EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2019/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Windsor Park - Belfast Thursday 12 November 2020 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Northern Ireland Matchday -1 - Play-off Slovakia Last updated 24/06/2021 15:50CET CMS error: Requested URL "/insideuefa/library/promo/presskits/european-qualifiers/_sponsorqualifiers.html" not found. Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Match-by-match lineups 7 Team facts 10 Legend 13 1 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Šesták 15, Hološko 09/09/2009 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Slovakia 0-2 Belfast 67 Škrtel 46, Hamšík 70; 06/09/2008 QR (GS) Slovakia - Northern Ireland 2-1 Bratislava Ďurica 81 (og) FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Northern Ireland - 2-1 McParland 45, 99 ET; 17/06/1958 GS-FT Malmo Czechoslovakia (aet) Zikán 20 Northern Ireland - 08/06/1958 GS-FT 1-0 Halmstad Cush 21 Czechoslovakia Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Northern Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Slovakia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIFA* Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 2 4 5 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 5 4 Friendlies Northern Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 0 1 0 Slovakia - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 1 1 0 1 Total Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 2 5 5 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2 1 3 5 5 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Squad list Northern Ireland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Michael McGovern 12/07/1984 36 Norwich - 0 0 0 0 31 - - Bailey Peacock-Farrell 29/10/1996 24 Burnley - 9 0 0 0 12 - - Conor Hazard 05/03/1998 22 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Jonny Evans 03/01/1988 32 Leicester - 8 1 0 0 81 4 - Craig Cathcart 06/02/1989 31 Watford - 9 0 0 0 48 2 - Conor McLaughlin 26/07/1991 29 Sunderland - 2 0 0 0 37 1 - Michael Smith 04/09/1988 32 Hearts - 5 1 0 0 8 1 - Paddy McNair 27/04/1995 25 Middlesbrough - 9 1 0 0 32 3 - Jamal Lewis 25/01/1998 22 Newcastle - 7 0 0 0 10 - - Tom Flanagan 21/10/1991 29 Sunderland - 2 0 0 0 5 - - Daniel Ballard 22/09/1999 21 Blackpool - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Steven Davis 01/01/1985 35 Rangers - 9 1 0 0 114 12 - Josh Magennis 15/08/1990 30 Hull - 9 3 0 0 49 7 - Stuart Dallas 19/04/1991 29 Leeds - 8 0 0 0 41 3 - Shane Ferguson 12/07/1991 29 Millwall - 4 0 0 0 41 1 - George Saville 01/06/1993 27 Middlesbrough - 9 0 0 0 18 - - Jordan Thompson 03/01/1997 23 Stoke - 4 0 0 0 8 - - Alistair Mccann 04/12/1999 20 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Kyle Lafferty 16/09/1987 33 Reggina - 5 0 0 0 74 20 - Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 33 Aberdeen - 5 2 0 0 59 5 - Liam Boyce 08/04/1991 29 Hearts - 4 0 0 0 19 1 - Gavin Whyte 31/01/1996 24 Cardiff - 4 0 0 0 8 1 - Conor Washington 18/05/1992 28 Charlton - 4 1 0 0 22 4 Coach - Ian Baraclough 04/12/1970 49 - 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Slovakia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Adam Jakubech 02/01/1997 23 Kortrijk - 0 0 0 0 - - - Marek Rodák 13/12/1996 23 Fulham - 1 0 0 0 1 - Slovan - Dominik Greif 06/04/1997 23 - 0 0 0 0 2 - Bratislava Defenders - Peter Pekarík 30/10/1986 34 Hertha - 7 0 0 0 89 2 - Tomáš Hubočan 17/09/1985 35 Omonoia - 0 0 0 0 63 - Slovan - Lukáš Pauschek 09/12/1992 27 - 0 0 0 0 5 - Bratislava - Norbert Gyömber 03/07/1992 28 Salernitana - 3 0 0 0 24 - Mladá - Róbert Mazáň 09/02/1994 26 - 1 0 0 0 9 - Boleslav - Ľubomír Šatka 02/12/1995 24 Lech - 1 0 0 0 8 - - Milan Škriniar 11/02/1995 25 Internazionale - 8 0 0 0 27 - - Martin Valjent 11/12/1995 24 Mallorca - 2 0 0 0 4 - Midfielders - Marek Hamšík 27/07/1987 33 Dalian Pro - 9 3 0 0 117 24 - Juraj Kucka 26/02/1987 33 Parma - 9 2 0 0 70 8 - Ján Greguš 29/01/1991 29 Minnesota - 3 0 0 0 24 3 Real Salt - Albert Rusnák 07/07/1994 26 - 8 1 0 