Luxembourg v Northern Ireland, 10 September 2013

Score3-2 to Luxembourg
RefereeRobert Malek
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group F
VenueStade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City
Attendance1,114
Kick-off: 8.15pm local (7.15pm BST)

3  Luxembourg

Manager: Luc Holtz

2  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Goals:

Aurélien Joachim 47 G
Stefano Bensi 78 G
Mathias Jänisch 87 G

Goals:

Martin Paterson 41 G
Gareth McAuley 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jonathan Joubert
Defender Mathias Jänisch
Defender Tom Laterza
Defender Chris Philipps
Defender/Midfielder Laurent Jans
Midfielder Lars Gerson
Midfielder Mario Mutsch (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Daniël Da Mota
Forward Stefano Bensi
Forward David Turpel

Starting lineup:

Roy Carroll Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
Lee Hodson Defender
Danny Lafferty Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Shane Ferguson Defender/Midfielder
Niall McGinn Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder (captain)
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Jamie Ward Midfielder/Forward
Martin Paterson Forward

Substitutions:

Antonio Luisi for David Turpel 68
Ante Bukvic for Daniël Da Mota 89

Substitutions:

Michael O'Connor for Niall McGinn 34
Billy McKay for Shane Ferguson 61
Will Grigg for Danny Lafferty 81

Cards:

Aurélien Joachim 54 Y

Cards:

Gareth McAuley 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marc Oberweis
Defender Ante Bukvic
Defender Eric Hoffmann
Defender Kevin Malget
Defender Rene Peters
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Delgado
Midfielder Yannick Bastos
Forward Antonio Luisi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Conor Devlin
Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Chris Baird
Defender Alex Bruce
Defender Rory McKeown
Defender/Centre back Rory McArdle
Defender/Midfielder Corry Evans
Midfielder Michael O'Connor
Forward Will Grigg
Forward Josh Magennis
Forward Billy McKay
Forward Dean Shiels

Comments:

This was Luxembourg's first home victory in a World Cup qualifier since they beat Turkey 2-0 on 22 October 1972.

3  Luxembourg

Manager: Luc Holtz

Goals:

Aurélien Joachim 47 G
Stefano Bensi 78 G
Mathias Jänisch 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jonathan Joubert
Defender Mathias Jänisch
Defender Tom Laterza
Defender Chris Philipps
Defender/Midfielder Laurent Jans
Midfielder Lars Gerson
Midfielder Mario Mutsch (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Daniël Da Mota
Forward Stefano Bensi
Forward David Turpel

Substitutions:

Antonio Luisi for David Turpel 68
Ante Bukvic for Daniël Da Mota 89

Cards:

Aurélien Joachim 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marc Oberweis
Defender Ante Bukvic
Defender Eric Hoffmann
Defender Kevin Malget
Defender Rene Peters
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Delgado
Midfielder Yannick Bastos
Forward Antonio Luisi

Comments:

This was Luxembourg's first home victory in a World Cup qualifier since they beat Turkey 2-0 on 22 October 1972.

2  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Goals:

Martin Paterson 41 G
Gareth McAuley 82 G

Starting lineup:

Roy Carroll Goalkeeper
Jonny Evans Defender
Lee Hodson Defender
Danny Lafferty Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Shane Ferguson Defender/Midfielder
Niall McGinn Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder (captain)
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Jamie Ward Midfielder/Forward
Martin Paterson Forward

Substitutions:

Michael O'Connor for Niall McGinn 34
Billy McKay for Shane Ferguson 61
Will Grigg for Danny Lafferty 81

Cards:

Gareth McAuley 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Conor Devlin
Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Chris Baird
Defender Alex Bruce
Defender Rory McKeown
Defender/Centre back Rory McArdle
Defender/Midfielder Corry Evans
Midfielder Michael O'Connor
Forward Will Grigg
Forward Josh Magennis
Forward Billy McKay
Forward Dean Shiels