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Saturday March 28, 2009 Finished Windsor Park

3 - 2

Northern Ireland

  • Feeney 10’
  • Evans 47’
  • Zewlakow 61’ (o.g.)

Poland

  • Jelen 27’
  • Saganowski 90’

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  1. World Cup qual. - Northern Ireland go top

    World Cup qual. - Northern Ireland go top

    Northern Ireland went top of World Cup qualifying Group 3 with a memorable 3-2 win over an error-prone Poland at Windsor Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Northern Ireland
    • Poland
    • - Thanks for joining us... plenty more to come, stay right there!
    • 90'+3 There goes the final whistle! All over and Northern Ireland claim top spot in Group 3!
    • 90'+1 GOAL! SAGANOWSKI GIVES POLAND A SLIGHT CHANCE! It's a great diving header from the Southampton striker to beat Taylor! 3-2 now!
    • 86' Yellow card for Wasilewski as he sticks a forearm into the back of Brunt's head... he's lucky to escape with just a booking there...
    • 84' Here comes a change... Chris Baird on for Feeney....
    • 80' Ten minutes left and it looks like Northern Ireland are going to make it a memorable night!
    • 77' Oooh! Saganowski heads inches wide of the post from Roger's far post cross! That's a reminder for the Irish... they still need to keep their concentration.
    • 73' Oooh! McAuley fires a header just over the bar from a corner! Cracking effort!
    • 71' Poland make another change... but it's not Boruc who comes off... it's Jelen, making way for Marek Saganowski...
    • 71' Boruc mis-hits another back pass! What is going on? He's having a nightmare!
    • 69' Healy! Great turn but his shot does not match it and the ball flies well over the bar...
    • 68' Roger is booked for deliberate handball...
    • 66' The Poles are losing their cool... and the home crowd are cheering every error, which of course only makes it worse...
    • 65' Captain Zewlakow is hauled off after his error and replaced by Bosacki... he'll be thankful...
    • 63' Boruc is mad about that one... but he really has to ask himself if he had to take that back pass on first time...
    • 62' GOAL! INCREDIBLE! IT'S A TERRIBLE ERROR BY BORUC TO GIFT THE HOSTS A THIRD! Zewlakow plays a back pass to the keeper who opts to hoof it first time, despite knowing full well the pitch is bobbly... and of course, it does take a bobble, a big one, over his foot and into the back of the net! It's Paul Robinson in Zagreb all over again!
    • 60' Time for a Polish change... Dortmund ace Blaszczykowski comes on to replace Bandrowski.
    • 58' Krzynowek fancies his chances from distance... but his effort is well over the bar...
    • 56' Evans goes up with Krzynowek, and the Pole goes down clutching his face... an elbow, or something...
    • 55' This is Poland's to lose now... they just need to keep their concentration...
    • 53' Krzynowek whips in the resulting free-kick and Taylor has to be sharp to make the save, low down at the base of his left-hand post.
    • 52' Brunt is booked for tripping Lewandowski and he'll now miss the Slovenia game...
    • 51' But nothing comes of the corner this time... no matter, the hosts are straight away back on the front foot!
    • 50' Another Irish free-kick now... and Evans moves up once again...
    • 48' GOAL! NORTHERN IRELAND GO AHEAD FOR A SECOND TIME! McCann delivers a super corner into the mixer, where Evans gets on the wrong side of his marker to prod over the line from close range! Another great start to the half for the hosts!
    • 46' Back underway at Windsor Park!
    • 45'+1 There goes the half-time whistle... and it's all square at 1-1 at the break!
