Northern Ireland v Belarus

:00:33. > :00:40.The clock is ticking to the Euros. Northern Ireland have 2-macro

:00:41. > :00:49.friendlies left before they fly to France. The last time out, they made

:00:50. > :00:53.history. Tremendous strength from the new boy, Conor Washington.

:00:54. > :00:58.Northern Ireland are now on a record-breaking unbeaten run of ten

:00:59. > :01:04.games. In less than 24 hours, Michael O'Neill will name his 23 man

:01:05. > :01:10.squad. So tonight perhaps a last chance for some to impress the

:01:11. > :01:17.manager. And the fans are ready to give their team are home sendoff to

:01:18. > :01:24.remember. It's Northern Ireland versus Belarus live from the

:01:25. > :01:28.National Stadium at Windsor Park. There's a party atmosphere in

:01:29. > :01:32.Belfast tonight. It is the last game on home soil before Northern Ireland

:01:33. > :01:35.jet off on their way to the European Championships. Tonight, they are

:01:36. > :01:39.hoping to say goodbye to the green and white army until they see them

:01:40. > :01:44.again in France in two weeks. It is about 15 days until their highly

:01:45. > :01:54.anticipated opening match against Poland in the finals. Good evening.

:01:55. > :02:01.Welcome to Windsor Park. Two of Northern Ireland's best ever

:02:02. > :02:08.players. Easy-going to go? What a finish! What a night for Northern

:02:09. > :02:19.Ireland. Wilson likes to hit them. 3-0. 147 caps between them for the

:02:20. > :02:25.Northern Ireland captain Johnson and record scorer David Healy. Your

:02:26. > :02:32.pictures were grainy, that goal was so long ago. Five goals, five wins.

:02:33. > :02:36.You cannot say that. Looking forward to tonight's evening of celebration

:02:37. > :02:42.of Northern Ireland football and what will Michael O'Neill be looking

:02:43. > :02:44.for most out of this game? Performance, but we were talking

:02:45. > :02:48.beforehand, for everybody to get through the game fit. He will name

:02:49. > :02:53.the squad tomorrow, you doesn't want to be dismissing anyone through

:02:54. > :02:56.injury. Hopefully a win and no injuries. Michael has gone with

:02:57. > :03:08.experience in his starting XI this evening. We are surmising the back

:03:09. > :03:13.three, keep the cue windbags. Chris Bard, nice to see him back playing.

:03:14. > :03:19.It will be crucial when we go into the Euros. Full stop he wants to

:03:20. > :03:22.give everybody gametime. But how you think it will go tonight, played

:03:23. > :03:27.with the wing-backs as he has any other friendlies. Yes, I think he

:03:28. > :03:32.will. It is a formation he is pretty fond of. He has played a lot of

:03:33. > :03:35.friendly games, so it gives him a chance. It is one he likes with the

:03:36. > :03:42.two strikers up top. Players who can hold the ball up and run behind. One

:03:43. > :03:45.player hoping to impress tonight is 23-year-old Conor Washington. He

:03:46. > :03:48.played no part of the qualifying campaign, but scored on his second

:03:49. > :03:52.appearance for Northern Ireland in their last friendly against Servini

:03:53. > :03:57.and he starts tonight. The QPR striker used to be working as a

:03:58. > :03:59.postman before playing for St Ives town. Now he looks set to book his

:04:00. > :04:15.place for the Euros. What would you say if four years ago

:04:16. > :04:29.I would say you were in the position you why now? I would call you crazy.

:04:30. > :04:41.Scoring his first international goal.

:04:42. > :04:47.A nice goal to score. It wasn't a little tap, it was nice to be able

:04:48. > :04:55.to prove to the manager and the fans and hopefully the country as a whole

:04:56. > :04:59.that I've got something to offer. It's been eight mental four years,

:05:00. > :05:04.if I'm honest. It doesn't get much better. I would have said that a

:05:05. > :05:07.year ago, but it has got better since then. Enjoying every moment as

:05:08. > :05:11.it comes. I am proud of my achievement and after do what I can

:05:12. > :05:22.and prove to the gaffer that I am worthy of my place.

:05:23. > :05:29.Coming into the squad, it is such a tight-knit squad, it was nice to be

:05:30. > :05:32.accepted quickly and readily. It has been very surreal, especially the

:05:33. > :05:36.last couple of months with moving to QPR and getting my chance in the

:05:37. > :05:41.squad and managing to score, as well. It's been crazy few and I

:05:42. > :05:44.don't think it's really sunk in yet. Maybe a year, couple of years, I

:05:45. > :05:48.might look back and realise how much it all has been. At the minutes, I

:05:49. > :06:02.am trying to enjoy every minute of it and do as well as I can. David,

:06:03. > :06:06.how impressed have you been with Connor Washington from what you have

:06:07. > :06:10.seen so far? The last game, especially his first game, it was an

:06:11. > :06:17.easy one. An easy place to bond. It wasn't that easy when I was bonding.

:06:18. > :06:22.You see him in his performance and his goal. I loved his goal because

:06:23. > :06:25.it was strong, quick. He gave the goalkeeper the eyes, which shows a

:06:26. > :06:30.player and striker with confidence. A great finish. This is an absolute

:06:31. > :06:35.fairy tale in many ways, a bit like the same story as Jamie Vardy and

:06:36. > :06:38.what he has done. Incredible and the credit must go to the players and

:06:39. > :06:43.the manager 's that have put trust in them. He is a nuisance in the

:06:44. > :06:48.nicest possible way. He's a nuisance for defenders. He puts them under

:06:49. > :06:54.pressure, he is physically able for this level of football and, as David

:06:55. > :06:58.says, gives the goalkeeper the eye and shows the quality he has. He

:06:59. > :07:03.deserves to be year. Michael obviously trusts him, which is very

:07:04. > :07:08.important, and it's a great story. Looks like he will definitely go to

:07:09. > :07:14.the Euros along with Will Grigg, who will take one of those places, as

:07:15. > :07:18.well. We saw the squad trained here at Windsor Park yesterday and

:07:19. > :07:22.players like Liam Boyce, Benny Mackay, Daniel Lafferty, Michael

:07:23. > :07:27.Smith, not here. Do you expect those will be the five who will miss out?

:07:28. > :07:31.Unfortunately so. I'm sure it wasn't an easy call for Michael because

:07:32. > :07:35.some of those guys in the campaign, they have turned up week in week out

:07:36. > :07:39.when there have been games. It is disappointing, but Michael has to

:07:40. > :07:44.pick a squad and there are only 23. It is devastating news if you are

:07:45. > :07:47.one of those lads left out because it is a fantastic opportunity to

:07:48. > :07:50.showcase your talents and, unfortunately, decisions have to be

:07:51. > :07:55.made and managers have to make them. I'm sure he dealt with it

:07:56. > :08:01.appropriately. You can only name 23 players. The Euros will be a massive

:08:02. > :08:03.shock for one player in particular, Kyle Lafferty. Sensational through

:08:04. > :08:09.the qualifying campaign and earns his 50th cap this evening. I was in

:08:10. > :08:16.the squad when Mackay came in in the early stages. He was big, he was

:08:17. > :08:21.raw. He was young. He was probably a bit immature. In the past campaign,

:08:22. > :08:26.Michael settled him down and I think he is starting to realise now what

:08:27. > :08:33.he's worth is to the team and the squad. He produced goals in the last

:08:34. > :08:39.campaign, and it was massive. I spoke to him during the week, he was

:08:40. > :08:48.very honest and said by now he should have a lot more caps and a

:08:49. > :08:53.lot more goals. Especially early on. He was unplayable at times. Again,

:08:54. > :09:00.he was a nuisance in the nicest possible way. He was dangerous. He

:09:01. > :09:03.looked threatening. You felt every time the ball went to him or there

:09:04. > :09:07.was an opportunity, a bit like my good mate here, every time the ball

:09:08. > :09:12.landed or dropped in the box, you felt he was going to score. 50 caps

:09:13. > :09:17.is a wonderful achievement and he should enjoy this evening. How

:09:18. > :09:21.important will Steve Davis beat for Northern Ireland across the European

:09:22. > :09:27.campaign? He is an incredible footballer. He doesn't always get

:09:28. > :09:29.the accolades he probably deserves because he plays for Southampton,

:09:30. > :09:34.maybe because he plays for Northern Ireland. Jim got all the accolades

:09:35. > :09:39.when he played. For somebody like Steven Davis, I trained with him, I

:09:40. > :09:44.was at Rangers with him, full. He is a fantastic footballer. One thing he

:09:45. > :09:48.has added to the end of the season, a he scored quite a few goals for

:09:49. > :09:51.Southampton. The one thing you can say is that he probably would have

:09:52. > :09:58.played any of the Northern Ireland games. In my opinion, I have seen

:09:59. > :10:02.probably every game he has played and he is an outstanding player,

:10:03. > :10:07.leader. He is a quiet lad but when he goes on to the park, he has a

:10:08. > :10:10.real quality. Northern Ireland unbeaten in ten. Michael O'Neill

:10:11. > :10:17.will certainly want to extend that record. As will the players. It will

:10:18. > :10:22.be good for the fans. They have turned out, there is a party

:10:23. > :10:27.atmosphere. The fans are in good voice and let's send them out happy.

:10:28. > :10:31.David, Jim, thank you very much. It is time to join our commentary team

:10:32. > :10:38.this evening in front of a sell-out crowd at Windsor Park.

:10:39. > :10:50.COMMENTATOR: Good evening. We have is French style sunshine at the

:10:51. > :10:54.National Stadium. It is an honour to be here. It is an honour. What a

:10:55. > :10:59.campaign. What a job Michael has done in terms of key players getting

:11:00. > :11:17.the best out of certain players, particularly Kyle Lafferty.

:11:18. > :12:41.for the travelling fans at Windsor Park, now the home and them.

:12:42. > :13:11.So we believe those five unlucky Northern Ireland players have been

:13:12. > :13:16.told, so tonight's 22 plus Shane Ferguson who is on play-off duty

:13:17. > :13:22.looks set to be names tomorrow. Five changes from the Seville game in

:13:23. > :13:29.March. Roy Carroll holds onto the gloves. Rare appearances on the

:13:30. > :13:37.bench for Gareth McAuley and Oliver Norwood. The Belarus team... Their

:13:38. > :13:50.77th in the Viva Rankins, Ireland are 26. They look set to play a 4-1-

:13:51. > :14:06.2-3. They finished fourth in their Euro qualifying group. Captain

:14:07. > :14:12.Steven Davis. Martin Atkinson is the referee, in charge of the 2011 FA

:14:13. > :14:20.Cup final and the 2014 cup final. Both of them one by Manchester City.

:14:21. > :14:27.Belarus have not scored a goal for quite awhile their last three games

:14:28. > :14:30.have been 0-0 draws. Even in the qualifying campaign, a surprise

:14:31. > :14:38.victory with Spain, but only eight goals scored. That is a problem for

:14:39. > :14:46.them. It will be interesting to see Michaela Yunus can an impact.

