Northern Ireland 1-1 Portugal - March 28, 1973 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1974
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NI
18' - Goal
Martin O'Neill18
NI
67' - Substitution
Pavao Fernando Nevesis substituted by Dinis
84' - Goal
Eusebio
POR
POR
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Liam O'Kane | 24 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Hunter | 26 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Terry Neill | 30 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Nelson | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Martin O'Neill | 18 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Roy Coyle | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Clements | 27 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Desmond Dickson | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Samuel Morgan | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Portugal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
José Henrique | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Fernando Freitas | 25 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Carlos Alhinho | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Adolfo Calisto | 29 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Artur Correia | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pavao Fernando Neves | 67 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Augusto Matine | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
António Simões | 29 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Nené | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Abel Fernando Miglietti | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Eusebio | 84 | 31 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
16
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Dinis | 67 | 25 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Samuel Morgan
IN
Derek Dougan
OUT
Liam O'Kane
IN
Dave Craig
OUT
Martin O'Neill
IN
Daniel Hegan
OUT
Roy Coyle
IN
Pat Rice
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Carlos Alhinho
IN
Humberto Coelho
OUT
Augusto Matine
IN
Toni
OUT
António Simões
IN
Alfredo Perrulas Quaresma
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
30
9
Success rate in this team:
11 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
38 %
Neill vs Portugal
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Neill vs Jose Augusto
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
35
12
Success rate in this team:
75 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
75 %
Jose Augusto vs Northern Ireland
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Jose Augusto vs Neill
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Paul Schiller
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Northern Ireland2 matches | General total | Portugal1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Portugal1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on March 28, 1973 | Latest figure on March 28, 1973 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Portugal keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a loss surterrainneutre running (since 11/06/1972). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 28/07/1966 (7 matches)
Portugal keeps its 13 matches with only one goal conceded at most running (since 21/11/1971). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 19/07/1966 (8 matches)
Northern Ireland keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal scored vs Portugal running (since 16/01/1957). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | DGermany 2-2 Northern Ireland15/06/1958 | VNorthern Ireland 2-1 Czechoslovakia17/06/1958 | LFrance 4-0 Northern Ireland19/06/1958 | LSoviet Union 2-0 Northern Ireland22/10/1969 | LSoviet Union 1-0 Northern Ireland22/09/1971 | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Spain16/02/1972 |
| Overall | DNorthern Ireland 1-1 Spain16/02/1972 | LScotland 2-0 Northern Ireland20/05/1972 | VEngland 0-1 Northern Ireland23/05/1972 | DWales 0-0 Northern Ireland27/05/1972 | LBulgaria 3-0 Northern Ireland18/10/1972 | LCyprus 1-0 Northern Ireland14/02/1973 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VPortugal 3-0 Iran14/06/1972 | VPortugal 4-1 Chile18/06/1972 | VPortugal 2-1 Ireland25/06/1972 | VPortugal 3-1 Argentina29/06/1972 | DPortugal 1-1 Uruguay02/07/1972 | VPortugal 1-0 Soviet Union06/07/1972 |
| Overall | VPortugal 2-1 Ireland25/06/1972 | VPortugal 3-1 Argentina29/06/1972 | DPortugal 1-1 Uruguay02/07/1972 | VPortugal 1-0 Soviet Union06/07/1972 | LBrazil 1-0 Portugal09/07/1972 | VFrance 1-2 Portugal03/03/1973 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.5 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Artur Jorge |  |
||
| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Chico Faria | |
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
0 ga
Away
1 gf
1 ga
Total
4 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
1 ga
Away
0 gf
3 ga
Total
1 gf
4 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
May 01, 1957 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
May 01, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
January 16, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
Best historical scorers against Portugal
|
Thomas Casey | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Jimmy McIlroy | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Billy Bingham | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Billy Simpson | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
|
Antonio Manuel Vasques | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
Players with most games played vs Portugal
|
Jimmy McIlroy | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Billy Bingham | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Wilbur Cush | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Thomas Casey | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Danny Blanchflower | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
Harry Gregg | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
Antonio Carlos Gomes | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
José Maria Pedroto | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Ferreira de Silva Hernani | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Antonio Manuel Vasques | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
 |
José Aguas | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Marques Virgilio Mendes | 2 matches | 1957 - 1957 |
Competition info
The other matches
March 29, 1972
May 10, 1972
October 18, 1972
November 19, 1972
February 14, 1973
May 02, 1973
May 08, 1973
September 26, 1973
October 13, 1973
November 14, 1973
November 18, 1973
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