Match ends, Northern Ireland 3, Israel 0.
11 Sep 2018
Player scores 106 seconds into debut as Northern Ireland see off Israel
Substitute Gavin Whyte scored with his first touch in international football as Northern Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in Tuesday's friendly in Belfast.
Whyte, 22, who recently joined Oxford United from Irish League club Crusaders, scored 106 seconds after coming on to make his debut.
Earlier skipper Steven Davis and Stuart Dallas had given Michael O'Neill's side a 2-0 interval advantage.
Last Saturday NI lost 2-1 to Bosnia-Herzegovina in the new Nations League.
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill had called on his squad to be more clinical in front of goal after squandering a series of openings in that defeat, and they responded in style against an admittedly limited Israeli team ranked 66 places below them in the Fifa standings.
The hosts had found the net only three times in their previous seven outings, failing to score in five of those, but their new expansive style of play paid dividends in securing a confidence-boosting win.
Northern Ireland have now won four and drawn five of their 10 meetings with Israel and triumphed in six of their last seven home friendlies.
More to follow.
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
Northern Ireland
- 12CarsonSubstituted forMcGovernat 45'minutes
- 17McNair
- 20Cathcart
- 5Evans
- 3Lewis
- 8Davis
- 13EvansSubstituted forNorwoodat 45'minutes
- 6SavilleSubstituted forSmithat 71'minutes
- 14DallasSubstituted forFergusonat 77'minutes
- 22GriggSubstituted forWashingtonat 65'minutes
- 15JonesSubstituted forWhyteat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Peacock-Farrell
- 2McLaughlin
- 4Smith
- 7McGinn
- 9Washington
- 10Lafferty
- 11Ferguson
- 16Norwood
- 18Boyce
- 19Ward
- 21Whyte
- 23McGovern
Israel
- 18Haimov
- 12Yeini
- 21Tibi
- 4HabashiBooked at 39minsSubstituted forKapilotoat 45'minutes
- 2DasaSubstituted forBittonat 65'minutes
- 15MichaSubstituted forTurgemanat 59'minutes
- 6Natcho
- 14Peretz
- 13TawathaSubstituted forScheimannat 40'minutes
- 9DabburSubstituted forGlazerat 75'minutes
- 10HemedSubstituted forSabaat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Kannadli
- 3Scheimann
- 5Kapiloto
- 8Plakushchenko
- 11Einbinder
- 17Turgeman
- 19Saba
- 20Glazer
- 22Bitton
- 23Amos
- Referee:
- Bas Nijhuis
Match Stats
Home TeamNorthern IrelandAway TeamIsrael
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away6
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 3, Israel 0.
Dan Glazer (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Norwood (Northern Ireland).
Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Davis with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paddy McNair with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Nissim Kapiloto (Israel).
Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith with a headed pass.
Offside, Israel. Sheran Yeini tries a through ball, but Alon Turgeman is caught offside.
Nissim Kapiloto (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland).
Attempt missed. Dor Peretz (Israel) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Glazer.
Hand ball by Alon Turgeman (Israel).
Foul by Dan Glazer (Israel).
Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Stuart Dallas.
Sheran Yeini (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution
Substitution, Israel. Dan Glazer replaces Munas Dabbur because of an injury.
Delay in match Munas Dabbur (Israel) because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Michael Smith replaces George Saville.
Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross.
Goal!
Goal! Northern Ireland 3, Israel 0. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Dallas with a cross.
Shmuel Scheimann (Israel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland).
Substitution
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington replaces William Grigg.
Substitution
Substitution, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte replaces Jordan Jones.
Substitution
Substitution, Israel. Ben Bitton replaces Eli Dasa.
Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Steven Davis.
Substitution
Substitution, Israel. Diaa Saba replaces Tomer Hemed.
Substitution
Substitution, Israel. Alon Turgeman replaces Dor Micha.
Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Jones.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) because of an injury.
Corner, Israel. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
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