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Preliminary round
(
Group 4
) - 21/04/1971 - 20:45CET (19:45 local time) - Windsor Park - Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dougan
2
Best
44, 47, 56
Nicholson
85
5-0
Cyprus
Northern Ireland - Cyprus 5-0 - 21/04/1971 - Match page - UEFA EURO 1972
Winners:
West Germany
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45
90
NIR
CYP
Goals
2: Dougan
Goals
44: Best
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47: Best
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56: Best
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85: Nicholson
Substitution
88: Todd
Substitution
54: Michael
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65: Constantinou
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Group 4
P
Pts
Northern Ireland
3
4
Spain
1
2
USSR
1
2
Cyprus
3
0
Last updated: 27/06/2012 12:01 CET
Legend:
P:
Played
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21 April 1971
3
Switzerland
5-0
Malta
1
Wales
1-3
Czechoslovakia
3
England
3-0
Greece
4
Northern Ireland
5-0
Cyprus
5
Portugal
2-0
Scotland
24 April 1971
7
German Dem. Rep.
2-1
Luxembourg
2
Hungary
1-1
France
25 April 1971
8
Turkey
0-3
West Germany
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Lineups
Northern Ireland
Cyprus
1
Pat Jennings
(GK)
1
Erodotos Koupanos
(GK)
2
David Craig
2
Michalakis Michael
54
3
David Clements
3
Demos Kavazis
4
Martin Harvey
4
Paschalis Fokis
5
Allan Hunter
5
Kyriacos Koureas
6
Sammy Todd
88
6
Kallis Constantinou
7
Bryan Hamilton
7
Tassos Constantinou
65
8
Eric McMordie
8
Pavlos Vasiliou
9
Derek Dougan
(C)
2
9
Pambos Papadopoulos
10
Jimmy Nicholson
85
10
Stephanis Michael
11
George Best
44
47
56
11
Andreas Stylianou
Substitutes
12
Peter Watson
88
12
Ioannis Mertakas
14
Eric Magee
13
Nikos Charalambous
15
Desmond Dickson
14
Michalakis Theodorou
54
16
Willie McFaul
(GK)
15
Takis Papettas
65
16
Andreas Filotas
(GK)
Coach
Billy Bingham (NIR)
Raymond Wood (ENG)
Referee
Jacques Colling (LUX)
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