On Friday, November 15, the Belarusian national team will play Northern Ireland in the Nations League. Kick-off in Belfast at Windsor Park (capacity 18,500) at 10:45 p.m.
There are 26 players working under the leadership of Northern Irish head coach Michael O’Neill:
goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Birmingham City, England, D3), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers, England, D3), Piers Charles (Sheffield Wednesday, England, D2);
defenders: Conor Bradley (Liverpool, England, D1), Kofi Ballmer (Motherwell, Scotland, D1), Daniel Ballard (Sunderland, England, D2), Jamal Lewis (Sao Paulo, Brazil, D1), Ciaron Brown (Oxford United, England, D2), Trai Hume (Sunderland, England, D2), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town), Ruairi McConville (Brighton & Hove Albion, England);
midfielders: George Saville (Millwall, England, D2), Jordan Thompson (Stoke City, England, D2), Alistair McCann (Preston North End, England, D2), Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday, England, D2), Isaac Price (Standard, Belgium , D1), Paul Smith (Queens Park Rangers, England, D2), Ethan Galbraith (Leyton Orient, England, D3), Ross McCausland (Rangers, Scotland, D1), Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock, Scotland, D1), Caolan Boyd-Muns (St Mirren, Scotland, D1);
forwards: Josh Magennis (Exeter City, England, D3), Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers, England, D3), Jamie Reid (Stevenage Town, England, D3), Callum Marshall (Huddersfield Town, England, D1), Lee Bonis (Den Haag, Netherlands, D2).
Ruairi McConville, 19, from Brighton’s youth team, is the only newcomer in the squad for the Nations League matches against Belarus and Luxembourg this month. Defenders Paddy McNair (West Bromwich, England, D2) and Owen Tole (Bolton Wanderers, England, D3) will not be able to take part in the November matches due to injuries. All tickets for the game in Belfast are sold out, reports official website of the Northern Ireland Football Federation.
Team standings in Nations League Group C3 (after 4 matches): Northern Ireland – 7 points, Belarus – 6, Bulgaria – 5, Luxembourg – 2.
Photo: irishfa.com.