:14:47. > :14:52.Conditions in Belfast on an early summer 's day. There is the man the

:14:53. > :14:57.media have been getting hold of in recent days. Michael O'Neill, his

:14:58. > :15:06.34th game in charge. Nine victories so far. Paddy McNair, part of a

:15:07. > :15:13.three-man defensive line-up. It's a farewell to the team in Belfast but

:15:14. > :15:20.I wouldn't thought many of those bands were travelling by plane,

:15:21. > :15:24.boat, automobile, to France. They will have an wonderful opportunity

:15:25. > :15:28.to witness what will be a special occasion. Many wards have been

:15:29. > :15:31.before. First and foremost, must be a decent performance tonight. Just

:15:32. > :15:38.interesting, we talk about the formation. Chris Baird is playing

:15:39. > :15:46.the centre of the back three. Starting very sharply indeed. 50th

:15:47. > :15:56.cap this evening for Kyle Lafferty. The fourth Northern Ireland player

:15:57. > :15:59.to reach that milestone. He has already announced his introduction

:16:00. > :16:09.to the game in the style that you used to MJ, Ian. -- enjoyed. I agree

:16:10. > :16:15.with what Jim Jones said earlier in the build-up. When he is on his

:16:16. > :16:18.game, he has got two or three incredible attributes. Real pace,

:16:19. > :16:23.good technique and also very good in the air. Harsh to have the foul

:16:24. > :16:56.given against him there. I would do with McNabb playing that

:16:57. > :17:01.night, if it is an indication of whether you may start there in the

:17:02. > :17:13.Euros. He played full-back once or twice. For us, I think there could

:17:14. > :17:23.be a big position for Mead -- us. Alyaksandr Martynovich. Northern

:17:24. > :17:30.Ireland next week are away to Slovakia. Tomorrow week. Belarus

:17:31. > :17:44.provide opposition for the Republic of Ireland next Tuesday. A few

:17:45. > :17:46.interested people in Great Britain. The fans at Windsor Park or already

:17:47. > :18:13.in fine voice. Three of tonight's starters play for

:18:14. > :18:22.the Boro -- Belarus champions. Their season finished in November.

:18:23. > :18:43.Paddy McNair is under new management at Manchester United.

:18:44. > :18:51.It interests me, Michael has drilled this throughout the campaign. It

:18:52. > :18:59.will be even more effective. Keep shape and when you do take the ball,

:19:00. > :19:00.play quickly on the attack. The goalkeeper, winning his seventh cap

:19:01. > :19:34.tonight. Another man crucial to us having a

:19:35. > :19:39.good Euros. Since his time with Tony Pulis, he has improved greatly. Not

:19:40. > :19:41.surprising he drills that back four. Always confident defender. He adds a

:19:42. > :19:58.good defensive brain. First opportunity for Washington,

:19:59. > :20:43.who made such a good impression last time out.

:20:44. > :20:52.There is the first rendition, the Will Grigg's On Fire has been

:20:53. > :20:58.adopted by the Northern Ireland fans. He had a good season at Wigan.

:20:59. > :21:08.We will hear that in Paris and many other places,

:21:09. > :21:17.Great start for Lafferty! Married last weekend, back in the goals.

:21:18. > :21:24.Awful mistake in the heart of the Belarus defence and inside six

:21:25. > :21:26.minutes, let the party continue! Absolutely, great play from Conor

:21:27. > :21:31.Washington. A little link up with Dallas. He worked down his left

:21:32. > :21:40.side, lovely reverse ball in the path of Dallas. Poor clearance from

:21:41. > :21:53.Belarus. Really good play by Washington. Lovely pass, decent ball

:21:54. > :22:02.in by Dallas. He has the clear that. Nikita Korzun should have cleared

:22:03. > :22:06.the ball. Two mistakes in a row and the first opportunity and a goal for

:22:07. > :22:09.Northern Ireland. Remember, they rarely concede here at Windsor Park.

:22:10. > :22:13.They rarely concede in the first half, certainly. Belarus are the

:22:14. > :22:24.architects of their own downfall. That was Lafferty's 17th

:22:25. > :22:51.international goal. That's what a good holding midfield

:22:52. > :22:57.player does. Breaks off the back, tracks that midfielder. Jonny Evans

:22:58. > :23:19.talking to him, but he has good tracking. He was a bit unlucky

:23:20. > :23:24.there. That is not look. -- luck. Washington, what a thorn in the

:23:25. > :23:30.flesh he is. Jim used it in the nicest term about a nuisance, and he

:23:31. > :23:40.is. He is lately, he likes to work it. At QPR, everybody worked him

:23:41. > :23:51.out. He has been causing Alyaksandr Martynovich, who is a decent player,

:23:52. > :23:59.all sorts of problems. He will be playing club football for Linfield

:24:00. > :24:05.next season, and has left the league to strugglers Notts County. He

:24:06. > :24:15.joined a team in the top two of the Premier League. It is interesting,

:24:16. > :24:21.seeing Egor Filipenko. You have to not give silly powers away. Very

:24:22. > :24:26.important that we learn to game manage and some of these sides will

:24:27. > :24:30.eat the clock up, particularly in the league, by a thousand little

:24:31. > :24:36.things. Got to be careful not to give sloppy fouls away. The big man

:24:37. > :24:40.is smiling. He has gone to Birmingham, played a few games, a

:24:41. > :24:44.bit more sharpness, he has been sensational, particularly in the

:24:45. > :24:50.first part of the campaign. He is a threat, you can run, you can head

:24:51. > :24:56.it. In terms of club game time, he only really paid four games in total

:24:57. > :25:03.if you add up the minutes. It is incredible how he finds a way of

:25:04. > :25:11.doing it. Beryl Roos -- Belarus look a little bit rattled.

:25:12. > :25:46.I think we are going to get the full song tonight! Wonderful to see,

:25:47. > :26:13.wonderful to hear. He was looking into the sun. Good

:26:14. > :26:15.ball in with a bit of pace, should one -- someone should have been

:26:16. > :26:28.across the face of it. If you are just joining us, Northern

:26:29. > :26:37.Ireland 1-0 up after Kyle Lafferty's goal at six minutes. It's all going

:26:38. > :26:44.a bit astray for Belarus at the moment. Getting things restarted

:26:45. > :26:54.quickly, Dallas. Sloppy decision from Martin Atkins on.

:26:55. > :27:04.A tough World Cup, Belarus. France and the Netherlands and Sweden.

:27:05. > :27:06.Northern Ireland's free kicks have been a key factor of their play the

:27:07. > :27:30.last couple of years. Unbelievable tracking back from Kyle

:27:31. > :27:39.Lafferty. Here is an opportunity for the captain, Steven Davis.

:27:40. > :27:48.If Steven Davis had played a bit of a longer pass, I think Dallas would

:27:49. > :27:54.have been passed and got the ball in. Steven Davis does it so well,

:27:55. > :28:28.been outstanding for Southampton. Great timing of runs into the box.

:28:29. > :28:34.The defence does its job. Forward long ball.

:28:35. > :28:44.A bit too far-away. That's what he gives you, Washington. He gives that

:28:45. > :28:50.ability to exploit the space. A bit too soft, could have been a longer

:28:51. > :28:57.ball from Paddy McNair. Bright start from Northern Ireland, been really

:28:58. > :28:58.good and very impressive. Michael O'Neill wanted a performance. Of

:28:59. > :29:12.course there is a party atmosphere. Partying and sing songs, second for

:29:13. > :29:20.the manager. He wants the performance. If you are 30-something

:29:21. > :29:26.and planed your last game, it is important that you want to go out.

:29:27. > :29:35.Give the performance and rightly sent us off in a real ceremonial

:29:36. > :29:40.atmosphere. In scoring tonight, Northern Ireland have equalled the

:29:41. > :29:46.record set in the mid-60s. They have scored in their last eight matches.

:29:47. > :29:53.They lasted that between 1963 and 1965. Records are being broken. You

:29:54. > :29:58.said seven unbeaten here at Windsor and won five of that last ten.

:29:59. > :30:02.Played ten, won six. More than two points per game, very, very

:30:03. > :30:08.impressive. Michael deserves a huge amount of credit for that.

:30:09. > :30:18.Builders put themselves needlessly on the back foot. -- Belarus. A bit

:30:19. > :30:24.of the beauty of playing the three, there are areas you can defend with

:30:25. > :30:30.the five. If you tried to play through midfield, there is the tree

:30:31. > :30:35.in there, the two fours can maintain the back three. Pretty good system.

:30:36. > :30:43.I really like playing that, Michael is using it to good effect, but

:30:44. > :30:54.potentially three offers best players, the backs. It is a good

:30:55. > :31:05.position for Baird. Very experienced, brilliant in the air.

:31:06. > :31:15.So far, so good. Roy Carroll not being troubled so far. Belarus,

:31:16. > :31:23.their search for a goal to end their drought continues.

:31:24. > :31:29.Again, immediately, Corry Evans bearing down on the opposition

:31:30. > :31:36.midfield. Having trouble getting out of their own half. Yes, and on that

:31:37. > :31:42.right-hand side, Conor McLaughlin doing absolutely sensational in this

:31:43. > :31:47.campaign. And there it is. The full-back comes, a bit of time,

:31:48. > :31:56.tries to play the ball over the top. Look at that, nowhere to go.

:31:57. > :32:16.Washington on the right-hand side. And the Belarus backroom staff.

:32:17. > :32:21.Alyaksandr Khatskevich will be a bit concerned about how they have

:32:22. > :32:31.started, some sloppiness. Definitely played out of play. By Shitau.

:32:32. > :32:38.Alyaksandr Khatskevich has been with the teams and 2014. Past midfielder.

:32:39. > :32:47.Michael O'Neill, man in charge, nine victories.

:32:48. > :32:59.Lafferty gets it back to Dallas. Getting a lot of joy on this

:33:00. > :33:03.left-hand side, McLaughlin is at the back post, Washington around the

:33:04. > :33:08.penalties but is I thought Kyle Lafferty would trust himself on his

:33:09. > :33:12.left foot, but he could have whipped it in with his left foot. Good

:33:13. > :33:20.movement again from Davis. Just looking sharper.

:33:21. > :33:29.You think about the energy in the camp at the moment. And vying for

:33:30. > :33:34.starting positions in big games. Everybody wanting to avoid a knock

:33:35. > :33:40.or injury at this stage. You can be sensible about being, you know,

:33:41. > :33:44.hanging your leg in the tackle, nothing too stupid. If you've got to

:33:45. > :33:54.compete, you've got to compete. You see this with Conor Washington. He

:33:55. > :34:03.is fill on the ball. Krivets having a poor start to the game. Jonny

:34:04. > :34:21.Evans goes down, wins the free kick. The 48th cup, -- cap.

:34:22. > :34:27.Mikhail Gordeichuk got both the goals against Luxembourg in

:34:28. > :34:50.September. Davis with the free kick, easy for

:34:51. > :34:56.the goalkeeper. The whole stadium stands up behind.

:34:57. > :35:09.This is going to be another situation, more and more atmosphere,

:35:10. > :35:14.the stadium looks fantastic. Dallas, going past the balloon, and another

:35:15. > :35:21.one in front, but the challenge, wins the free kick. In the build-up

:35:22. > :35:28.to that, McNair to be straight, and Dallas did not see him, but when

:35:29. > :35:34.McNair covers the ground, he really does it impressively, like a real

:35:35. > :35:40.athlete. Stuart Dallas well down this left-hand side. Across the

:35:41. > :35:45.place off the keeper. Let's see if this will be a better one from

:35:46. > :35:51.Captain Davis. Half a dozen green shots in the penalty area, better

:35:52. > :35:56.delivery, but Baird, still has not scored in international goal.

:35:57. > :36:01.Belarus at the moment, trouble getting the ball away. Was he not

:36:02. > :36:06.denied one with the weird offside decision? Definitely was. Baird

:36:07. > :36:17.struck that well, really good delivery. Evans goes across, it

:36:18. > :36:22.well, but good block. I think it was Valadzko with the block at the box.

