Northern Ireland 5-0 Cyprus - April 21, 1971 / Euro Qualifying 1972
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NI
20' - Goal
Derek Dougan20
44' - Goal
George Best44
NI
47' - Goal
George Best47 54' - Substitution
Kokos Mihailis substituted by Lakis Theodorou 56' - Goal
George Best56 65' - Substitution
Stefanis Mihailis substituted by Takis Papettas 85' - Goal
Jimmy Nicholson85 86' - Substitution
Sammy Toddis substituted by Peter Watson86
CYP
CYP
Team line-ups
Northern Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pat Jennings | 25 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sammy Todd | 86 | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Dave Craig | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Allan Hunter | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Martin Harvey | 29 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Hamilton | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jimmy Nicholson | 85 | 28 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alexander McMordie | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dave Clements | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Derek Dougan | 20 | 33 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
George Best | 475644 | 24 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Cyprus
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Chrodotos Chrodotou | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stefanis Mihail | 65 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kokos Mihail | 54 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dimos Kavazis | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kyriakos Koureas | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pashalis Fokkis | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pavlos Vasiliou | 30 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pambos Papadopoulos | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tasos Konstantinou | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andreas Stylianou | 29 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kallis Konstantinou | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average number of matches played for the team
8
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Peter Watson | 86 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Takis Papettas | 65 | 18 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Lakis Theodorou | 54 | 20 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Martin Harvey
IN
Sammy Nelson
OUT
Dave Clements
IN
Terry Neill
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kokos Mihail
IN
Nikos Charalambous
OUT
Tasos Konstantinou
IN
Kattos Christou
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
16
Success rate in this team:
31 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Bingham vs Cyprus
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Bingham vs Wood
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
39
4
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
0 %
Wood vs Northern Ireland
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Wood vs Bingham
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Referee
Jacques Colling
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | General total | Cyprus2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Northern Ireland1 match | Season total | Cyprus1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on April 21, 1971 | Latest figure on October 27, 1976 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Cyprus keeps its 21 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 24/04/1965). It's a record streak. The first of history
Cyprus keeps its 3 consecutive losses in Euro Qualifying running (since 15/11/1970). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time George Best scores at least 3 goals during the same game in his professional career with Northern Ireland
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VNorthern Ireland 1-0 Scotland21/10/1967 | VNorthern Ireland 4-1 Turkey23/10/1968 | LNorthern Ireland 1-3 England03/05/1969 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Wales10/05/1969 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Soviet Union10/09/1969 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Scotland18/04/1970 |
| Overall | LSoviet Union 2-0 Northern Ireland22/10/1969 | LNorthern Ireland 0-1 Scotland18/04/1970 | LEngland 3-1 Northern Ireland21/04/1970 | LWales 1-0 Northern Ireland25/04/1970 | LSpain 3-0 Northern Ireland11/11/1970 | VCyprus 0-3 Northern Ireland03/02/1971 |
Current form
| Away | LSwitzerland 5-0 Cyprus08/11/1967 | LAustria 7-1 Cyprus19/05/1968 | LGreece B 1-0 Cyprus25/03/1969 | LScotland 8-0 Cyprus17/05/1969 | LGermany 12-0 Cyprus21/05/1969 | DGreece 1-1 Cyprus09/12/1970 |
| Overall | LCyprus 1-2 Austria19/04/1969 | LScotland 8-0 Cyprus17/05/1969 | LGermany 12-0 Cyprus21/05/1969 | LCyprus 1-3 Soviet Union15/11/1970 | DGreece 1-1 Cyprus09/12/1970 | LCyprus 0-3 Northern Ireland03/02/1971 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 11 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 11 | 20 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| George Best | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Nikos Charalambous | |
| George Best | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| George Best | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Nikos Charalambous | |
Historical head to head
Away
3 gf
0 ga
Total
3 gf
0 ga
Historical head to head
Home
0 gf
3 ga
Total
0 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
February 03, 1971 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
No success yetBest historical scorers against Cyprus
|
Derek Dougan | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
|
George Best | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Jimmy Nicholson | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
Best historical scorers against Northern Ireland
Players with most games played vs Cyprus
|
Terry Neill | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Derek Dougan | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Dave Craig | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Bryan Hamilton | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
George Best | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Sammy Nelson | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Northern Ireland
|
Pavlos Vasiliou | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Andreas Stylianou | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Kattos Christou | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Pambos Papadopoulos | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Stefanis Mihail | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Kallis Konstantinou | 1 match | 1971 - 1971 |
Competition info
The other matches
November 11, 1970
November 15, 1970
February 03, 1971
May 09, 1971
May 30, 1971
June 07, 1971
September 22, 1971
October 13, 1971
October 27, 1971
November 24, 1971
February 16, 1972
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