0 21 4 Lake - Patrik Hrošovský 22/04/1992 28 Genk - 2 0 0 0 26 - - Ondrej Duda 05/12/1994 25 Köln - 6 1 0 0 34 5 - Stanislav Lobotka 25/11/1994 25 Napoli - 8 1 0 0 20 3 - Samuel Mráz 13/05/1997 23 Zagłębie - 1 0 0 0 3 1 - Tomáš Suslov 07/06/2002 18 Groningen - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Róbert Mak 08/03/1991 29 Ferencváros - 8 1 0 0 55 11 - Michal Ďuriš 01/06/1988 32 Omonoia - 5 0 0 0 46 5 Sepsi Sfantu - Pavol Šafranko 16/11/1994 25 - 3 0 0 0 4 - Gheorghe Coach - Stefan Tarkovic 18/02/1973 47 - 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Head coach Pavel Hapal Date of birth: 27 July 1969 Nationality: Czech Playing career: Sigma Olomouc (four times), Dukla Praha, Bayer Leverkusen, Tenerife, Sparta Praha, České Budějovice, Jakubčovice Coaching career: Opava, Zlín, Baník Ostrava, Nitra, Mladá Boleslav, Žilina, Zaglębie Lubin, Senica, Slovakia Under- 21, Sparta Praha, Slovakia • A versatile attacking midfielder often deployed on the right flank, Hapal represented both Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in the early 1990s, winning a total of 31 senior international caps and scoring one goal. • Born 50km from Olomouc, Hapal started his playing career with Sigma – the first of four spells at the club – and helped them reach the 1991/92 UEFA Cup quarter-finals. His three goals in a memorable 6-2 aggregate win against Hamburg caught the eye of Bundesliga scouts and prompted a move to Leverkusen, where he remained for three years, winning the DFB-Pokal in 1992/93. • Pursued his career in the Spanish Liga with Tenerife, where he also spent three seasons, before returning to his Czech homeland in 1998 and hanging up his boots four years later. • Went straight into coaching, serving a succession of Czech clubs before making his name across the border in Slovakia – firstly by leading Nitra to a third-placed finish in 2007/08, then by steering Žilina to a record-equalling fifth Slovakian title in 2009/10, his debut season. • After a two-year spell at Polish side Zaglębie Lubin and a brief stint back in Slovakia with Senica, he was appointed as coach of Slovakia's Under-21 side. It proved a successful alliance as he led the team to the European finals in Poland, where they were unfortunate to be eliminated in the group stage despite winning two of their three matches. Sparta Praha appointed him in March 2018 but he left in the summer and took charge of the senior Slovakia side in October following Ján Kozák's departure. 5 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Match officials Referee Felix Brych (GER) Assistant referees Mark Borsch (GER) , Stefan Lupp (GER) Video Assistant Referee Bastian Dankert (GER) Fourth official Tobias Stieler (GER) Assistant Video Assistant Referee Marco Fritz (GER) UEFA Delegate Per Svärd (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Hugh Dallas (SCO) Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Felix Brych 03/08/1975 15 117 Felix Brych Referee since: 1993 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007 Tournaments: 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA EURO 2016, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2012 Olympic Games Finals 2017 UEFA Champions League 2014 UEFA Europa League UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 06/09/2019 EURO QR Slovakia Croatia 0-4 Trnava Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 12/11/2017 WC PO Switzerland Northern Ireland 0-0 Basel 06/09/2019 EURO QR Slovakia Croatia 0-4 Trnava 6 Northern Ireland - Slovakia Thursday 12 November 2020 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Match-by-match lineups Northern Ireland European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (21/03/2019) Northern Ireland 2-0 Estonia Goals: 1-0 McGinn 56, 2-0 S. Davis 75 (P) Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, Lewis, J. Evans, Saville, McGinn (85 C. McLaughlin), S. Davis, Lafferty (76 Magennis), Dallas, Jones (81 Ferguson), McNair, Cathcart Matchday 2 (24/03/2019) Northern Ireland 2-1 Belarus Goals: 1-0 J.