Video, 00:01:15, 'We won't have any excuses' - Kenny says Republic will be prepared for Slovakia, I was experimental in the two games - Republic boss Kenny. Boyce and Whyte started up front while Thompson started in midfield alongside Davis and McNair. And before Northern Ireland could draw breath, Kral strode forward and hit a second into the bottom left corner of the net. They penned us back in and we defended for most of the second half. The home of Northern Ireland on BBC Sport online. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. When Ireland played Belgium in a two-legged World Cup play-off in 1987, there was a fortnight between the fixtures. "If we’re out it will be a completely different feeling. Although all their home pool games were in Trnava, the Slovaks are now expected to host the game in the capital, Bratislava. "I hope we’re in a final, wherever it is.". When I took the job, I knew it was always going to be decided either now in November or in March. But following UEFA's play-offs draw in Nyon, it was confirmed that Ireland -  if they overcome Slovakia - will be away to the winners of the Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina semi-final on March 31. Sports fans can find all the latest local action over on our Belfast Live Sport Facebook and Twitter and also on Match Online on both Facebook and Twitter. But after dramatically conceding two goals in stoppage time in the Netherlands, Northern Ireland held their nerve in the four added minutes to succeed where England failed. O'Neill switched to a 3-5-2 formation as he made six changes from the side who were beaten by the Netherlands. FAI bosses are currently negotiating for more tickets for the Slovakia clash. Paddy McNair has netted three goals in his last four appearances for Northern Ireland after failing to score in his first 28 games for the national side. Republic of Ireland have lost only one of their last nine international matches against Northern Ireland (W4 D4) - a 1-0 loss at home in May 1999. © 2020 BBC. Paddy McNair scored twice as Northern Ireland withstood a second-half fightback from Czech Republic to record an impressive 3-2 friendly win in … Northern Ireland scored three first-half goals in an away international for the first time since March 2000 when they beat Malta 3-0. You feel more comfortable. Following the Irish War of Independence from the United Kingdom, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was founded in September 1921. Following the draw with Denmark in their final pool game, McCarthy and his squad were aware they would face an away trip to Slovakia in the play-off semi-final. But this is how it was set up. 'It's the first away friendly that we've won in 13 games so it's a big result, especially after the other night. OK, we didn’t play well for 35 minutes in Switzerland. Czech Republic: Pavlenka (5), Reznik (5), Kudela (6), Krejci (6), Husbauer (6), Krmencik (6), Kalvach (6), Kopic (6), Zmrhal (6), Kral (7), Simic (6) .css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#006DEF;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:link::after,.css-vh7bxp-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Euro 2020 play-offs: Northern Ireland through to play-off final, Republic out after penalty drama, Republic players 'deserved better' - Kenny, 'We won't have any excuses' - Kenny says Republic will be prepared for Slovakia. Only select news that interests you by picking the topics you want to display on the app's homepage. Mick McCarthy has no fears about a potential Windsor Park showdown with Northern Ireland for a place in the Euro 2020 finals. I don’t know whether Michael O’Neill would be still in charge, but they’ve been a very good team. Euro 2020 play-offs: Northern Ireland through to play-off final, Republic out after penalty drama, 'We won't have any excuses' - Kenny says Republic will be prepared for Slovakia. Read about our approach to external linking. "I’d just recognise it as a football match which would be very tough. 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International Match. McNair raced onto Steven Davis' pass to sweep in a third for the visitors (40), but after crumbling against the Netherlands, Northern Ireland were grateful for the final whistle after being pegged back in the second half. But it was O'Neill's men, experimenting with a 3-5-2 formation - who broke the deadlock as McNair struck in the ninth minute, latching on to Liam Boyce's low cross and beating his man to fire under goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka.

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