567: 9 February 2011

566 vs Morocco - 567 - 568 vs Serbia

9 February 2011 - 19:45 GMT

Carling Nations Cup 2011

NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 0 - 3 SCOTLAND (SCO) (H-T 0-2)

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Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 12,041 or 18,742

Referee: Tomas Connolly (ROI)

Referee's Assistants: Damien McGrath (ROI), Marc Douglas (ROI)

Goals: SCO: Miller (19), McArthur (32), Commons (51)

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Northern Ireland: (green shirts, navy shorts, green socks)

Manager: Nigel Worthington (Game 32. Won 7, Drew 9, Lost 16)

Captain: Stephen Craigan (Game 5. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 4)

Players		Club	Gls	Sub	Cap
1	TUFFEY J.	Inverness CT			7
2	McARDLE R.	Aberdeen		46>	4
3	BAIRD C.	Fulham			49
4	McAULEY G.	Ipswich Town			26
5	CRAIGAN S.	Motherwell		66>	53
6	EVANS C.	Manchester United			9
7	McCOURT P.	Celtic			5
8	DAVIS S.	Rangers		58>	45
9	PATTERSON R.	Plymouth Argyle			5
10	McCANN G.	Peterborough United		46>	32
11	McGINN N.	Celtic		72>	11
Substitutes:
s2	HODSON L.	Watford		>46	2
s5	THOMPSON A.	Watford		>66	1
s8	NORWOOD O.	Manchester United		>58	2
s10	HEALY D.J. █	Rangers		>46	85
s11	BOYCE L.	Werder Bremen		>72	1
Unused: BLAYNEY A. (Linfield)

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Scotland: (navy shirts, white shorts, red socks)

McGregor, Hutton, Steven Caldwell, Berra, Bardsley (Mark Wilson 57 █), Morrison (Maguire 79), Adam (Bannan 57), Commons (Conway 72), McArthur, Naismith (Snodgrass 58), Miller (Danny Wilson 90). Subs Not Used: Bell, Hanley, Gary Caldwell.
Manager: Craig Levein

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Pre-Match

Northern Ireland Squad:

BBC/BBC/IrishFA

Goalkeepers - Taylor (Birmingham), Tuffey (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Blayney (Linfield)
Defenders - J Evans (Manchester United), Craigan (Motherwell), Cathcart (Blackpool), McAuley (Ipswich), Hughes (Fulham), Baird (Fulham), McCartney (Sunderland - on loan at Leeds), McArdle* (Aberdeen), Thompson* (Watford), Hodson* (Watford)
Midfielders - McCann (Peterborough United), Brunt (West Brom), Gorman (Wolves), C Evans (Manchester United - on loan at Hull), Davis (Rangers), McGinn (Celtic), Clingan (Coventry), McCourt (Celtic), Norwood* (Manchester United)
Forwards - Healy (Rangers), Feeney (Oldham), Lafferty (Rangers), R Patterson (Plymouth), Boyce (Werder Bremen)
* Late additions. Players struck out withdrew from squad.

Scotland Squad:
BBC
Goalkeepers - Bell (Kilmarnock) Gordon (Sunderland) McGregor (Rangers)
Defenders - Bardsley (Sunderland) Berra (Wolves) Caldwell (Wigan Athletic) Hanley (Blackburn Rovers) Hutton (Tottenham Hotspur) Danny Wilson (Liverpool) Mark Wilson (Celtic)
Midfielders - Adam (Blackpool) Bannan (Aston Villa) Brown (Celtic) Commons (Celtic) Dorrans (West Brom) Fletcher (Manchester United) McCulloch (Rangers) Morrison (West Brom)
Forwards - Maguire (Aberdeen) Miller (Bursaspor) Naismith (Rangers) Snodgrass (Leeds United)

Match Programme/Ticket:

Match Reports:BBC

Match Pictures:
Belfast Telegraph

Chris Baird, Rory McArdle, Gareth McAuley, Rory Patterson, Steven Davis
Corey Evans, Pat McCourt, Jonathan Tuffey, Stephen Craigan, Niall McGinn, Grant McCann

Match Highlights:

Credits/Sources:
The GAWA
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