:36:23. > :36:29.It is old Northern Ireland at the moment. It will be fascinating to

:36:30. > :36:38.see the next game, two teams in the Euros. Fascinating to see how they

:36:39. > :36:43.can cope. Good side, Slovakia. The build-up as been spot on. Looking to

:36:44. > :36:48.get through the next couple of games, not too many injuries, he

:36:49. > :36:58.looks like he has had a good few weeks work here.

:36:59. > :37:05.What a campaign Davis had, leading by example, goals at Windsor Park,

:37:06. > :37:21.securing qualification. Davis is so bright, nor was the

:37:22. > :37:28.opportunity, knows he does not have much time, one of those lives are

:37:29. > :37:32.where of players around him. He has had a terrific season, scored two

:37:33. > :37:36.goals against Tottenham in the last month, hoping to secure a European

:37:37. > :37:42.spot. Unsung hero in the Premier League. Certainly as here. When

:37:43. > :37:49.people talk about Lafferty and McAuley, I think Steven Davis has

:37:50. > :37:50.been the best player. By a little way, and credit, given magnificent

:37:51. > :38:15.performances throughout the squad. I am sure Jonny Evans knew we that

:38:16. > :38:20.was going. He is not a natural full-back, Dallas, plays in wingback

:38:21. > :38:36.position. But not quite set to show him inside. Jonny Evans manages to

:38:37. > :38:41.get it clear. After 23 minutes, it is the first corner for Belarus. And

:38:42. > :38:50.that was a good header. Really good. We have not mentioned Yanush, not

:38:51. > :38:54.much touch of the ball. It could have been Baird there, getting on

:38:55. > :39:03.the break, gets in front. Steve Davis could have looked on. Long 23

:39:04. > :39:07.minutes if you have, long way to Windsor Park. -- if you have

:39:08. > :39:23.travelled a long way. In about five minutes, the whole of

:39:24. > :39:32.the playing surface will be in shadow.

:39:33. > :39:38.Cathcart, I have seen him playing for Watford, brilliant, and

:39:39. > :39:42.outstanding for Northern Ireland. They are giving Dallas too much room

:39:43. > :39:50.here on the left. Brilliant ball from Baird. Good from Dallas, and

:39:51. > :39:59.Washington there. Baird has the opportunity to head that. McCauley

:40:00. > :40:02.is a better all-round defender, but Baird is a good midfield player. He

:40:03. > :40:41.was good at that crossfield ball. It will not matter if Northern

:40:42. > :40:45.Ireland when a couple of games -- win,.

:40:46. > :40:58.Again, and nothing ball, from Belarus. There was mobility about

:40:59. > :41:04.that backline. They are in front, very well-organised. I like Meikle

:41:05. > :41:11.and he has a feeling about this three at the back. -- I like Michael

:41:12. > :41:18.O'Neill. He is not afraid of change, that is good management. He has made

:41:19. > :41:23.the tough calls, hasn't he? Did not bring Roy Carroll back, he is now

:41:24. > :41:28.back in possession of the clubs, big battle for the number one spot. And

:41:29. > :41:37.the different skill sets they bring. You can see Roy here. MacGyver and

:41:38. > :41:42.has done very well, albeit a bit quieter. -- Michael McGovern has

:41:43. > :41:49.done well. He has to get used to life here in Belfast. A big

:41:50. > :41:50.character, no doubt about that. There is a big character on the

:41:51. > :42:12.telephone. Still one moment of danger in the

:42:13. > :42:20.opening 27 minutes on Roy Carroll's goal, from Yanush.

:42:21. > :42:33.Washington is like a terrier! He is, Filipenko looking calm and collected

:42:34. > :42:38.in the end, but a little bit lucky. Very comprehensive first 28 minutes

:42:39. > :42:41.of the game. What they do really well and what I think Michael

:42:42. > :42:51.O'Neill as I was doing is pressuring the unit. -- what I think Michael

:42:52. > :42:55.O'Neill is doing. Everybody knows what they are doing. Yes, doing an

:42:56. > :43:14.amazing job. No room for Belarus. I do not know what the intention

:43:15. > :43:17.was. I think trying to flick it out. Valadzko got it all wrong. They are

:43:18. > :43:28.enjoying their time, the beautiful weather. We could be in the South of

:43:29. > :43:32.France already! Newly. All vintages of replica shirts onshore. Wonderful

:43:33. > :43:56.to see is green here. That is good work. Play on says the

:43:57. > :44:05.referee. He was unlucky. Wait continues. McLauchlan calling for it

:44:06. > :44:15.at the back post. Some nervousness, good energy about Northern Ireland.

:44:16. > :44:18.Some cheap giveaways. Into the path of Lafferty, ambitious. Still some

:44:19. > :44:26.good signs, looking for combination play. Another ball given away by

:44:27. > :44:46.Belarus. Lafferty looking for his second!

:44:47. > :44:53.Throw in for Northern Ireland, good entertaining stuff. Yes, Lafferty

:44:54. > :45:03.takes it well, drills it in, good touch. Two important blocks by the

:45:04. > :45:14.Belarus the fence. -- defence. Jonny Evans winding up. I can't say I

:45:15. > :45:31.think that is a file. I think it was his knee, but anyway. -- foul. Squad

:45:32. > :45:42.announcement. Online from Titanic Belfast at midday. We will hear from

:45:43. > :45:52.many legends. At the moment, we suspect what the 23 Boeing for the

:45:53. > :45:57.Euros will be. -- 23 going to the Euros.

:45:58. > :46:02.Somewhere along the line, there was the risk of not making it, but

:46:03. > :46:09.heartbreaking not to go. One man not involve tonight, Shane Ferguson,

:46:10. > :46:15.playing in the League 1 play-off final on Sunday against Barnsley.

:46:16. > :46:26.Good game, Millwall did well to beat Bradford. Fascinating game. You seen

:46:27. > :46:38.to know about all be lower league sides! -- you seem to know.

:46:39. > :46:50.This is an impressive performance. And the man from 1982 with a new

:46:51. > :46:56.head! Good energy, good commitment. There

:46:57. > :47:04.is a vibrant and about attacking play that is very impressive. It is

:47:05. > :47:10.good to see that your man from Tony 16 is a nonsmoker. Everything is PC

:47:11. > :47:18.now. Cigarette removed from his mind. Now married to Vanessa. He was

:47:19. > :47:26.in Scotland to get married last begin. Going to celebrate tonight.

:47:27. > :47:36.-- last weekend. The championship for Kyle Lafferty. Very much so.

:47:37. > :47:41.We have set it for too long. I think Michael has done an amazing job

:47:42. > :47:55.personally with him. It is all they are, no doubt. -- all there. He has

:47:56. > :48:00.been amazing for Northern Ireland. And his domestic career for sure.

:48:01. > :48:13.This is tidy stuff for Northern Ireland.

:48:14. > :48:23.Good defending from Igor Shitau there. Dallas is a big favourite at

:48:24. > :48:26.Windsor Park, maybe not any player that is not a big favourite, but

:48:27. > :48:44.Dallas particularly impressive. Again, good passing. He was looking

:48:45. > :48:51.for Washington, but did not follow his path. You could make those runs.

:48:52. > :49:06.Look where Davis is. Good delivery as well.

:49:07. > :49:22.Good run from Stasevich. Has to go across him, but went behind him. The

:49:23. > :49:33.gods are with us, the clouds. Beautiful. -- the clouds have this

:49:34. > :49:37.appeared. Northern Ireland with a beautiful stand and serving up

:49:38. > :49:44.appropriate football. Northern Ireland with the opening goal. He

:49:45. > :49:58.can't believe it. That is the one I talk about. I do not think it is our

:49:59. > :50:04.foul, but he is making more. I think that Jose Mourinho said that England

:50:05. > :50:11.could not do better in Europe unless they learn how to play act. But that

:50:12. > :50:15.is not our foul! Good to see the Centre for union is as strong as

:50:16. > :50:30.ever. That is not up through an elbow. -- good to see the Centre for

:50:31. > :50:40.union. Ongoing dialogue with Mr Atkinson, has Kyle Lafferty. --

:50:41. > :50:42.centre forward union. Have you had a had a song composed for you? You're

:50:43. > :50:57.kidding me! If only you had been playing in the

:50:58. > :51:06.age of social media. Will Grigg waiting his chance, alongside Aaron

:51:07. > :51:18.Hughes on the bench tonight. Unfortunate slip by Lafferty there.

:51:19. > :51:29.Corner given away by Belarus. Davis, McNair, in that corner, breaks the

:51:30. > :51:41.lines. Is that Filipenko down? It could be. Not a happy camper. Could

:51:42. > :51:51.be looking at a first-half substitution. It must be a muscular

:51:52. > :51:59.injury, looks like he has hurt his hip. Two reserve goalkeepers amongst

:52:00. > :52:10.others on the Belarus bench. Captain in the corner there.

:52:11. > :52:26.Corry Evans missed it, but well done Conor McLaughlin. One of his quieter

:52:27. > :52:29.opening 36 minutes. Yes. Belarus will make a change. They will bring

:52:30. > :52:45.on Mikhail Sivakow. Another man for whom the 2016

:52:46. > :52:53.European Championships will be a great chance to advertise his

:52:54. > :52:54.skills. Rightly so. Conor Washington wanting water, he has been a bundle

:52:55. > :53:10.of energy. Egor Filipenko going off. Definitely

:53:11. > :53:38.looking like he was holding his hip. You can see how they have been

:53:39. > :53:46.struggling for goals recently. Yes. From what we have seen of Yanush...

:53:47. > :53:55.And the ball back, and penalising Corry Evans. From behind, that is

:53:56. > :54:02.why it has to be given, but Yanush looking all right, he had one

:54:03. > :54:06.fleeting chance with Reed, but across the near post, but very

:54:07. > :54:18.little other than that. -- fleeting chance with Baird.

:54:19. > :54:34.That was a good ball, that. Brilliant ball.

:54:35. > :54:46.Northern Ireland just cannot afford to turn it off. Eventually, Shitau

:54:47. > :54:53.was robbed. Brilliant ball from Martynovich. Stasevich should have

:54:54. > :54:54.done better with it. But Jonny Evans initially, then Paddy McNair cleaned

:54:55. > :55:15.up brilliantly. Referee Atkinson says to play on.

:55:16. > :55:23.Jonny Evans comes across. Not for the first time, the ball rolls out

:55:24. > :55:32.of play for Rory Carroll -- Roy Carroll goal kick. 77th in the

:55:33. > :55:36.world, looking like that at the moment, not troubling us at the

:55:37. > :55:43.moment, not to take anything away from Northern Ireland who have been

:55:44. > :55:52.fantastic. Great view from the stand. And the fellow that has been

:55:53. > :55:54.playing for Northern Ireland for quite a long time, with that

:55:55. > :56:13.six-year break in between. Good pass by Lafferty for

:56:14. > :56:19.Washington. Match officials saying there was no foul there. It was

:56:20. > :56:34.initially. But the ball away from Washington.

:56:35. > :56:44.They just can't keep it in. Just the wrong ball, good run again. Conor

:56:45. > :56:50.Washington again giving a different guy mentioned. Lafferty is quick but

:56:51. > :57:01.Washington loves those channels. -- different guy mentioned. --

:57:02. > :57:06.dimension. And on the bench, including the likes of Oliver

:57:07. > :57:26.Norwood, rested this evening. But played in the last nine games.

:57:27. > :57:31.Michael O'Neill will not want the energy levels to drop in the closing

:57:32. > :57:49.moments of this first-half. Alyaksandr Khatskevich at the

:57:50. > :57:51.conundrum about whether to give everyone in the squad some playing

:57:52. > :58:10.time tonight. 2.5 minutes of the first half left.