    • 45' Ooooh! A corner finds its way through to Jelen inside the six-yard box! But he's not expecting it and the ball merely bounces off his shins to Taylor, who claims gratefully.
    • 44' Another bad mistake from Zewlakow... he gives the ball straight to Feeney who hares off towards goal before letting fly! It's off target, but really, the Polish back line is having a bit of a nightmare so far...
    • 41' Healy is fouled by Wasilewski and the Northern Irishman doesn't like it... he retaliates, but the referee chooses to ignore it.
    • 40' It briefly opens up for Lewandowski 25 yards out... he lets fly but his effort is blocked...
    • 39' Taylor concedes a corner kick after a bobble gets the better of his attempted clearance...
    • 38' Ooh! From a quickly-taken free-kick, Brunt's cross finds Feeney in the middle but the striker can't make a good connection and his effort bounces wide of the mark.
    • 36' Roger takes on Hughes before letting fly... well blocked by Hughes and the hosts can break now...
    • 33' Boruc makes a hash of a clearance... it's straight to Feeney, who lets off a first time effort on goal! Wide of the mark, but Boruc is really struggling with the conditions...
    • 31' Apparently it was a coin that was lobbed by someone in the Northern Ireland section of the crowd. And the linesman eventually takes up his position again and Roger will take a corner kick...
    • 30' The referee goes across to speak to the FIFA official as play breaks for a moment...
    • 29' The linesman looks like he's been hit on the head by an object... there's no blood, but he's clearly hurt... he comes to the touchline for some treatment.
    • 27' GOAL! POLAND ARE BACK ON LEVEL TERMS! It's a lightning quick break from the visitors as Jelen is allowed to run onto a through pass before firing on target! Taylor gets a big hand on it, but the power of the shot sees the ball bounce over the line for the equaliser!
    • 24' Lewandowski threatens to break forward for Poland now... but he runs into a brick wall and the move falls apart.
    • 22' Boruc could do with a cap on his head... the sun is dropping in the sky and it's right in his eyes...
    • 20' 'Are you England in disguise' is the cry from the locals! Perhaps they don't know England are currently leading 1-0 at Wembley...
    • 17' Johnson gets down the right hand side again... but his ball into the box is dealt with by the Polish defence this time.
    • 13' There's plenty of Polish fans at Windsor Park today... and they're making themselves heard...
    • 11' What a cracking start by the hosts... three chances in the opening 10 minutes and they've taken one.
    • 10' GOAL! NORTHERN IRELAND TAKE THE LEAD! A Brunt cross gets caught in the strong wind... Boruc doesn't deal with it and it goes over his head! Johnson heads back across the face of goal and Feeney is there to tap home! 1-0 to the hosts!
    • 8' Second real chance for Northern Ireland! A Polish mistake lets in Healy... he should score! But Boruc stands firm to make the save as the striker bears down on goal!
    • 3' Oooh! Feeney goes close with a rasping left foot effort after having been played in on goal! Cracking start for the Irish!
    • 1' Here we go! Underway!
    • - Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)
    • - Poland: Boruc, Wasilewski, Dudka, Zewlakow, Wawrzyniak, M, Lewandowski, Roger, Krzynowek, Bandrowski, R, Lewandowski, Jelen - Subs: Zaluska, Bosacki, Wojtkowiak, Boguski, Saganowski, Blaszczykowski, Tralka
    • - Here's how the teams line up... Northern Ireland: Taylor, McAuley, Craigan, Hughes, Evans, Johnson, Clingan, McCann, Brunt, Healy, Feeney - Subs: Mannus, McGivern, Baird, McGinn, Shiels, Ward, Little
    • - With Slovakia playing a friendly against England, Northern Ireland stand to benefit is they can beat Poland to go top of Group 3.

