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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 international football match report

Date, kick-off time:	Wednesday, 18 February 2004, 20:00 (UTC)
National teams, score:	Northern Ireland - Norway 1:4
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 national 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	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 national 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	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 Magma, 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 Magma, 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	27.153	13	1	1	0
Norway	17	16.529	27.624	15	4	0	0

Comments

Northern Ireland vs Norway post-match head-to-head

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals	Points/Match
6	1	0	5	7 - 15	0.333
Northern Ireland v Norway match-by-match record

Northern Ireland 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 international football results

Norway 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 national football team matches

Northern Ireland top scorers

1. Billy Gillespie (1913 - 1926) - 13 goals
2. Colin Clarke (1986 - 1992) - 13 goals
3. Iain Dowie (1991 - 1998) - 12 goals
4. Jimmy Quinn (1984 - 1995) - 12 goals
5. Gerry Armstrong (1977 - 1984) - 12 goals
... David Healy (2000 - 2004) - 9 goals

(correct as of February 18, 2004)

Northern Ireland top international goal scorers

Norway top 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)

Norway highest goal 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)