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  • 500th international match of the Northern Ireland football team
  • Northern Ireland's 15th consecutive match without victory
  • Norway earned its 4th consecutive victory
  • Northern Ireland vs Norway H2H: Northern Ireland national team's 5th loss in 6 matches

Northern Ireland vs Norway international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 20:00 (UTC+0:00)
National teams, score:
Northern Ireland
1-4
Norway
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Craig Thomson, Paisley /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
11 288, Windsor Park, Belfast
Goals:
0-1 (17') Morten Gamst Pedersen, 0-2 (35') Morten Gamst Pedersen, 0-3 (44') Steffen Iversen, 1-3 (57') David Healy, 1-4 (58') Keith Gillespie (own goal)
Northern Ireland football team line-up in match Nr.500
Managed by team manager Lawrie Sanchez
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Maik Taylor  
33
32
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
Chris Baird  
6
21
Southampton FC, Southampton
Aaron Hughes  Captain 
35
24
Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne
Peter Kennedy   77' 
20
30
Wigan Athletic FC, Wigan
77' Steve Jones  
6
27
Crewe Alexandra FC, Crewe
Danny Griffin   46' 
29
26
Stockport County FC, Stockport
46' Mark Williams  
26
33
Wimbledon FC, Milton Keynes
George McCartney  
16
22
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
Keith Gillespie   21' 73' 
51
28
Leicester City FC, Leicester
73' Paul McVeigh  
12
26
Norwich City FC, Norwich
Michael Hughes  
68
32
Crystal Palace FC, London
Damien Johnson  
27
25
Birmingham City FC, Birmingham
David Healy  
30
24
Preston North End FC, Preston
Andy Smith  
6
23
Glentoran FC, Belfast
Norway football team line-up in match Nr.682
Managed by national coach Åge Hareide
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Thomas Myhre   71' 
30
30
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland
71' Erik Holtan  
6
34
Odd Grenland, Skien
Hassan El Fakiri  
1
26
AS Monaco FC, Monaco
Ronny Johnsen  Captain 
60
34
Aston Villa FC, Birmingham
Brede Hangeland  
12
22
Viking FK, Stavanger
John Arne Riise   71' 
32
23
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
71' Erlend Hanstveit  
2
23
SK Brann, Bergen
Thorstein Helstad   89' 
12
26
FK Austria Memphis Magna, Wien
89' Jon Inge Høiland  
3
26
Malmö FF, Malmö
Martin Andresen  
9
27
Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn
Magne Hoseth  
7
23
Molde FK, Molde
Morten Gamst Pedersen   82' 
1
22
Tromsø IL, Tromsø
82' Alexander Ødegaard  
1
23
Sogndal IL, Sogndal
Steffen Iversen   63' 
45
27
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton
63' Jo Tessem  
9
31
Southampton FC, Southampton
Sigurd Rushfeldt   81' 
25
31
FK Austria Memphis Magna, Wien
81' Håvard Flo  
26
33
Sogndal IL, Sogndal
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Northern Ireland
14
26.071
27.152
13
1
1
0
Norway
17
16.529
27.624
15
4
0
0
Comments
Northern Ireland vs Norway post-match head-to-head
WP
16.7
P
6
W
1
D
0
L
5
GF
7
GA
15
GF/P
1.167
GA/P
2.500
Av attendance
7 257
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Northern Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying
Greece vs Northern Ireland 1-0
Athens, Saturday 11 October 2003
Next match:
Friendly International
Estonia vs Northern Ireland 0-1
Tallinn, Wednesday 31 March 2004
Northern Ireland matches
Norway national team matches
Previous match:
Tiger Beer International Challenge Trophy 2004
Singapore vs Norway 2-5
Singapore, Wednesday 28 January 2004
Next match:
Friendly International
Serbia & Montenegro vs Norway 0-1
Belgrade, Wednesday 31 March 2004
Norway matches
Top Northern Ireland goal scorers
1. Billy Gillespie (1913 - 1926) - 13 goals
2. Colin Clarke (1986 - 1992) - 13 goals
3. Jimmy Quinn (1984 - 1995) - 12 goals
4. Iain Dowie (1991 - 1998) - 12 goals
5. Gerry Armstrong (1977 - 1984) - 12 goals
... David Healy (2000 - 2004) - 9 goals
(correct as of February 18, 2004)
top Northern Ireland scorers
Top Norway goal scorers
1. Jørgen Juve (1929 - 1934) - 33 goals
2. Einar Gundersen (1917 - 1928) - 26 goals
3. Harald Hennum (1949 - 1960) - 25 goals
... Steffen Iversen (1999 - 2004) - 9 goals
... Morten Gamst Pedersen (2004) - 2 goals
(correct as of February 18, 2004)
top Norway scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 18 Feb 2004
Windsor Park, Belfast
Northern Ireland 1-4 Norway
Goals: Gamst Pedersen 17, Gamst Pedersen 35, Iversen 44, Healy 57, Gillespie 58 (OG)

Northern Ireland: Taylor, Baird, Aaron Hughes (c), Kennedy (Jones 77), Griffin (Williams 46), McCartney, Gillespie (McVeigh 73), Michael Hughes, Johnson, Healy, Smith. Managed by Sanchez.
Booked: Gillespie 21.

Norway: Myhre (Holtan 71), El Fakiri, Johnsen (c), Hangeland, Riise (Hanstveit 71), Helstad (Høiland 89), Andresen, Hoseth, Gamst Pedersen (Ødegaard 82), Iversen (Tessem 63), Rushfeldt (Flo 81). Managed by Hareide.

Att: 11 288,
Ref: Thomson (Scotland)

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