:58:11. > :58:15.And a free kick. He has had a good half, Paddy McNair. I remember when

:58:16. > :58:23.he played at full-back earlier on, some imposing runs, I like him as a

:58:24. > :58:28.midfield player, I laugh his stature, good pace, good footballer,

:58:29. > :58:36.as you would expect from a lad from Man United. He has had a lot go on

:58:37. > :58:39.recently, but character building, he has had a good bounce back,

:58:40. > :58:46.outstanding in the last couple of games. First challenge by Paddy

:58:47. > :58:58.McNair at Old Trafford next season. It is early for them to compare and

:58:59. > :59:03.contrast, but I see a little bit of potential to be a good player, I

:59:04. > :59:15.like him. He has good stature. Look at that run.

:59:16. > :59:24.Washington has done it! Another howler by Belarus and Conor

:59:25. > :59:29.Washington does it again! He does. I don't know what he was thinking, but

:59:30. > :59:37.average cross ROM Dallas. Early fatigue makes a nuisance. Two

:59:38. > :59:47.players involved. -- average cross from Dallas, and Kyle Lafferty makes

:59:48. > :59:54.a nuisance. Looking at Dallas. It should have been the keeper's ball.

:59:55. > :00:00.Was he trying to punch it? Martynovich duct because he knew the

:00:01. > :00:05.keeper was coming in, but good header from Washington, what is the

:00:06. > :00:10.keeper doing? It bounces out of his hands. But still a bit to do. It is

:00:11. > :00:15.easy, this international football! LAUGHTER

:00:16. > :00:20.He has made some impact at Windsor Park. And that is probably what

:00:21. > :00:28.Northern Ireland deserve in this first-half. Without doubt. You talk

:00:29. > :00:33.about Yanush, out there on his own, hardly seeing the ball.

:00:34. > :00:38.The two men up front for no other now and provide the goals for this

:00:39. > :00:41.first. Connor Washington on his third cap and second appearance at

:00:42. > :00:47.Windsor Park. Two goals for him. Kyle Lafferty with the early goal.

:00:48. > :00:53.Belarus at fault for both. Let's see what the second half of brings. We

:00:54. > :00:58.might see the odd substitution, but at half-time at the National stadium

:00:59. > :01:05.it is Ireland Ali Northern Ireland in complete control 2-0 up.

:01:06. > :01:09.STUDIO: Are very confident, composed and clinical first half for Northern

:01:10. > :01:13.Ireland. A great first off, rounded off in the 44th minute with a second

:01:14. > :01:18.goal. After the first goal, it took them a while to create too much

:01:19. > :01:23.after that, but a great way to go in the second half. Exactly what the

:01:24. > :01:28.manager will have wanted tonight. They are getting back into the

:01:29. > :01:33.groove. You can see there is bit of roast dinners, but a controlled,

:01:34. > :01:36.measured performance. Belarus have not threatened the Northern Ireland

:01:37. > :01:42.goal at all, so it has been pretty comfortable defensively. I think

:01:43. > :01:47.getting off that start again is massive in these games. They

:01:48. > :01:52.controlled large chunks of it. Possession ways. Belarus have played

:01:53. > :01:55.a lot of football in their own half and were Northern Ireland have

:01:56. > :01:58.pinched it, they have looked threatening. Kyle Lafferty has

:01:59. > :02:04.looked threatening. What a great start for him on his 50th

:02:05. > :02:10.appearance. As a striker he is aware, alert. I think the goal came

:02:11. > :02:17.from a long diagonal. He is a threat, big, strong. A great game by

:02:18. > :02:28.Dallas, sticks it in the box. A bit of force. 1-0 Northern Ireland,

:02:29. > :02:36.great finish. Great centre forward play. Get that bit of luck, but as a

:02:37. > :02:40.centre forward, it is what you want. Certainly. It gives you a great

:02:41. > :02:45.platform to go on and play and I think we did. At times, we looked as

:02:46. > :02:50.if we were getting back into that groove of controlling the game and

:02:51. > :02:59.playing on a counterattack which we are. With Washington and Lafferty,

:03:00. > :03:03.they possess a threat over the top. Both of them can play with their

:03:04. > :03:07.back to goal. It is important that they go on from here. Michael Doctor

:03:08. > :03:15.bad performance prior to leaving and he is getting it. Two goals in two

:03:16. > :03:19.games, the stuff of dreams. It is. On half-time, no better time to

:03:20. > :03:25.score for the players and Michael going. An average all in, but put it

:03:26. > :03:30.in because you don't know what will happen with the goalkeeper. It was a

:03:31. > :03:40.brave header. The goalkeeper made a howler, but one thing Connor is is

:03:41. > :03:44.he is alert and aware. -- Conor Twice when we have done it we have

:03:45. > :03:48.scored goals. There have been opportunities, especially early on.

:03:49. > :03:54.Especially now, looking at the keeper, he is a car crash. If he

:03:55. > :03:59.stays on, he will have a panic episode. Especially with playing

:04:00. > :04:05.that two upfront, and added advantage. It is lovely for Michael

:04:06. > :04:08.O'Neill to have an option. Through your entire qualifying campaign, you

:04:09. > :04:13.come to the other side and another great attacking option with Conor

:04:14. > :04:17.Washington. In the last game, when he scored, people were saying, will

:04:18. > :04:23.Michael bring him in? Michael has done his homework. He has been out

:04:24. > :04:33.and about, the Scouts, watching him. Sometimes it is difficult to settle

:04:34. > :04:41.in to a squad. Three NACRO games -- three games, two games. Kyle

:04:42. > :04:45.Lafferty is edging ever closer to David's record. The manager has a

:04:46. > :04:48.conundrum. Does he keep Kyle Lafferty on? He has been busy in the

:04:49. > :04:54.first half. Or does he try to wrap him up in cotton wool? He needs

:04:55. > :04:58.gametime. He needs play. Play an hour, 70 minutes. It won't do him

:04:59. > :05:03.any harm, more good than harm. He has got such a presence and Ian used

:05:04. > :05:10.the word stature. He certainly has that. He has been a handful. When he

:05:11. > :05:13.is fit and when he is fine, he is a huge asset to the team and more

:05:14. > :05:24.importantly, he creates opportunities for others. His play

:05:25. > :05:30.has been generally very good. One thing Kyle does is give energy while

:05:31. > :05:33.he is playing. He wants to play. This is actually on lucky. Good

:05:34. > :05:41.touch, I think that is probably going in the net but for a block. I

:05:42. > :05:46.know of an English referee, but you get an Italian, Spanish referee,

:05:47. > :05:50.there is not much in it. Is that something they will have to watch

:05:51. > :05:55.out for? I think so. I think Kyle has done well over the past couple

:05:56. > :06:00.of years. Picking up the odd card and suspension, but on the European

:06:01. > :06:03.stage, these referees, they are under instructions to hand out

:06:04. > :06:07.yellow cards and red cards. Kyle needs to make sure he keeps his arm

:06:08. > :06:11.down. Northern Ireland very successful down the left tonight. Is

:06:12. > :06:16.that because of the formation they are playing? Yes, your wing-backs,

:06:17. > :06:23.it allows them the opportunity to get forward and Dallas has been a

:06:24. > :06:29.revelation since he came in. I've always been very impressed with him.

:06:30. > :06:31.Once he came into this arena, you are never sure. He is another one

:06:32. > :06:38.that has impressed. He's very comfortable. He gets it high up the

:06:39. > :06:42.pitch, which is very important. He is not frightened to join in. The

:06:43. > :06:45.timing of his run has been very good. Once he gets in there, it is

:06:46. > :06:53.no surprise that both goals have been created down that side. He's

:06:54. > :06:57.direct. A bulldozer type. He's not going to beat you with a couple of

:06:58. > :07:03.step overs. He's direct, strong, intelligent. Considering he was

:07:04. > :07:08.playing four years ago in the lower league. It is a great story, he's

:07:09. > :07:12.going to the Euro is he fully deserves it because he has been

:07:13. > :07:19.incredible. Sat here against Slovenia, we sang his praises. His

:07:20. > :07:22.versatility. He plays down the right hand side and now as a left

:07:23. > :07:29.wing-back. It is your worst nightmare. He is just a really good

:07:30. > :07:32.footballer. He is an intelligent footballer and the manager trusts

:07:33. > :07:41.him to play in that position. Thank you for the moment.

:07:42. > :07:49.Normally, the man to my left asking probing questions. Tonight, what is

:07:50. > :07:52.it like to be in such rich and suspicious times? An impressive game

:07:53. > :07:56.so far for us. I know it is a friendly, but the team has played

:07:57. > :08:02.superbly. A new formation, some new personnel, and I think we would all

:08:03. > :08:05.agree, Paddy McNair has had a superb game. You are doing the analysis,

:08:06. > :08:11.that is the job of the boys in the studio! Tell me about the times for

:08:12. > :08:16.the IFA and Northern Ireland. It might well be that we never see the

:08:17. > :08:21.likes of this again, given that it has taken four generations to get

:08:22. > :08:25.here. We have now got the facilities, we have got the team,

:08:26. > :08:29.the manager. I can see this continuing for a long time into the

:08:30. > :08:40.future. For this new stadium, new heroes. Each one of those 23 man

:08:41. > :08:43.squad will head up and march into history. And they are all heroes. We

:08:44. > :08:47.will have a few more spectacular heroes after the actual games in

:08:48. > :08:52.France. Difficult job for you is holding onto my Colonial. He has

:08:53. > :08:58.signed a new contract and it looks good for the future. You smile. What

:08:59. > :09:02.do you expect in France? What would be a success from the view of the

:09:03. > :09:06.IFA? Are you looking at beyond the group stages? I think a good

:09:07. > :09:09.performers would be success in relative terms. I have a feeling we

:09:10. > :09:14.could sneak through to the last 16 and anything can happen after that.

:09:15. > :09:19.Your message to those fans are sitting at home watching on the BBC?

:09:20. > :09:24.You now have a team you can be proud of, a stadium you can be proud of,

:09:25. > :09:27.and you can see that the crowd is fantastic tonight. Those who aren't

:09:28. > :09:32.here will also be fantastic when they get to France. Thank you for

:09:33. > :09:36.joining us. STUDIO: Earlier this week, the

:09:37. > :09:40.Northern Ireland team had a special visitor to the training ground. Less

:09:41. > :09:46.than 24 hours earlier, Rory McIlroy lifted his 20th professional title.

:09:47. > :09:49.He is of course a massive Northern Ireland football fan and he took up

:09:50. > :10:04.an invite from the manager to come and see the squad.

:10:05. > :10:20.A different sport we are playing here. There you go. Not bad there.

:10:21. > :10:35.Not too bad. They are going to do something that

:10:36. > :10:40.no other International have ever done, go on to play the Euros. Just

:10:41. > :10:48.to spend a few hours with them and interact with them. Being able to

:10:49. > :11:03.see them before they head off to France, it's great. Some speed! He's

:11:04. > :11:07.a top lad, special golfer, one of the top players in the world. We

:11:08. > :11:12.have wanted to get him in for a while, but his schedule is hectic.

:11:13. > :11:16.Fair play to him, he won the Irish Opened the day before. He got all

:11:17. > :11:24.you guys to speak to him and he still has time for us. It is

:11:25. > :11:33.special. There you go, work on the footwork.

:11:34. > :11:42.You see how little he has been affected by the fame and success he

:11:43. > :11:47.has had. But it was nice of him to tell the players what it meant, what

:11:48. > :11:50.he felt it meant to the people of Northern Ireland, that's Northern

:11:51. > :11:57.Ireland are now going to the finals. Someone like Rory says that to you,

:11:58. > :12:01.it has a real impact. It is a day that the players will always

:12:02. > :12:08.remember. No worries, best of luck. Good to see you. Good luck.

