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Russia 2 - 0 Northern Ireland highlights 07.09.2012

World Cup qualification Europe (Group F) 30' [1 - 0] V. Fayzulin 78'[2 - 0] R. Shirokov (pen.)

Iceland - Northern Ireland - Euro 2008

League: Euro 2008 qualifiers Event: Iceland - Northern Ireland Final score: 2-1 Goal scorers: Ar. Björnsson 6' Healy 72'(pen) Gillespie (o.g.) 90'+ 1 Match report from Uefa : Last-gasp agony for Northern Ireland A last-minute own goal from Keith Gillespie saw Northern Ireland slump to an agonising defeat against Iceland in rainswept Reykjavik. Late misfortune Nigel Worthington's side had come undone against Latvia at the weekend when Chris Baird put through his own net and this time it was Gillespie's turn, directing the ball past his own goalkeeper with just seconds remaining. The hosts had taken an early lead when Ármann Björnsson fired into the roof of the net after just six minutes but, after dominating for long spells, the visitors equalised through David Healy's 72nd-minute penalty only for Gillespie's miscue to seriously dent his side's prospects of qualification. Early opener Northern Ireland almost made the breakthrough i...