Northern Ireland 3-0 Iceland - September 05, 2001 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2002
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NI
NI
49' - Goal
David Healy49
58' - Goal
Michael Hughes58
61' - Goal
George McCartney61
63' - Substitution
Audun Helgasonis substituted by Heidar Helguson
87' - Substitution
Helgi Sigurdssonis substituted by Marel Baldvinsson
89' - Substitution
Keith Gillespieis substituted by Paul McVeigh89
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Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Maik Taylor | 30 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Danny Griffin | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aaron Hughes | 21 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
George McCartney | 61 | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Peter Kennedy | 27 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Horlock | 28 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jim Magilton | 32 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Hughes | 58 | 30 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Philip Mulryne | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Keith Gillespie | 89 | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Healy | 49 | 22 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Iceland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Arni Arason | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Audun Helgason | 63 | 27 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Hermann Hreidarsson | 27 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pétur Marteinsson | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eyölfur Sverrisson | 33 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arnar Vidarsson | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Joey Gudjonsson | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arnar Gretarsson | 29 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Helgi Sigurdsson | 87 | 26 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andri Sigthorsson | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Paul McVeigh | 89 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Heidar Helguson | 63 | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Marel Baldvinsson | 87 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
George McCartney
IN
Colin Murdock
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
47
14
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
McIlroy vs Iceland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
McIlroy vs Edvaldsson
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
44
17
Success rate in this team:
53 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Edvaldsson vs Northern Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Edvaldsson vs McIlroy
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Attila Hanacsek
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland2 matches | General total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 09, 2004 | Latest figure on September 05, 2001 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
The last time Northern Ireland has scored at least 3 goals at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone, It was on the 09/09/1992 (vs )
Northern Ireland keeps its 5 matches with only one goal conceded at most at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 02/09/2000). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 09/09/1992-29/03/1997 time period (9 matches).
It's the first time Michael Hughes scores a goal in his professional career with Northern Ireland since the 28/03/2000 (with Northern Ireland vs Malta )
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNorthern Ireland 1-2 Serbia and Montenegro16/08/2000 | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Malta02/09/2000 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Denmark07/10/2000 | LNorthern Ireland 0-4 Norway28/02/2001 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Czech Republic24/03/2001 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Bulgaria02/06/2001 |
| Overall | LNorthern Ireland 0-4 Norway28/02/2001 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Czech Republic24/03/2001 | LBulgaria 4-3 Northern Ireland28/03/2001 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Bulgaria02/06/2001 | LCzech Republic 3-1 Northern Ireland06/06/2001 | DDenmark 1-1 Northern Ireland01/09/2001 |
Current form
| Away | VFaroe Islands 2-3 Iceland04/02/2000 | LCzech Republic 4-0 Iceland07/10/2000 | LPoland 1-0 Iceland15/11/2000 | VIndia 0-3 Iceland13/01/2001 | LBulgaria 2-1 Iceland24/03/2001 | VMalta 1-4 Iceland25/04/2001 |
| Overall | LBulgaria 2-1 Iceland24/03/2001 | VMalta 1-4 Iceland25/04/2001 | VIceland 3-0 Malta02/06/2001 | DIceland 1-1 Bulgaria06/06/2001 | DIceland 1-1 Poland15/08/2001 | VIceland 3-1 Czech Republic01/09/2001 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 3 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 8 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 8 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
8 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
8 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
7 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
14 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
12 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
11 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
0.88 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.75 |
|
0.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.67 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.38 |
|
0.75 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.33 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-4 |
Bookings
|
18 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
14 |
|
8 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
| David Healy | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Eyölfur Sverrisson |  |
| David Healy | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Hermann Hreidarsson |  |
| David Healy | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
 | Philip Mulryne | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last match | Eyölfur Sverrisson | |
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
0 ga
Away
0 gf
2 ga
Total
2 gf
2 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
0 ga
Away
0 gf
2 ga
Total
2 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
September 21, 1977 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
September 21, 1977 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
October 11, 2000 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 11, 2000 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2002
September 21, 1977 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
June 11, 1977 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
Best historical scorers against Iceland
 |
Chris McGrath | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
 |
Sammy McIlroy | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
 |
Thórdur Gudjónsson | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
Players with most games played vs Iceland
 |
Pat Rice | 2 matches | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Chris Nicholl | 2 matches | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Allan Hunter | 2 matches | 1977 - 1977 |
 |
Pat Jennings | 2 matches | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Sammy Nelson | 2 matches | 1977 - 1977 |
|
David McCreery | 2 matches | 1977 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
Audun Helgason | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Hermann Hreidarsson | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Eyölfur Sverrisson | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Heidar Helguson | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Helgi Sigurdsson | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
 |
Arnar Vidarsson | 1 match | 2000 - 2000 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 02, 2000
October 07, 2000
October 11, 2000
March 24, 2001
March 28, 2001
April 25, 2001
June 02, 2001
June 06, 2001
September 01, 2001
September 05, 2001
October 06, 2001
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