:12:09. > :12:15.And you can see more of Rory's visits to the Northern Ireland

:12:16. > :12:19.football team in a special BBC programme available as an iPlayer

:12:20. > :12:26.exclusive in early's Irish Opened, he reflects and looks ahead to the

:12:27. > :12:29.rest of the season. It is fantastic to see the likes of Rory going to

:12:30. > :12:34.visit the squad this week. A big boost ahead of the Euros. Huge. He's

:12:35. > :12:43.the perfect ambassador for Northern Ireland. He is a huge superstar. And

:12:44. > :12:45.to give up the time -- his time the way he has. Michael has wanted to

:12:46. > :12:52.bring people in, like Gary Lightbody. I think it is brilliant.

:12:53. > :12:56.Nice to hear Rory say what the Northern Ireland team has done for

:12:57. > :13:00.the whole country, given everybody a boost. Totally. To qualify in the

:13:01. > :13:06.manner in which we did within the group and to have someone of his

:13:07. > :13:11.stature, has recognised himself, it is huge for them. It is a huge

:13:12. > :13:16.confidence boost to be able to speak to him and probably have

:13:17. > :13:19.conversations with him about his own trials and tribulations, it is huge

:13:20. > :13:29.for them. Well done to the manager and well done to Rory. A few dodgy

:13:30. > :13:36.swings in there. It is worrying when Rory is telling Rory Kyle about his

:13:37. > :13:40.footwork. Rory will play in the US Open in the first two games but says

:13:41. > :13:45.he will fly into Paris to watch the big game against the world

:13:46. > :13:49.champions, Germany. Back to tonight's game. Michael will have

:13:50. > :13:54.been very, very content from what he saw in the first half. The set piece

:13:55. > :13:58.has been a big part of Michael's success story with this team. Hasn't

:13:59. > :14:02.had much opportunity tonight, but from the one chance they had, they

:14:03. > :14:07.almost created something. I think he knows that set pieces are massive in

:14:08. > :14:10.the game and he works diligently at them and the players buy into it.

:14:11. > :14:16.They have created enough on Tuesdays for them -- enough opportunities

:14:17. > :14:21.from set pieces. It is enough to score a goal and they recognise

:14:22. > :14:29.that. Michael is meticulous in is set piece playing. Yes, they were

:14:30. > :14:33.doing set pieces in Bangor today. Somebody who works well with the

:14:34. > :14:37.players at first on what they're the movements, you can see by the amount

:14:38. > :14:39.of goals they scored in the campaign, it is successful. There is

:14:40. > :14:46.an opportunity to put the ball in the box and hopefully they get some

:14:47. > :14:50.in the second half. More of the same in the second half? Yes, I think so.

:14:51. > :14:56.Maybe one or two changes. I wouldn't be surprised if Steven Davis... I

:14:57. > :15:06.would ring him off and rest him. He is an important player for us.

:15:07. > :15:09.Perhaps Oliver Norwood coming on. Northern Ireland look comfortable

:15:10. > :15:14.with and without the ball. Jim touched on it. They do. The players

:15:15. > :15:17.have worked on this, where they don't want to press and press and

:15:18. > :15:24.get picked off. Wait until it goes into their midfield. Paddy McNair

:15:25. > :15:30.slotted it across. Picking up the ball and going forward. One other

:15:31. > :15:35.change. Roy Carroll is replaced by Alan Mannus for the second half.

:15:36. > :15:45.COMMENTATOR: Thank you. First cap for Alan Mannus. His eighth

:15:46. > :15:51.international cap. Oliver Norwood a regular starter on the bench

:15:52. > :16:01.tonight, winning his 33rd cap. That was a nice tie there. Beautiful.

:16:02. > :16:07.When he was at Southampton, he was never that elegant. A lovely piece

:16:08. > :16:10.at the Irish open. What an honour for Rory McIlroy to meet the

:16:11. > :16:15.Northern Ireland football team. I'm a massive fan of Rory. The last

:16:16. > :16:21.three hours was staggering. 280 yards over water, didn't even blink.

:16:22. > :16:28.Norwood's first touch in the second half, giving away a corner. Belarus

:16:29. > :16:32.and their three goalless draws, they got five clean sheets in a row.

:16:33. > :16:40.Difficult to see how they achieved that given the first 45 minutes

:16:41. > :16:41.here. First off change, two half-time changes for Northern

:16:42. > :17:04.Ireland. On a short corner, they don't quite

:17:05. > :17:18.log onto Krivets. He should be better. A fairly decent opportunity.

:17:19. > :17:33.The opening goal scorer and... Certainly, so far, Iain Dowie is Man

:17:34. > :17:48.of the Match. -- Iain Dowie's Man of the Match.

:17:49. > :17:59.Jonny Evans is now wearing the captain's armband.

:18:00. > :18:09.Again, good control. Didn't get the shot quite right, but the second

:18:10. > :18:13.touch was very good. Norwood's said pieces in the campaign were

:18:14. > :18:17.magnificent. You could see all the work through the campaign. You could

:18:18. > :18:25.see the work paying off from the set pieces. That was notable features of

:18:26. > :18:32.Northern Ireland's campaign. He heads it out of your own box, but

:18:33. > :18:35.goggling, but quite a big side, imported to work on them. McNair

:18:36. > :18:56.gives us another little boost. I wonder whether Oliver Norwood has

:18:57. > :19:07.been given a bit more licence. He is a good athlete. This is a really

:19:08. > :19:12.good opportunity, with Norwood. He will be looking to bounce it on the

:19:13. > :19:18.six yard line with a bit of height, far end and get bodies across the

:19:19. > :19:20.face. There is the man signalling at the back with his hands up the back

:19:21. > :19:56.post. I think Conor McLaughlin took a

:19:57. > :20:02.blow. I don't think there was any intent in it.

:20:03. > :20:09.Absolutely perfect ball on the six yard line at the far post, head

:20:10. > :20:21.height. You really expected someone on the end of it.

:20:22. > :20:36.Will Grigg is the man of the moment. Terrific season he has had. Scoring

:20:37. > :20:48.freely for Wigan in their triumphant charge of League 1. -- up League 1.

:20:49. > :21:26.Cathcart is a regular for Watford, an impressive season for them.

:21:27. > :21:36.The turn is really clever. He let it run across his body, but he is such

:21:37. > :21:41.a big man, it is a definite foul. Kicks out, good opportunity again.

:21:42. > :21:47.This one can really... This will be Oliver Norwood's right where he

:21:48. > :21:56.wants it. Just try and visit through that back area.

:21:57. > :22:25.Norwood wasn't far off just moments ago.

:22:26. > :22:35.Been very impressive, the start of the second half.

:22:36. > :22:43.Get him off! All that criticism from the president. I blame the media for

:22:44. > :22:54.building him up. For all the possession and

:22:55. > :23:04.impressive performances, Northern Ireland have to keep the back door

:23:05. > :23:19.shut. Not too much concern, shooting from 30 yards, but nice handling.

:23:20. > :23:33.That was handball, but Atkinson says play on.

:23:34. > :23:59.Finally, a decent kick. It bounces up and hits him on the hand. It is

:24:00. > :24:04.hard because it comes off his leg. Don't think you can give it as a

:24:05. > :24:08.penalty. The ball in from Dallas was excellent. Northern Ireland have

:24:09. > :24:10.dominated. We think we can win this game three and four and we can.

:24:11. > :24:18.Great tempo, great concentration. Corry Evans has been very smart and

:24:19. > :24:41.tidy. There are going to be plenty of set

:24:42. > :24:48.pieces in the second half. But, to Washington -- Conor Washington is

:24:49. > :24:59.powerful. Backs in, draws a foul. Corry Evans, clear foul.

:25:00. > :25:08.Another set piece for Northern Ireland. Belarus are all over the

:25:09. > :25:10.place defensively. From being a really good unit, they are not even

:25:11. > :25:52.looking. They attack, we attack, keep our

:25:53. > :26:02.shape. What if we give the ball away in a bad area? We need to stop the

:26:03. > :26:15.counterattack. Very tight at the back in these friendly

:26:16. > :26:18.internationals. Miller McNair is almost playing like he is the

:26:19. > :26:23.attacking midfield player. I can understand why he is laying there.

:26:24. > :26:32.Late in the game, need a goal, 0-0 or whatever. Do you need somebody to

:26:33. > :26:38.be able to... You see the position, needs a header. Good positioning

:26:39. > :26:44.from Michael. He has shown enough today, shown he has that capability.

:26:45. > :26:52.Wonderful to see here at the International Stadium. A lot of

:26:53. > :26:55.noise. There is a whole generation who believe that Northern Ireland

:26:56. > :27:10.were always going to do this. Great, isn't it?

:27:11. > :27:15.Will be heading to France for part of the tenements, at least three

:27:16. > :27:30.group games. -- tournament. Northern Ireland want a third goal.

:27:31. > :27:41.Belarus somehow wants to get back into this game.

:27:42. > :27:57.Doesn't go too tight, doesn't go to ground. Good defending.

:27:58. > :28:09.Just let the green and white army takeover the commentary.

:28:10. > :28:18.Just a word for Alan Mannus, he is sat on the bench, 11 times since his

:28:19. > :28:24.last cap. He is as dedicated as any of the 23 man squad. He is doing

:28:25. > :28:31.well at St Johnstone. For me, there is always that take five, keep five

:28:32. > :28:42.or six strikers and don't take an extra keeper, it is a big risk.

:28:43. > :28:50.Alan Mannus, his eighth cap and an international career that started 12

:28:51. > :28:56.years ago against Trinidad and Tobago in a different era. I could

:28:57. > :29:06.see you in that type of gear, very fetching. Don't try and argue this

:29:07. > :29:14.as a friendly that means nothing, because it is kicking off and Kyle

:29:15. > :29:19.Lafferty will have to be careful. He has got the red eye on, Kyle. He

:29:20. > :29:23.tries to get in the way to stop it. They are not happy with the

:29:24. > :29:29.challenge. I think he is saying that Kislyak may have put his head into

:29:30. > :29:44.him. Something of nothing. Let's look at it again. Johnny was unhappy

:29:45. > :29:51.with the challenge. Kislyak is the man in number 15. He has a little

:29:52. > :29:55.swing. Kislyak is massively in the wrong. A couple of swipes at Dallas.

:29:56. > :30:02.Jonny Evans reacts and rightly so as captain.

:30:03. > :30:11.I don't think there was any doubt that Kisliak will go in the book.

:30:12. > :30:17.And just as Will Grigg will come on, as will the Jamie Ward. We should

:30:18. > :30:23.not forget about Jamie Ward, very influential. Jonny Evans in the book

:30:24. > :30:43.as well. Belarus going to make a change as

:30:44. > :30:53.well. Jonny Evans in the referee's notebook, Syarhey Kisliak as well.

