FOOTBALL Live

Saturday October 11, 2008 Finished Ljudski vrt

2 - 0

Slovenia

  • Novakovic 84’
  • Ljubijankic 85’

Northern Ireland

No comments yet | Write your comment

  1. World Cup qual. - Northern Ireland stunned

    World Cup qual. - Northern Ireland stunned

    Northern Ireland were stunned by two late goals in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying Group 3 defeat at Slovenia. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Slovenia
    • Northern Ireland
    • 90+5 That's the final whistle! A big, big win for Slovenia, who move joint top in the group after Poland stunned the Czechs!
    • 90+4 Poor Ljubijankic is stretchered off, his ankle could have been broken by that. They'll have to play out the match with 10 men.
    • 90+3 Evans with a quite horrible, frustrated hack at Ljubijankic, should be a red but only a yellow. He misses the next match though.
    • 90+1 Matic on for Kirm as Slovenia run down the clock.
    • 89' Norn Iron push forward, the ball is flung into the area, half-cleared and BAIRD but he fires well over.
    • 87' Lafferty is penalised twice in quick succession, harshly both times and he can afford to laugh - he's played really quite well.
    • 85' Long ball over the top by Birsa, surely a foul on Evans by Ljubijankic but nothing given and Evans falls, Ljubijankic races clear and tucks it past Taylor for 2-0! Oh dear, Northern Ireland self-destruct.
    • 84' Slovenia in on the right, the cross is swung in and Novakovic gets between Hughes and McAuley at the far post and he pokes it in! 1-0 to Slovenia!
    • 81' McCartney aims a headbutt at Brecko but doesn't make contact, Slovenia kick off and what will the ref do? Yellow. Sensible. He's handled the latter part of this match well.
    • 81' SLOVENIA SUB: Birsa on for Sisic
    • 80' Slovenia on the counter after Healy almost gets a shot in, it's blocked, great break from the hosts and LJUBJANCIC IS IN BUT DENIED BY THE DEFENDER! Evans I think again! Komac catches Davis in the face but no card, obviously an accident.
    • 79' Bad challenge by Kirm on Davis, yellow card.
    • 78' Free-kick then to the Irish on the right, Gillespie takes and it misses everyone and EVANS FAR POST BUT HE SHANKS THE FINISH! Foul on the keeper in the ensuing melee, but Evans should have scored. Slovenia break and could be in but good defending by Evans to get back.
    • 77' Ball into the right is chased by Lafferty and Suler hacks him down! Free-kick but no card...
    • 76' Poor, poor corner by Gillespie. Says it all about this match really.
    • 75' Lafferty on the left, he cuts inside, beats one man, then another, takes it to the edge of the box and he finds Gillespie who shoots low and deflected wide!
    • 73' NORTHERN IRELAND SUB: McGivern on for McCann.
    • 72' Komac with a quite comical dive in an attempt to get Baird sent off, and the Northern Ireland players non-ironically applaud Gonzalez for booking him.
    • 69' SLOVENIA SUB: Dedic off for Lubjancic.
    • 67' Baird is booked for provocation instead. Silly.
    • 66' Sisic booked for a foul on Baird, the two have a row and Sisic pushes him...
    • 64' Ball through the middle is taken well by Lafferty, he races away from Cesar after nutmegging him, great run from the Rangers man, Suler is all over him but he shrugs him off to go one-on-one but Handanovic narrows the angle and blocks the finish!
    • 63' The corner is floated far post for Novakovic, his header is blocked and Koren shoots but deflected into Taylor's arms.
    • 62' Ball through the middle catches Northern Ireland out, Dedic chases in and he's clean through but Evans slides in, judges the bounce and puts it out for a corner!
    • 60' Another long one from the Irish, through the middle looking for Healy to run onto it but easy for Handanovic.
    • 58' Cleverly taken free-kick from Norn Irn, played to Healy on the edge of the box, he turns Brecko and tries a lob and beats Handanovic but just over!
    • 56' Free-kick to Northern Ireland on the right but McCann's delivery is too long and McCartney can't keep it in.
    • 53' Dedic could be in on the right but a poor touch in trying to round McCartney causes him to give away a free-kick for a pull back.
    • 52' Sloppy play from Northern Ireland in clearing what should be routine for them, but Slovenia can't make them pay, lumping it forward again aimlessly.
    • 49' More fussiness from Gonzalez, punishing Northern Ireland for quite what I can't tell.
    • 47' Slovenia come forward, Novakovic could be in here but a great challenge from Davis foils him as he is about to pull the trigger!
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+1 Half-time, 0-0.
