Northern Ireland v Latvia, 13 November 2015

Score1-0 to Northern Ireland
RefereeMohammed Al Hoaish
CompetitionInternational Friendly
VenueWindsor Park, Belfast
Attendance11,707
Kick Off: 19:45 GMT

1  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

0  Latvia

Manager: Marians Pahars

Goals:

Steven Davis 55 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Chris Baird
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Conor McLaughlin
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Ward
Forward Kyle Lafferty

Starting lineup:

Andris Vaņins Goalkeeper
Kaspars Gorkšs Defender
Antons Kurakins Defender
Oļegs Laizāns Midfielder
Igors Tarasovs Midfielder
Artūrs Zjuzins Midfielder
Deniss Rakels Forward

Substitutions:

Roy Carroll for Michael McGovern 46
Corry Evans for Oliver Norwood 46
Josh Magennis for Kyle Lafferty 54
Liam Boyce for Jamie Ward 69
Shane Ferguson for Stuart Dallas 69
Paddy McCourt for Steven Davis 84

Substitutions:

Artjoms Rudnevs for Aleksejs Višņakovs 59
Valērijs Šabala for Eduards Visnakovs 71
Pāvels Steinbors for Andris Vaņins 73
Jānis Ikaunieks for Oļegs Laizāns 78
Vladimirs Kamešs for Deniss Rakels 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Roy Carroll
Goalkeeper Alan Mannus
Defender Lee Hodson
Defender/Midfielder Corry Evans
Defender/Midfielder Shane Ferguson
Defender/Midfielder Niall McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Paddy McCourt
Forward Liam Boyce
Forward Josh Magennis
Forward Billy McKay

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Pāvels Steinbors
Defender Kaspars Dubra
Midfielder/Forward Jānis Ikaunieks
Forward Artjoms Rudnevs

Comments:

Steven Davis winner secures first friendly win since 2008 for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland had a run of 23 friendly games without a win. Northern Ireland are unbeaten in eight matches, the first time they have achieved that feat since 1985-86, when Billy Bingham was in charge

Comments:

Latvia are without a win in their last 22 away games, their last victory came on 2 September 2011, against Georgia

1  Northern Ireland

Manager: Michael O'Neill

Goals:

Steven Davis 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Chris Baird
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Conor McLaughlin
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Ward
Forward Kyle Lafferty

Substitutions:

Roy Carroll for Michael McGovern 46
Corry Evans for Oliver Norwood 46
Josh Magennis for Kyle Lafferty 54
Liam Boyce for Jamie Ward 69
Shane Ferguson for Stuart Dallas 69
Paddy McCourt for Steven Davis 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Roy Carroll
Goalkeeper Alan Mannus
Defender Lee Hodson
Defender/Midfielder Corry Evans
Defender/Midfielder Shane Ferguson
Defender/Midfielder Niall McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Paddy McCourt
Forward Liam Boyce
Forward Josh Magennis
Forward Billy McKay

Comments:

Steven Davis winner secures first friendly win since 2008 for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland had a run of 23 friendly games without a win. Northern Ireland are unbeaten in eight matches, the first time they have achieved that feat since 1985-86, when Billy Bingham was in charge

0  Latvia

Manager: Marians Pahars

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Andris Vaņins Goalkeeper
Kaspars Gorkšs Defender
Antons Kurakins Defender
Oļegs Laizāns Midfielder
Igors Tarasovs Midfielder
Artūrs Zjuzins Midfielder
Deniss Rakels Forward

Substitutions:

Artjoms Rudnevs for Aleksejs Višņakovs 59
Valērijs Šabala for Eduards Visnakovs 71
Pāvels Steinbors for Andris Vaņins 73
Jānis Ikaunieks for Oļegs Laizāns 78
Vladimirs Kamešs for Deniss Rakels 85

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Pāvels Steinbors
Defender Kaspars Dubra
Midfielder/Forward Jānis Ikaunieks
Forward Artjoms Rudnevs

Comments:

Latvia are without a win in their last 22 away games, their last victory came on 2 September 2011, against Georgia