:30:54. > :30:57.Conor Washington makes way, two appearances at Windsor Park, two

:30:58. > :31:06.goals. Jamie Ward looking to add to his two international goals, earning

:31:07. > :31:19.his 21st cup. And Will Grigg. -- cap. So, Kyle Lafferty has many

:31:20. > :31:23.songs to his credit. Will Grigg with just the one. The smile back on his

:31:24. > :31:32.face after that I'd break of temper. And laugh 30 makes way for Grigg. --

:31:33. > :31:36.and Lafferty makes way. Just four minutes of international football

:31:37. > :31:47.for Grigg, great story if he can score tonight. Half an hour in which

:31:48. > :31:51.to do so. They affect off tonight, Baird, good experience to have, good

:31:52. > :31:56.lad, proper character, winner, important member of the squad,

:31:57. > :32:04.playing or not playing, good lad around the place. Steyn goals in his

:32:05. > :32:11.last nine goals -- ten goals in his last nine games. Can he provide a

:32:12. > :32:22.little bit of fire at Windsor Park? You just want to sing that song for

:32:23. > :32:24.Will Grigg. I don't! They have started singing it already, we don't

:32:25. > :32:53.need to! And that song could get another

:32:54. > :32:58.airing. And the fan who thought up that, from Wigan, got a season

:32:59. > :33:14.ticket for his troubles. Did a very good job. A very astute long

:33:15. > :33:22.signing, Will Grigg. -- loan signing.

:33:23. > :33:37.It looks as though Grigg has a place in the squad ahead of Boyce and

:33:38. > :33:45.Mackay. I thought Liam Boyce would have been the choice, but Will Grigg

:33:46. > :33:52.has had an amazing season, no doubt. You can also understand the logic

:33:53. > :34:00.from Michael. Some of the lads not doing so well have gone off and done

:34:01. > :34:07.well in the Scottish Premier League. Just under half an hour to play.

:34:08. > :34:18.Still options remaining on the bench. I'll be very surprised if we

:34:19. > :34:24.don't see Aaron Hughes for cap number nine. Man of few words. But

:34:25. > :34:28.when he talks, everyone listens. Brilliant full-backs, brilliant

:34:29. > :34:35.defender, can play anywhere. In my time, he was an outstanding

:34:36. > :34:45.centre-half. He could set up history next weekend, cap 100. Let's see

:34:46. > :34:52.what Will Grigg. The first thing he can do is that free kick from that

:34:53. > :34:57.closing challenge by Martynovich, ends the captain a yellow card.

:34:58. > :35:02.Where a challenge from Martynovich. If you watch this, not the nicest of

:35:03. > :35:05.challenges. It was for. Lucky to get out there way of that one. -- it was

:35:06. > :35:17.poorer. Given the free kick, the captain

:35:18. > :35:31.received a card for his troubles. Jonny Evans, captain for the second

:35:32. > :35:40.half. A little bit of an edge to this game now. Challenges flying in

:35:41. > :35:48.from the Belarus side. They have been well beaten in this game thus

:35:49. > :35:52.far, Northern Ireland the better side, what we mustn't do is get

:35:53. > :36:03.drawn into something unnecessary and get an injury.

:36:04. > :36:17.72nd cap for the former Barcelona player.

:36:18. > :36:28.Conor McLaughlin looking at the options. Free kick. He has been

:36:29. > :36:36.impressive again. You can see why Michael uses them. This is

:36:37. > :36:40.complementary, utility, he can play wide, Central, attacking, he had a

:36:41. > :36:50.quiet spell at Blackbird but that is a real player in their, Corry. And

:36:51. > :36:58.the remainder of the official announcement tomorrow of the 23

:36:59. > :37:05.players heading to France. That will be at midday tomorrow.

:37:06. > :37:16.Norwood with the free kick. Very close! Clutched by the goalkeeper. I

:37:17. > :37:22.think it was Will Grigg. I've got to say, once again, stunning delivery

:37:23. > :37:28.from Norwich, right on the money. Suspicion of foul there, he's

:37:29. > :37:33.definitely grabbing hold of him. He was not in control of his own

:37:34. > :37:40.movements, Grigg, held to the floor by Shitau. For whom you can invent

:37:41. > :37:52.your own punch line this evening. We have avoided that once so far. We

:37:53. > :37:55.have! Just don't mention his name! A lot of lost causes for Belarus this

:37:56. > :38:02.evening, and the body language of Yanush sums up the side that has not

:38:03. > :38:07.performed to the recent way they have ended their campaign, with a

:38:08. > :38:14.couple of wins and a draw and a creditable 1-0 win against Slovakia.

:38:15. > :38:20.What is fascinating is that Yanush, I've been watching him, decent

:38:21. > :38:23.movement, but nothing to go on to, Northern Ireland totally dominant.

:38:24. > :38:30.We have dictated the game. That's lovely to see. When I played here,

:38:31. > :38:40.we did not dictate play, we have dictated the whole time tonight. We

:38:41. > :38:41.have not seen the likes of play as we saw with Belarus against

:38:42. > :38:55.Slovakia. And the World Cup group that is

:38:56. > :39:00.certainly challenging, shall we say? No more or less challenging than

:39:01. > :39:04.Northern Ireland. I think France, the Netherlands and Sweden in the

:39:05. > :39:12.group. Not a chance for Jamie Ward there. I don't know why he plays

:39:13. > :39:14.that pace, little slow ball through the middle in the gap. Good

:39:15. > :39:27.opportunity. Stretching down to see if any more

:39:28. > :39:30.changes. And the man that says leaving Arsenal and heading to

:39:31. > :39:41.Barcelona was the worst decision he ever made. Went on to marry a pop

:39:42. > :39:45.star from Belarus, singer in the group Topless, which possibly means

:39:46. > :39:54.something different in Belarus line here. I'm not sure. LAUGHTER

:39:55. > :40:06.-- than here. You would think with another five or

:40:07. > :40:13.six, maybe seven, another seminal minutes, maybe Alan Hughes coming on

:40:14. > :40:20.for Conor Beard, not to be sentimental, he deserves to be part

:40:21. > :40:30.of it. -- Aaron Hughes. I'm not saying that Chris Baird has not done

:40:31. > :40:37.well. He has done well. That was a clever run by Korzun. And Evans

:40:38. > :40:54.trips for his troubles there. Northern Ireland fans going through

:40:55. > :41:00.the card this evening, in terms of their repertoire. And they will

:41:01. > :41:06.lighten up Euro 2016 in France. Without doubt. Whatever they

:41:07. > :41:15.arrived, however the state, whether it be camper van is, might even be

:41:16. > :41:26.the odd tent, it is going to be some month, possibly even longer. --

:41:27. > :41:30.however they stay. Hope so. And another change for Belarus, Paliakou

:41:31. > :41:49.coming on. His seventh cap. Not many players enjoying number 13,

:41:50. > :41:56.I think Corry Evans has nailed that down as his squad number. Good

:41:57. > :42:06.opportunity there. Some have fallen their way. Yanush coming off. Had

:42:07. > :42:21.not much to go on. Outside of that flick header. The defender on for an

:42:22. > :42:25.attacker. And his first duty is to take the growing. -- take the

:42:26. > :42:51.throw-in. Evans looks up. Looking for Will

:42:52. > :42:58.Grigg. I don't think the goalkeeper impressed either David Healy or Jim

:42:59. > :43:04.Magilton in the first half. Jim was very to the point. David has his

:43:05. > :43:13.goalkeeping position sorted for next season. Yes. And look there, Niall

:43:14. > :43:21.McGinn and the ever useful Aaron Hughes. Magnificent professional,

:43:22. > :43:27.Hughes, keeps themselves in vital ship, and other vital component of

:43:28. > :43:34.the squad. -- vital shake. With the young members, the likes of Paddy

:43:35. > :43:40.McNair. All the experience, just even around the HQ in France, all of

:43:41. > :43:48.his knowledge, and they respect the younger players have for him, very,

:43:49. > :43:55.very important. To get, if he does, and I'm sure he will, quite

:43:56. > :44:00.incredible. Good ball by Norwood, well caught out by Belarus. I'd love

:44:01. > :44:02.to know how many times they put the ball out of play unnecessarily,

:44:03. > :44:10.certainly into double figures I would have guessed. So Niall McGinn,

:44:11. > :44:17.cap 42, helped Aberdeen finished second in the Scottish Premiership,

:44:18. > :44:26.Corry Evans can be pleased with his evening's work, and Aaron Hughes

:44:27. > :44:34.comes on for Stewart Dallas. Pat on the back for Corry Evans. He has

:44:35. > :44:37.done really well, Evans, outstanding, Dallas very effective,

:44:38. > :44:46.not much in the second half than in the first half.

:44:47. > :44:53.And could this be the last over that Aaron Hughes runs out at Windsor

:44:54. > :45:02.Park? You would suggest so and, if so, what are we to do it. Very much

:45:03. > :45:10.part of the furniture here, been an outstanding servant, 100 caps would

:45:11. > :45:14.be quite incredible. First cap against Slovakia, 100th could be a

:45:15. > :45:21.way to Slovakia. What a terrific servant. Tellingly that, you are the

:45:22. > :45:25.font of all knowledge, no doubt. -- telling me that. Poised to make

:45:26. > :45:38.history next weekend. Full article and the ball away,

:45:39. > :45:48.could not would get to it, unfortunately not. -- Valadzko gave

:45:49. > :45:58.the ball away. There could be some questions asked next week. We would

:45:59. > :46:04.hope so. Michael O'Neill, like all managers, will want that clean sheet

:46:05. > :46:08.tonight. You talk about that, maybe more questions asked, what has been

:46:09. > :46:10.brilliant about this campaign, is the have asked questions and answer

:46:11. > :46:28.them, and then some. Belarus looking for a way through.

:46:29. > :46:33.The last 15 minutes. If you have just joined us, where have you been!

:46:34. > :46:39.Early goal from Kyle Lafferty, a second goal just before half-time

:46:40. > :46:45.from Conor Washington. Mannus did enough there. In the end! Niall

:46:46. > :46:53.McGinn would've been furious if that led to a goal. Poor Lee from McGinn,

:46:54. > :47:08.he thinks he's going to come, then hesitates, gets his ball on the way.

:47:09. > :47:15.-- poor play from Niall McGinn. McGinn almost, with not want to be,

:47:16. > :47:18.but almost fulfilling the role as an impact sub. Handball I think by

:47:19. > :47:35.Jamie Ward? That very nearly came for him but an

:47:36. > :47:46.indication that the fella has confidence. Yes, and why not?

:47:47. > :47:54.Belarus clearing the replacements' bench. Our good friend Shitau will

:47:55. > :48:11.be leaving. The end of his 50th cup. I think

:48:12. > :48:21.possibly Kyle Lafferty had a happier one. -- 50th cap. And every sub that

:48:22. > :48:29.comes on gets the chance to take the first throw-in. It will be

:48:30. > :48:32.interesting to see how post-match celebrations, presuming there are

:48:33. > :48:40.celebrations, will be managed. I'm sure the fans will stay to waive the

:48:41. > :48:46.team goodbye. Did you see if there are to be celebrations? Win, lose or

:48:47. > :48:53.draw, there will be celebrations. Of course! I'll stick my neck out and

:48:54. > :48:58.say the fans expect a victory. 2-0 up with 12 minutes left to play,

:48:59. > :49:06.possibly expecting a cherry on top of the cake, I'm sure they would

:49:07. > :49:10.love to see Will Grigg score. And Paddy McNair to round off a

:49:11. > :49:16.wonderful performance with his first senior international goal. Belarus

:49:17. > :49:21.seem to have lost interest. They have, it has been up for a run of

:49:22. > :49:33.display. Nevertheless, we have been at it. -- poor run. We have been

:49:34. > :49:41.good. Nor would looks as if he has never been away, excellent delivery,

:49:42. > :49:46.makes some tackles. You sense that Norwood and Macauley, first on the

:49:47. > :49:57.team sheet. But if it has to be, you get an injury, Baird has done well,

:49:58. > :50:02.McNair, Evans has been terrific. Suddenly, you have selection

:50:03. > :50:11.dilemmas, getting into, not just Slovakia, but Poland and Nice.