    • 45' Norn Iron free-kick on the right which McCann swings near post and it's a very good delivery but Slovenia scramble it clear! Laffert almost got there...
    • 44' Slovenia are also looking to the long ball now, but Novakovic can't get on the end of it.
    • 42' Lafferty almost gets his head on another high one. A promising start has faded in this game, it looks like both sets of players are sweating it out until the break.
    • 39' Another free-kick on the right, Gillespie to take but he sends it over too quickly and it flies over Jonny Evans and out for a throw.
    • 36' A slight lull in the match as both sides slow the tempo somewhat. There's a bit more space between the lines but no-one's running into it.
    • 33' Steve Davis loses the ball and Slovenia come forward they have men over but Evans is composed to hold the forward off and Davis gets back to clear. Sisic on the right now, tries to beat McCartney but runs it out.
    • 29' Clumsy challenge on Komac in the area by Hughes but nothing given, Komac gets back up and Slovenia build the attack again.
    • 27' Poor delivery and Northern Ireland clear, Davis comes forward now, Lafferty flicks it on, it's half-cleared and Baird wide to Gillespie, the ball is sent high into the box, Lafferty is in there as is McCann AND DAVIS WITH THE LOW FINISH BUT WIDE! Best chance so far.
    • 26' The ref holds things up as there's a bit of nonsense in the area. He books Lafferty and Cesar without warning. A bit extreme Senor Gonzalez.
    • 25' Slovenia have a free-kick on the right, about 15 yards from the penalty area...
    • 23' Davies carded for a late tackle on Komac, it wasn't even that bad.
    • 20' Northern Ireland with a decent spell of pressure, McAuley now on the right, he drills a low cross to the edge of the box AND LAFFERTY WITH A SPINNING LOW VOLLEY BUT JUST WIDE! Great improvisation from the ex-Burnley man!
    • 18' Good delivery by Gillespie but it's headed away and drops to McAuley but he can't get his foot around the loose ball and it goes away for the goal-kick.
    • 17' Dedic goes down on the edge of the box but play on the referee says! Northern Ireland break and Lafferty gets what looks like an elbow from the defender and it's a free-kick on the right.
    • 16' Decent corner but well gathered by Taylor who tries to send Healy through with a long punt but it's too wide for him.
    • 15' Slovenia come forward again through Ilic, who wins a corner on the left...
    • 14' Davis is hesitant and almost plays in Novakovic, but Northern Ireland clear. The hosts come again but Baird gets back to intercept and clear. Now it goes long and Hamdanovic almost handles as his momentum takes him outside the area but he drops and kicks the ball just in time.
    • 13' Lafferty penalised on the edge of the area for backing into Cesar, looked the other way there to be honest!
    • 12' More good play by the hosts down the right and again good defending by McCartney, who is Northern Ireland's most accomplished player.
    • 11' The throw-in almost causes problems with Kirm trying a shot, blocked over for a corner though.
    • 10' McCartney with a good turn of pace to get back after Sisic had run into space down the Slovenia right.
    • 9' Healy with some neat close control and he tries to cross it onto Lafferty's head but just short for the Rangers man. A fairly open and even start to this match between two similar sides, both looking to mix it up, put the ball down the channels and using big-man-little-man forward lines.
    • 8' The corner is cleared and Koren brings it away, Ilic in to Dedic but too far ahead of him and back with Taylor.
    • 7' McCann dinks the ball far-post to McCartney but the full-back gets ahead of him, headed behind for a corner.
    • 6' Cesar lunges in late on Healy and the Irish are furious, but no card, just a free-kick.
    • 5' Long ball from Slovenia, high in the air and Hughes doesn't deal with it, great control by Novakovic on the edge of the box, he could be in but can't get the shot away and it breaks to Sisic who shoots but dragged well wide! Northern Ireland looked distressed there!
    • 3' The visitors play it into the Slovenia box, long from the halfway line but Lafferty can't get on the end of it.
    • 2' Slovenia come forward early on but Northern Ireland manage to get it clear.
    • 1' Match underway!
    • - NORN IRON TEAM NEWS: Kyle Lafferty returns for Nigel Worthington's men, the Rangers man passed fit to partner all-time goalscorer David Healy. Chris Baird plays in midfield again, and Scunthorpe man Grant McCann starts too. Maik Taylor is fit enough to start, while Jonny Evans also takes the stage.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier at Slovenia, from 19:45 UK time!