  • Summary

    • 90'+1 GOAL! SAGANOWSKI GIVES POLAND A SLIGHT CHANCE! It's a great diving header from the Southampton striker to beat Taylor! 3-2 now!
    • 77' Oooh! Saganowski heads inches wide of the post from Roger's far post cross! That's a reminder for the Irish... they still need to keep their concentration.
    • 73' Oooh! McAuley fires a header just over the bar from a corner! Cracking effort!
    • 62' GOAL! INCREDIBLE! IT'S A TERRIBLE ERROR BY BORUC TO GIFT THE HOSTS A THIRD! Zewlakow plays a back pass to the keeper who opts to hoof it first time, despite knowing full well the pitch is bobbly... and of course, it does take a bobble, a big one, over his foot and into the back of the net! It's Paul Robinson in Zagreb all over again!
    • 53' Krzynowek whips in the resulting free-kick and Taylor has to be sharp to make the save, low down at the base of his left-hand post.
    • 48' GOAL! NORTHERN IRELAND GO AHEAD FOR A SECOND TIME! McCann delivers a super corner into the mixer, where Evans gets on the wrong side of his marker to prod over the line from close range! Another great start to the half for the hosts!
    • 45' Ooooh! A corner finds its way through to Jelen inside the six-yard box! But he's not expecting it and the ball merely bounces off his shins to Taylor, who claims gratefully.
    • 38' Ooh! From a quickly-taken free-kick, Brunt's cross finds Feeney in the middle but the striker can't make a good connection and his effort bounces wide of the mark.
    • 27' GOAL! POLAND ARE BACK ON LEVEL TERMS! It's a lightning quick break from the visitors as Jelen is allowed to run onto a through pass before firing on target! Taylor gets a big hand on it, but the power of the shot sees the ball bounce over the line for the equaliser!
    • 10' GOAL! NORTHERN IRELAND TAKE THE LEAD! A Brunt cross gets caught in the strong wind... Boruc doesn't deal with it and it goes over his head! Johnson heads back across the face of goal and Feeney is there to tap home! 1-0 to the hosts!
    • 8' Second real chance for Northern Ireland! A Polish mistake lets in Healy... he should score! But Boruc stands firm to make the save as the striker bears down on goal!
    • 3' Oooh! Feeney goes close with a rasping left foot effort after having been played in on goal! Cracking start for the Irish!
    • - With Slovakia playing a friendly against England, Northern Ireland stand to benefit is they can beat Poland to go top of Group 3.

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  1. We'll get them Sept 5th. Polish fans are scum?­ Interesting. Isn't Leslie a girl's name?

    From Jakub P., on Sat 28 Mar 7:13PM

  2. What time are the real Ireland playing tonight????

    From puff the magic tampon, on Sat 28 Mar 7:12PM

  3. Nearvy end there, but happy days! 3-2 to the Ulstermen!­ Nice one lads. Mine's a Harp.

    From Ian, on Sat 28 Mar 7:09PM

  4. yes they r

    From akam, on Sat 28 Mar 7:07PM

  5. we didnt aske u to score 4 us we had score twice that­ was enough to beat pols

    From akam, on Sat 28 Mar 7:06PM

  6. polska gola

    From filip.kozlowski, on Sat 28 Mar 7:06PM

  7. polish fans are scum they done the same thing in dublin

    From leslie, on Sat 28 Mar 7:05PM

  8. sum 1 got upset here .......well done ni...down polshit

    From akam, on Sat 28 Mar 7:04PM

  9. RE 112 AYE WOMEN WEIGHTLIFTERS

    From ianwilson127, on Sat 28 Mar 7:03PM

  10. get it up yi ARTUR THE MUPPET

    From robert r, on Sat 28 Mar 7:02PM

  11. Well done N Ireland from an England Fan keep up the­ winning ways

    From andy, on Sat 28 Mar 7:02PM

  12. just 3,i expected more from norn iron !!

    From darrentess, on Sat 28 Mar 7:01PM

  13. death threats to a goalkeeper you should be so proud.

    From edroo, on Sat 28 Mar 7:01PM

  14. geez! these commentators???? " 10 minutes left­ an it look like N orn Ireland are gonna make it a­ memorable night" Dont they know that its a 90­ minute game?

    From bob, on Sat 28 Mar 7:00PM

  15. shame on northen irland poland needs to score for­ them
    shame n. irland

    From filip.kozlowski, on Sat 28 Mar 6:57PM

  16. Nothing much changes in this country does it? Local­ freelance photographer tries to take some fotos only to­ be attacked and had to escape through the police­ barrier!

    From jeanette, on Sat 28 Mar 6:56PM

  17. football..@#$%. maybe. we outclass you at other things­ ( women for example:) Viva Polonia and well done­ Paddies!

    From newa02, on Sat 28 Mar 6:54PM

  18. ianmcmillian i am in dublin doing the same thing

    From leslie, on Sat 28 Mar 6:54PM

  19. OUR WEE COUNTRY !! beat it up them lads !!

    From darrentess, on Sat 28 Mar 6:54PM

  20. WSTYT? GOZEJ.CHANBA

    From LUKAS, on Sat 28 Mar 6:50PM
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