:50:12. > :50:22.Confidence is an amazing thing to have, self belief and confidence.

:50:23. > :50:23.Talking about, you know... Gordeichuk just got in behind Aaron

:50:24. > :50:42.Hughes there. Happy to see that drift out of play.

:50:43. > :50:55.The man that is just one. Palitsevich. For delivery. -- just

:50:56. > :51:00.on. The atmosphere has died down, the fans waiting for the end of the

:51:01. > :51:08.game? Yes, but good game management from us, not looked under threat.

:51:09. > :51:19.Jim made the point of half-time, Roy Carroll making a couple of saves,

:51:20. > :51:28.but nothing major. Cynical play from him. From Sivakow. Clever little

:51:29. > :51:39.dummy. Nice ball from Aaron Hughes, nosy little dummy. I don't think you

:51:40. > :51:45.can argue that was accidental. So, another free kick from the Northern

:51:46. > :51:55.Ireland shrike. And again, played in by Norwich. Grigg got to it, Evans

:51:56. > :52:03.almost deflected it. -- played in by Oliver Norwood. It was glanced in,

:52:04. > :52:12.but Jonny Evans can't adjust his feet quickly enough got unlucky.

:52:13. > :52:23.Again, the set piece, very potent weapon in the RA for Northern

:52:24. > :52:27.Ireland. -- in the armoury. Week until we are in the last ten

:52:28. > :52:32.minutes, Michael O'Neill asking for the energy levels to be lifted for

:52:33. > :52:39.the remaining moments. It does feel as though the team feels job is

:52:40. > :52:44.done. I heard Michael talk at an association dinner recently, very

:52:45. > :52:49.eloquent, spoke very well, Martin O'Neill, Roy Hodgson, amongst

:52:50. > :52:54.others, Michael spoke really well, and also with ambition for the

:52:55. > :52:59.Euros, which was nice to hear. This is good! McLaughlin deflected it

:53:00. > :53:07.towards Jamie Ward. Watt did not get the second lucky

:53:08. > :53:46.deflection he needed. -- Ward. TANNOY: The Northern Ireland team

:53:47. > :53:51.would like to thank the fans at the end of the match for their support

:53:52. > :53:57.during the tournament. Please stay in the stadium.

:53:58. > :54:10.COMMENTATOR: Added value for the fans this evening.

:54:11. > :54:21.Atkinson should have given another yellow card there. Possibly that

:54:22. > :54:22.might have been a yellow for Paliakou if this had been a

:54:23. > :54:43.qualifier. Grigg applauded for his efforts.

:54:44. > :54:56.Will Grigg is these and in the air. -- is decent. But beleaguered finish

:54:57. > :55:06.from Kyle. -- but good finish. I don't think that will be in the

:55:07. > :55:14.highlights for the goalkeeper. Will Grigg marked by Martynovich. He is

:55:15. > :55:19.much taller. He can brush out of the way. The spirit and energy seems to

:55:20. > :55:29.have dissipated from Belarus altogether tonight.

:55:30. > :55:37.That was a nice touch from McLaughlin in the bath of McGinn.

:55:38. > :55:46.Lovely little cushioned touch. -- in the path. He seems to be able to do

:55:47. > :55:58.whatever is required, McLaughlin. He deals with width, or if it is tight.

:55:59. > :56:07.We see Aaron Hughes drops in for these cameos, like he's never been

:56:08. > :56:12.away. No. He is certainly classy. I am sure there will be something very

:56:13. > :56:22.special next weekend in Slovakia. From Aaron Hughes. And well done,

:56:23. > :56:27.Will Grigg. Pressure on Sivakow winning the corner.

:56:28. > :56:40.That jersey looks very much like the 1980 61. -- 1986 one. And I am sure,

:56:41. > :56:53.in 30 years' time, they will be wearing the 2016 version.

:56:54. > :57:21.Belarus about to make another change. Play continues with Grigg.

:57:22. > :57:35.Let's see what McLaughlin can do. His touch can be great. He knows it.

:57:36. > :57:46.Her lab, in the twilight of his career. -- Hleb, in the twilight of

:57:47. > :58:08.his career. And Aaron Hughes, turning up, as ever.

:58:09. > :58:26.Expect to hear that song in France throughout the 2016 season.

:58:27. > :58:34.Brilliant cross! It is from Will Grigg! He is officially on fire! His

:58:35. > :58:39.first international goal, concern for his colleagues, and what a way

:58:40. > :58:50.to finish it! Keep on singing! It had to be! And credible. Not an easy

:58:51. > :58:57.finish. He takes it with the man, should be full of confidence. The

:58:58. > :59:08.park is Will Grigg crazy. Wogan, are you listening? -- Wigan? It was

:59:09. > :59:15.incredible from Niall McGinn, off the back of the head of Washington,

:59:16. > :59:23.and terrific finish! Ward and McNair challenge each are. Brilliant

:59:24. > :59:31.finish. -- challenge each other. Not an easy finish. If you did not know

:59:32. > :59:40.the worst of this song before this evening, you should know them now!

:59:41. > :59:52.Interesting, little moments, and Michael will know this, he would

:59:53. > :59:59.have had the decision about Jim Boyce. Sorry, Liam Boyce. But maybe

:00:00. > :00:06.things fall into place, and Michael deserves this. Good for him. If I

:00:07. > :00:15.said Jim Boyce, I apologise. It was so noisy, I could not be sure. I am

:00:16. > :00:19.going on about. McGinn again! And the impact sub, he does not want to

:00:20. > :00:25.be, but has been tonight. Very effective since he came on. An out

:00:26. > :00:30.and out winger, which you don't really play with.

:00:31. > :00:35.I think the fans want our fourth goal! They want a second from Will

:00:36. > :00:51.Grigg! This is wonderful! This is wonderful. Another ball from

:00:52. > :01:00.the right-hand side and that was the least good of the this evening.

:01:01. > :01:12.McNair has been superb. He's been superb, terrific. The referee didn't

:01:13. > :01:16.hang about with additional time. A terrific performance, huge amounts

:01:17. > :01:20.of joy and celebration. The smile on the face of Will Grigg. A smile on

:01:21. > :01:32.the face of Kyle Lafferty, Steven Davis. That was, in terms of the

:01:33. > :01:36.penultimate friendly before a championship, almost perfect. The

:01:37. > :01:40.energy from minute one was excellent. The start of the second

:01:41. > :01:46.half, they were wanting to get back into a rhythm. Three strikers

:01:47. > :01:51.scored. Michael O'Neill having a word with Josh Magennis, saying he

:01:52. > :01:55.couldn't get him on. That is what good managers do. Complete

:01:56. > :02:07.performance. Paddy McNair absolutely outstanding. The scorer of the third

:02:08. > :02:14.goal, Will Grigg. I don't think he wants to leave, but they are going

:02:15. > :02:19.to have to leave for a bit. The things need to be set up. Belarus

:02:20. > :02:25.didn't hang about. They didn't have much opposition, Northern

:02:26. > :02:26.didn't hang about. They didn't have were excellent at times. We don't

:02:27. > :02:34.need to talk about Belarus. For me, it is about how organised,

:02:35. > :02:38.disciplined, energetic we were. How fluid that is times going forward.

:02:39. > :02:42.It was a perfect performance, no injuries. Roll on Slovakia for a

:02:43. > :02:51.much sterner test and it will be interesting to see how we cope with

:02:52. > :02:55.that. In terms of selection, Will Grigg, Conor Washington, Jamie Ward

:02:56. > :03:02.doesn't like to be left out. Man of the Match? For me, years. Breezes

:03:03. > :03:07.through, Steven Davis in the first half was good, but McNair, all game,

:03:08. > :03:12.was terrific. It is almost inconceivable he doesn't start now.

:03:13. > :03:18.Smiles on the bases, smiles on the commentary box up here. Early goal

:03:19. > :03:22.from Kyle Lafferty and late first half goal from Conor Washington and

:03:23. > :03:29.then the man who sets everybody is thinking, Will Grigg. Final score,

:03:30. > :03:36.Northern Ireland 3-0 Belarus. STUDIO: What a win, what an occasion

:03:37. > :03:40.if that -- and if that is the flavour of the European

:03:41. > :03:44.Championship, we are in for a special experience. France will be

:03:45. > :03:50.on fire. David, Jim, perfect night for Michael O'Neill. Great night,

:03:51. > :03:55.3-0, clean sheet, three strikers scoring goals. There will be a lot

:03:56. > :03:59.of talk about, has Michael made the right choice in picking strikers.

:04:00. > :04:04.There has been a lot of talk about the song, they certainly delivered

:04:05. > :04:09.tonight. When you have a famous song penned in your name, you have to

:04:10. > :04:15.deliver. He was under a bit of pressure. He looked slightly right

:04:16. > :04:25.from the start. He hasn't done himself any harm at all. It goes by

:04:26. > :04:30.the full-back, great ball. Gets the crossing, great technique. An easy

:04:31. > :04:34.one, it is not. You have defenders running at you. It is about

:04:35. > :04:38.concentration, great finish. I think the boys in the commentary were

:04:39. > :04:49.reminiscing about Gerry Armstrong in 1982. You can see what it means to

:04:50. > :04:53.Greggs. His first goal. -- Grigg. We are an air until 10pm. The Northern

:04:54. > :04:58.Ireland team will return to the pitch very shortly with the manager

:04:59. > :05:02.and Michael O'Neill for a big sendoff. As we have been talking

:05:03. > :05:05.about Will Grigg, he is set to be named in Michael O'Neill's squad. He

:05:06. > :05:10.has been injured man's goal-scoring form for his club this season,

:05:11. > :05:14.netting 25 goals to help Wigan win promotion to the Premiership. The

:05:15. > :05:18.Wigan fans love him so much they have penned a catchy tune we have

:05:19. > :05:24.been hearing a lot tonight. It has been adopted by the Northern Ireland

:05:25. > :05:26.fans. This week, some of the Northern Ireland fans gave as their

:05:27. > :05:52.rendition of Will Grigg's On Fire. # Will Grigg is on fire, your

:05:53. > :05:57.defence is terrified no, thank you, I've heard enough. How much stick

:05:58. > :06:02.have they given you about the song? Not too much. I said hello to

:06:03. > :06:08.everyone and I was humming or singing it.

:06:09. > :06:18.# Will Griggs on fire, your defence is terrified. And

:06:19. > :06:26.Didn't really think it would have such a big effect on everyone.

:06:27. > :06:39.It went viral. The funds took to it really well.

:06:40. > :06:42.# Will Griggis on fire, your defence is terrified.

:06:43. > :06:51.It is one of those things, if I could repay the fans, that would be

:06:52. > :06:58.something special. I am not giving him the pleasure of hearing me sing

:06:59. > :07:03.badly. Already more than 1 million people have viewed that a viral

:07:04. > :07:08.video across our BBC sport Nite social media platforms, Facebook,

:07:09. > :07:15.Twitter, if you want to have a look, we won't ask you to sing it. They

:07:16. > :07:19.aren't going to win X factor. Absolutely not. Will Grigg does look

:07:20. > :07:25.to be named in that 23 man squad especially after tonight. He earned

:07:26. > :07:31.the right tonight. As Jim touched on, disappointingly, boys miss out.

:07:32. > :07:34.The boys have given everything for the campaign and they miss out. That

:07:35. > :07:38.is why Michael gets paid to be the manager, to make the big decisions.