  • Team Stats

    Slovenia Stats Northern Ireland
    52% Possession 47%
    9 Shots 12
    4 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 0
    3 Corners 3
    21 Fouls 20
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Yellow cards 5
    0 Red cards 0
    9 Tackles 17
    268 Accurate passes 217
    59 Bad passes 22

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Slovenia
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Samir Handanovic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2 0
      18 Branko Ilic 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 37 2 1
      5 Bostjan Cesar 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 25 0 0
      4 Marko Suler 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 20 1 1
      3 Andrej Komac 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 37 7 2
      11 Milivoje Novakovic 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 16 3 0
      8 Robert Koren 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 48 11 0
      2 Miso Brecko 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 29 21 3
      17 Andraz Kirm 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 16 8 0
      14 Zlatko Dedic 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 2 0
      7 Mirnes Sisic 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 11 1 2
      13 Bojan Jokic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Aleksander Seliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Mitja Mörec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Valter Birsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
      9 Zlatan Ljubijankic 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
      15 Darijan Matic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    • Northern Ireland
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Maik Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 2
      6 Chris Baird 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 29 4 5
      3 George McCartney 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 25 2 3
      2 Gareth McAuley 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 21 1 1
      5 Jonny Evans 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 15 1 2
      8 Steven Davis 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 31 3 2
      7 Keith Gillespie 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 23 1 1
      11 Grant McCann 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 4 0
      9 David Healy 0 3 1 2 5 1 0 13 1 0
      10 Kyle Lafferty 0 3 1 8 3 0 0 14 4 0
      12 Alan Mannus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Warren Feeney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Dean Shiels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Michael O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Peter Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Ryan McGivern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      16 Martin Paterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 85' Long ball over the top by Birsa, surely a foul on Evans by Ljubijankic but nothing given and Evans falls, Ljubijankic races clear and tucks it past Taylor for 2-0! Oh dear, Northern Ireland self-destruct.
    • 84' Slovenia in on the right, the cross is swung in and Novakovic gets between Hughes and McAuley at the far post and he pokes it in! 1-0 to Slovenia!
    • 80' Slovenia on the counter after Healy almost gets a shot in, it's blocked, great break from the hosts and LJUBJANCIC IS IN BUT DENIED BY THE DEFENDER! Evans I think again! Komac catches Davis in the face but no card, obviously an accident.
    • 78' Free-kick then to the Irish on the right, Gillespie takes and it misses everyone and EVANS FAR POST BUT HE SHANKS THE FINISH! Foul on the keeper in the ensuing melee, but Evans should have scored. Slovenia break and could be in but good defending by Evans to get back.
    • 75' Lafferty on the left, he cuts inside, beats one man, then another, takes it to the edge of the box and he finds Gillespie who shoots low and deflected wide!
    • 64' Ball through the middle is taken well by Lafferty, he races away from Cesar after nutmegging him, great run from the Rangers man, Suler is all over him but he shrugs him off to go one-on-one but Handanovic narrows the angle and blocks the finish!
    • 62' Ball through the middle catches Northern Ireland out, Dedic chases in and he's clean through but Evans slides in, judges the bounce and puts it out for a corner!
    • 58' Cleverly taken free-kick from Norn Irn, played to Healy on the edge of the box, he turns Brecko and tries a lob and beats Handanovic but just over!
    • 27' Poor delivery and Northern Ireland clear, Davis comes forward now, Lafferty flicks it on, it's half-cleared and Baird wide to Gillespie, the ball is sent high into the box, Lafferty is in there as is McCann AND DAVIS WITH THE LOW FINISH BUT WIDE! Best chance so far.
    • 20' Northern Ireland with a decent spell of pressure, McAuley now on the right, he drills a low cross to the edge of the box AND LAFFERTY WITH A SPINNING LOW VOLLEY BUT JUST WIDE! Great improvisation from the ex-Burnley man!
    • 17' Dedic goes down on the edge of the box but play on the referee says! Northern Ireland break and Lafferty gets what looks like an elbow from the defender and it's a free-kick on the right.
    • 5' Long ball from Slovenia, high in the air and Hughes doesn't deal with it, great control by Novakovic on the edge of the box, he could be in but can't get the shot away and it breaks to Sisic who shoots but dragged well wide! Northern Ireland looked distressed there!
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier at Slovenia, from 19:45 UK time!

Live Team Line-Up

There is no formation available for this game

Not already a Yahoo! user ? to get a free Yahoo! Account