San Marino v Northern Ireland, 11 February 2009

Score3-0 to Northern Ireland
RefereeDragutin Stankovic
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group 3
VenueOlimpico, Serravalle
Attendance1,942

0  San Marino

Manager: Gianpaolo Mazza

3  Northern Ireland

Manager: Nigel Worthington

Goals:

Goals:

Gareth McAuley 7 G
Grant McCann 33 G
Chris Brunt 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Federico Valentini
Defender Maicol Berretti
Defender Davide Simoncini
Midfielder Michele Marani
Midfielder Carlo Valentini
Midfielder Damiano Vannucci (captain)
Forward Manuel Marani
Forward Matteo Vitaioli

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Stephen Craigan Defender
Aaron Hughes Defender (captain)
Gareth McAuley Defender
George McCartney Defender
Steven Davis Midfielder
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Grant McCann Midfielder
David Healy Forward
Kyle Lafferty Forward
Martin Paterson Forward

Substitutions:

Matteo Bugli for Riccardo Muccioli 66
Fabio Vitaioli for Simone Bacciocchi 73
Marco Casadei for Matteo Vitaioli 87

Substitutions:

Chris Brunt for Kyle Lafferty 55
Warren Feeney for Martin Paterson 77
Paddy McCourt for Aaron Hughes 80

Cards:

Riccardo Muccioli 25 Y
Manuel Marani 66 Y
Manuel Marani 69 R

Cards:

Kyle Lafferty 18 Y
Steven Davis 67 Y
George McCartney 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini
Defender Nicola Albani
Defender Matteo Bugli
Defender Fabio Vitaioli
Midfielder Matteo Andreini
Forward Marco Casadei
Attacker Enrico Cibelli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alan Mannus
Defender Ryan McGivern
Defender/Midfielder Niall McGinn
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder/Forward Paddy McCourt
Forward Warren Feeney
Forward Dean Shiels

0  San Marino

Manager: Gianpaolo Mazza

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Federico Valentini
Defender Maicol Berretti
Defender Davide Simoncini
Midfielder Michele Marani
Midfielder Carlo Valentini
Midfielder Damiano Vannucci (captain)
Forward Manuel Marani
Forward Matteo Vitaioli

Substitutions:

Matteo Bugli for Riccardo Muccioli 66
Fabio Vitaioli for Simone Bacciocchi 73
Marco Casadei for Matteo Vitaioli 87

Cards:

Riccardo Muccioli 25 Y
Manuel Marani 66 Y
Manuel Marani 69 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini
Defender Nicola Albani
Defender Matteo Bugli
Defender Fabio Vitaioli
Midfielder Matteo Andreini
Forward Marco Casadei
Attacker Enrico Cibelli

3  Northern Ireland

Manager: Nigel Worthington

Goals:

Gareth McAuley 7 G
Grant McCann 33 G
Chris Brunt 63 G

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Stephen Craigan Defender
Aaron Hughes Defender (captain)
Gareth McAuley Defender
George McCartney Defender
Steven Davis Midfielder
Damien Johnson Midfielder
Grant McCann Midfielder
David Healy Forward
Kyle Lafferty Forward
Martin Paterson Forward

Substitutions:

Chris Brunt for Kyle Lafferty 55
Warren Feeney for Martin Paterson 77
Paddy McCourt for Aaron Hughes 80

Cards:

Kyle Lafferty 18 Y
Steven Davis 67 Y
George McCartney 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alan Mannus
Defender Ryan McGivern
Defender/Midfielder Niall McGinn
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder/Forward Paddy McCourt
Forward Warren Feeney
Forward Dean Shiels