Northern Ireland

3.31

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  3.00

  Roy Carroll

  Little to do for the duration but commanded his box when called upon. The deflected nature of the late equaliser frees him of much blame.

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  3.00

  Aaron Hughes

  Found himself with next to no defensive work to do until the very latter stages and will be gutted not to have walked away with a clean sheet

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  3.50

  Chris Baird

  Dogged performance in the middle of the park which was brought about by a keen understanding with fellow central midfielder Davis.

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  3.00

  Gareth McAuley

  Was on top of the game until the last few minutes and after foolishly getting a yellow card will miss the visit to Portugal

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  3.50

  Jonny Evans

  Rock steady at the back and often took the initiative to stride forward and cause problems for the opposition. His side's opener came from his willingness to attack, coupled with a calmness and composure on the ball that was little replicated by more attacking players.

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  3.00

  Ryan McGivern

  Comfy game for the recalled left-back who had little to do on the back foot. Given Ferguson's willingness to bomb on down his flank, it would have been nice to see the full-back offer a little more support.

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  3.50

  Shane Ferguson

  Enterprising display down the left that justified his restoration to the starting XI. Well be a little upset not to have more effect in the final third.

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  4.00

  Chris Brunt

  Few moments of class littering throughout the game showed him to be a class above everybody else on the pitch. Floated a few great balls in and looked to constantly link up with Shiels and Lafferty after cutting inside.

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  3.50

  Steven Davis

  Productive display that saw him craft a lot of Northern Ireland's forward impetus, as well as unsettle the opposition by pouncing immediately on any heavy or haphazard touches.

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  4.00

  Dean Shiels

  Proved the danger man throughout, linking up immediately with front man Lafferty. Finished with class for the opener.

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  4.00

  Kyle Lafferty

  An effective performance as his side's target man though became his own worst enemy, seeming to lose a little concentration after being the victim of a couple debatable refereeing decisions. Nevertheless, was a constant menace.

Substitutions

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  2.50

  Oliver Norwood

  Given a short run around at the end when O'Neill thought the game was dead and buried

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  2.50

  Jamie Ward

  Replaced Ferguson late on and had little chance to really effect the game

Luxembourg

2.35

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  3.50

  Jonathan Joubert

  Endured a few dodgy moments but had no chance with Shiels' well-taken chip. Often played a convincing sweeper and made a string of saves that kept his side in the game

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  2.50

  Ante Bukvic

  Will take credit from the tight scoreline but endured a rough ride dealing with the trickery of Shiels and Brunt and direct play of Lafferty.

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  2.00

  Guy Blaise

  Looked the more shaky of Luxembourg's centre half pairing, often making mistakes when under pressure and struggling to deal with the mobility of Lafferty.

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  2.50

  Tom Schnell

  Decent pace promised more than it delivered as the fullback was mainly concerned with preventing Ferguson's progressive work down the flank.

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  2.50

  Ben Payal

  One of the better players in his side's packed midfield but suffered the same problems, namely an inability to protect the ball and hold off wave-after-wave of Irish attack

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  2.00

  Gilles Bettmer

  Unable to ever get a grasp of the game in the middle of the park despite being better manned in that area. Found linking up with his fellow midfielders more and more difficult as the game progressed

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  2.00

  Gerson

  Few moments of laxness on the ball prevented his team from ever really establishing any forward momentum and was consequently hauled off five minutes into the second half.

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  2.00

  Mathias Jänisch

  One to forget as the game almost entirely passed him by. Tried to keep possession when on the ball yet found chances to build impossible to come by.

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  2.00

  Mario Mutsch

  Struggled to impose himself physically on a game that was Baird and Davis' from the off.

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  1.50

  Aurelien Joachim

  Endured a very lonely first half up top for the visitors, producing nothing of note before being replaced at half-time.

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  3.00

  D. da Mota

  Was unable to recreate the fireworks that nearly stunned Portugal late last week with a pretty muted display though saved the day for his team with a lucky late equaliser.

Substitutions

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  2.50

  Chris Philipps

  Over-ran after he was introduced as his team struggled to really get much of a foothold

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  2.50

  Eric Hoffmann

  Given two minute run around as Luxembourg looked to seal a point

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  Maurice Deville

  Came on at half time and entered into the book almost immediately after some liberal elbow use against McAuley. Was as ineffectual as the man he replaced, with Luxembourg unable to produce any service or support.