passes 393
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 8
18 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.3
80 Long Balls 47
47 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 10
20 Effective Clearances 17
20 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 17,148

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Romania 6 +15 18
2 Kosovo 6 +3 12
3 Cyprus 6 -11 6
4 Lithuania 6 -7 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

NIR Northern Ireland (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK)
4 Tom Flanagan
5 Jonny Evans
13 Corry Evans
3 Jamal Lewis
17 Paddy McNair
8 Steven Davis
6 George Saville
2 Conor Bradley
21 Josh Magennis
14 Dion Charles
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Luke Southwood, Alistair McCann, Paddy Lane, Ciaron Brown, Gavin Whyte, Shea Charles, Conor Hazard, Jordan Thompson, Kofi Balmer, Shane Ferguson, Shayne Lavery.

KOS Kosovo (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Aro Muric (GK)
3 Fidan Aliti
5 Betim Fazliji Yellow Card
21 Donat Rrudhani
2 Florent Hadergjonaj
20 Ibrahim Dresevic
8 Florent Muslija
9 Bersant Celina
18 Vedat Muriqi
11 Elbasan Rashani
7 Milot Rashica
Kosovo Substitutes:
Arbër Zeneli, Lindon Emërllahu, Toni Domgjoni, Amir Rrahmani, Samir Ujkani, Ilir Krasniqi, Zymer Bytyqi, Lumbardh Dellova, Visar Bekaj, Florian Loshaj, Hekuran Kryeziu.

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