Slovenia v Northern Ireland, 11 October 2008

Score2-0 to Slovenia
Referee Eduardo Iturralde González
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group 3
VenueLjudski vrt Stadion, Maribor
Attendance12,385

2  Slovenia

Manager: Matjaz Kek

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Nigel Worthington

Goals:

Milivoje Novaković 83 G
Zlatan Ljubijankic 84 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Samir Handanović
Defender Boštjan Cesar
Defender Branko Ilič
Defender Marko Šuler
Defender/Midfielder Andraz Kirm
Midfielder Miso Brecko
Midfielder Andrej Komac
Midfielder Robert Koren
Midfielder Mirnes Sisic
Forward Zlatko Dedic

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Chris Baird Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Aaron Hughes Defender (captain)
Gareth McAuley Defender
George McCartney Defender
Steven Davis Midfielder
Keith Gillespie Midfielder
Grant McCann Midfielder
David Healy Forward
Kyle Lafferty Forward

Substitutions:

Zlatan Ljubijankic for Zlatko Dedic 68
Valter Birsa for Mirnes Sisic 80
Darijan Matic for Andraz Kirm 91

Substitutions:

Ryan McGivern for Grant McCann 72

Cards:

Boštjan Cesar 26 Y
Mirnes Sisic 67 Y
Andrej Komac 73 Y
Andraz Kirm 79 Y

Cards:

Steven Davis 24 Y
Kyle Lafferty 26 Y
Chris Baird 67 Y
George McCartney 81 Y
Jonny Evans 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aleskander Seliga
Defender Bojan Jokić
Defender Mitja Moerec
Forward Valter Birsa
Forward Darijan Matic

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alan Mannus
Defender Ryan McGivern
Midfielder Michael O'Connor
Forward Warren Feeney
Forward Martin Paterson
Forward Dean Shiels
Forward Peter Thompson

2  Slovenia

Manager: Matjaz Kek

Goals:

Milivoje Novaković 83 G
Zlatan Ljubijankic 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Samir Handanović
Defender Boštjan Cesar
Defender Branko Ilič
Defender Marko Šuler
Defender/Midfielder Andraz Kirm
Midfielder Miso Brecko
Midfielder Andrej Komac
Midfielder Robert Koren
Midfielder Mirnes Sisic
Forward Zlatko Dedic

Substitutions:

Zlatan Ljubijankic for Zlatko Dedic 68
Valter Birsa for Mirnes Sisic 80
Darijan Matic for Andraz Kirm 91

Cards:

Boštjan Cesar 26 Y
Mirnes Sisic 67 Y
Andrej Komac 73 Y
Andraz Kirm 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aleskander Seliga
Defender Bojan Jokić
Defender Mitja Moerec
Forward Valter Birsa
Forward Darijan Matic

0  Northern Ireland

Manager: Nigel Worthington

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Chris Baird Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Aaron Hughes Defender (captain)
Gareth McAuley Defender
George McCartney Defender
Steven Davis Midfielder
Keith Gillespie Midfielder
Grant McCann Midfielder
David Healy Forward
Kyle Lafferty Forward

Substitutions:

Ryan McGivern for Grant McCann 72

Cards:

Steven Davis 24 Y
Kyle Lafferty 26 Y
Chris Baird 67 Y
George McCartney 81 Y
Jonny Evans 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alan Mannus
Defender Ryan McGivern
Midfielder Michael O'Connor
Forward Warren Feeney
Forward Martin Paterson
Forward Dean Shiels
Forward Peter Thompson