:07:39. > :07:47.It looks as though he has made the big decision. He has come in on

:07:48. > :07:51.great form, 25 goals and a promotion in the championship. At a centre

:07:52. > :07:56.forward, you are judged by your goal scoring feats and he has done

:07:57. > :08:01.himself no harm tonight. Northern Ireland got off to the perfect start

:08:02. > :08:04.in the first half, led 2-0 at half-time, fax to an excellent Kyle

:08:05. > :08:12.Lafferty goal on his 50th appearance. As we said, right place,

:08:13. > :08:17.right time. Right where you want strikers in the six yard box.

:08:18. > :08:26.Defence dos and goalkeepers will make mistakes. -- 's defenders.

:08:27. > :08:29.Another great goal. The added advantage of two top is you have

:08:30. > :08:34.more opportunity to have people in the box. He has done what all good

:08:35. > :08:40.strikers do, but the ball in the net. Is the partnership you can see

:08:41. > :08:44.starting in the Euros? It depends on the formation Michael wants to play,

:08:45. > :08:47.if he goes to three, he does like the three, it gives you the option

:08:48. > :08:55.of the two strikers. Whatever formation he plays, I think Kyle

:08:56. > :08:59.will play. Conor, if he plays a 4-3- three, might have to wait. The

:09:00. > :09:05.manager has put himself under pressure. Lovely pressure, because

:09:06. > :09:08.he played back four through the campaign which was again tremendous.

:09:09. > :09:15.History making. Now he has gone on to a three and given these guys an

:09:16. > :09:20.opportunity to see a different system and how well it has worked

:09:21. > :09:27.for him. I am sure you will work it out and go into a system where more

:09:28. > :09:32.importantly the players believe it. Gives himself choices and if he does

:09:33. > :09:36.play the two, it is a good goal-scoring, nation. Certainly, and

:09:37. > :09:39.he has people coming off the bench you can make a difference, which is

:09:40. > :09:44.very important. It is a rarity. Let's remind ourselves. Four years

:09:45. > :09:49.ago, Conor Washington was a postman playing non-league football. This is

:09:50. > :09:52.an incredible story, going to one of the biggest footballing stages of

:09:53. > :10:02.all. Totally. Credit has to go to the lad. Managers have shown faith

:10:03. > :10:07.and trust in him. This ladder has produced. It is no fluke. He has

:10:08. > :10:11.worked extremely hard. Yes, it is a right of the Rovers story, but he

:10:12. > :10:19.has worked extremely hard to put himself in this position. -- Roy of

:10:20. > :10:22.the Rovers. He is worth a gamble. The pressure now is off these

:10:23. > :10:27.Northern Ireland players as they watch themselves on the screen

:10:28. > :10:33.there. A solid performers this evening. They won 3-0 and they are

:10:34. > :10:40.coming out to say goodbye to the green and white army. It is a great

:10:41. > :10:46.occasion. I think that is 11 games now, ten unbeaten beforehand, but it

:10:47. > :10:49.is now 11 games. You are going into the competition for confidence.

:10:50. > :10:54.Slovakia next week, I'm sure they will provide a sterner test next

:10:55. > :11:01.week. It is all a confidence builder. Three goals, clean sheet.

:11:02. > :11:07.The two goalkeepers tonight, they didn't like much through and that is

:11:08. > :11:11.a credit on the back three players. They have so few chances. Little

:11:12. > :11:14.breaks away and when the game became more disjointed after the

:11:15. > :11:20.substitutions, but goalkeepers aren't really that busy, which is

:11:21. > :11:24.great. These fans have turned up to see Kyle Lafferty and the heroes of

:11:25. > :11:28.the Northern Ireland team work-out -- week in week out. They turned up

:11:29. > :11:31.with not a lot of expectation for an awful long time. Now they come to

:11:32. > :11:37.Windsor Park expecting to see their team win. We have all been through

:11:38. > :11:44.the bad times, and that is credit to the supporters. We have all been

:11:45. > :11:48.there. Over 50 caps and whatever else, but one thing we have always

:11:49. > :11:53.had is greater for it -- support. Even through the bad times. 30 years

:11:54. > :11:58.before, we qualify for a major tenements, they fully deserved this.

:11:59. > :12:01.They are certainly going to go to France and enjoy themselves and they

:12:02. > :12:09.will be a lot of green and colour and singing. Is France ready for the

:12:10. > :12:14.Army? I'm not certain. This group of players are going to embrace it. It

:12:15. > :12:18.is not going to intimidate them, they will be motivated and it is

:12:19. > :12:22.really important, having qualified, they have shown over quite a long

:12:23. > :12:27.period of time at international level that they have their resolute,

:12:28. > :12:34.they are determined, they have quality where it matters. Just

:12:35. > :12:40.listen to this role as Captain fantastic, Steven Davis leads the

:12:41. > :12:44.Northern Ireland team out into the middle of Windsor Park in front of

:12:45. > :12:48.their adoring fans. Steven Davis, who was presented with a lovely

:12:49. > :12:55.honour this week from the golfer Rory McIlroy for his recognition by

:12:56. > :12:59.Uefa. He was named in the best qualifying 11, which was quite an

:13:00. > :13:04.honour for Steven Davis. Tonight, Northern Ireland have won 3-0. The

:13:05. > :13:12.last goal was scored by Will Grigg, his first international goal. Will

:13:13. > :13:16.Grigg, the man of the moment, you were on fire. What was that moment

:13:17. > :13:22.is like? A dream come true. As soon as the song got going, it was

:13:23. > :13:26.written in the stars. I am really pleased. It was anything but easy,

:13:27. > :13:39.you are modest. Niall McGinn did phenomenal work for you. Oliver gave

:13:40. > :13:41.its denial -- gave it to Nile. The won the squad is officially

:13:42. > :13:47.announced until tomorrow, but let's just assume... Stop smiling. Let's

:13:48. > :13:51.assume you might be on it. What will it mean to you to be part of this

:13:52. > :13:57.historic squad in France? It will mean everything. My first game was

:13:58. > :14:00.for the under 17 is and I have gone through the ranks and to be in that

:14:01. > :14:05.squad will be the icing on the cake, a dream come true.

:14:06. > :14:10.Brendan Rodgers is expressing an interest. This time in the season,

:14:11. > :14:19.there are bits and bobs flying around. What a man, what a manager.

:14:20. > :14:24.He has been great. What he has done for the boys, amazing. There is

:14:25. > :14:30.history being made in the centre of the field. Off you go!

:14:31. > :14:41.STUDIO: Michael O'Neill takes the microphone. You will be home by

:14:42. > :14:50.11pm. He will keep his speech shorter than the one on the BBC when

:14:51. > :14:54.Gary Lineker had to take the microphone back of him. It is lovely

:14:55. > :14:57.to hear Michael O'Neill this evening thanking all of these supporters who

:14:58. > :14:59.have come to Windsor Park. Many of them will be travelling to France

:15:00. > :15:21.for the finals this summer. For these players, they are going at

:15:22. > :15:34.a special time in their career. We have here is playing for the 99th

:15:35. > :15:38.time tonight for Northern Ireland. And also people like Paddy McNair,

:15:39. > :15:47.getting the chance to go to his first tenements. -- tournament. I

:15:48. > :15:49.think it is important that as the Northern Ireland team which

:15:50. > :15:53.represents all of us, hopefully you have a team that you are proud of

:15:54. > :16:09.all stock I know this team is determined to make you proud.

:16:10. > :16:14.CHEERING Finally, thanks again for all your support.

:16:15. > :16:17.Thank you. STUDIO: I hope the atmosphere is

:16:18. > :16:22.coming across as you are watching on the television at home or in the

:16:23. > :16:25.bars and pubs and clubs across Northern Ireland this evening. It

:16:26. > :16:28.has been a tremendous Northern Ireland performance and this is now

:16:29. > :16:34.they're big sendoff to the European Championship finals in France. The

:16:35. > :16:40.team will now all turned to watch a special video to relive what has

:16:41. > :16:45.been an historic time. David, Jim, what a campaign it was for Northern

:16:46. > :16:51.Ireland. They topped the group, that is not forget. They topped the group

:16:52. > :16:54.in top five. It was incredible, never been done before, and I

:16:55. > :17:00.imagine it will probably be never done again. The way they went about

:17:01. > :17:06.the group, you sort Kyle Lafferty's goal against Hungary. They were a

:17:07. > :17:10.goal behind and the way they played and got themselves back in the game

:17:11. > :17:13.and to win the game, it just was the momentum. The springboard for them

:17:14. > :17:17.to go on playing. They were terrific. What will this be doing

:17:18. > :17:22.for the players tonight? Standing in the middle of the pitch here at

:17:23. > :17:27.Windsor Park, an unreal atmosphere, and just reliving some of these

:17:28. > :17:33.fantastic moments from the campaign. Mike Taylor, Stephen Robinson, Jim

:17:34. > :17:37.was obviously involved earlier in the campaign. They have to take a

:17:38. > :17:40.lot of credit for the way the players have gone about the job and

:17:41. > :17:46.their business. A great group of players. Some of the younger

:17:47. > :17:54.players, the experienced players, the Steven Davis. For somebody who

:17:55. > :18:00.has looked after himself the way he has done. The emotional high that

:18:01. > :18:04.they will have all had the confidence that it has given them.

:18:05. > :18:09.The belief that streams through every single one of them. Emanating

:18:10. > :18:13.from the manager. The manager is so determined. He is so focused, he has

:18:14. > :18:18.always been that way. He has taken his knocks and he has taken his

:18:19. > :18:23.knocks as a player and as a manager. His belief in his players is immense

:18:24. > :18:27.and his structure and the way he goes about his business, he relays

:18:28. > :18:32.that in a way that they all understand. They go out and they

:18:33. > :18:39.perform and the manic -- in the manner in which they do. He has

:18:40. > :18:44.worked absolute wonders. An emotional night for the players and

:18:45. > :18:50.staff. He has been through all the emotions as a manager. He came in,

:18:51. > :18:54.the first campaign was love for the players, but it is always tough for

:18:55. > :18:58.the manager. He probably took a bit of flak. People showed a lot of

:18:59. > :19:02.belief in him. Michael more than anybody had a lot of belief and

:19:03. > :19:08.visibility to turn this around. You see how much it means to him and how

:19:09. > :19:12.proud the years to be the manager of the country. We hope to hear from

:19:13. > :19:16.Michael O'Neill very shortly. We are staying on at, especially extended

:19:17. > :19:19.programme until 10pm. Kyle Lafferty scored seven goals during that

:19:20. > :19:25.qualifying campaign. Tremendous record and now the big hope is that

:19:26. > :19:28.he will perform on the big stage for Northern Ireland. I don't think they

:19:29. > :19:35.have any fear. I think they have shown that they can play, they have

:19:36. > :19:40.shown great belief. They have an understanding now within the squad.

:19:41. > :19:46.I think what it is is that they all understand this competition. There

:19:47. > :19:51.is no complacency in the squad. There is a desire and an ambition to

:19:52. > :19:55.get better. They go in there prepared, they are going to get out

:19:56. > :20:00.of the group. There is no doubt. I firmly believe that the manager has

:20:01. > :20:07.instilled that into them. There is a real possibility. They know how

:20:08. > :20:14.tough it is. Poland and Germany, top class. This group of players, led by

:20:15. > :20:18.a manager, has a real desire, belief. They are words that are

:20:19. > :20:25.bandied about in football like confetti at times, but it has been

:20:26. > :20:27.proven that these guys now, 11 games unbeaten, unbelievable. Never

:20:28. > :20:33.thought I would be sitting here thinking that. On the back of a

:20:34. > :20:39.disappointing campaign, to go into this campaign and win the group,

:20:40. > :20:43.tremendous. The goal to the European Championship finals, fireworks

:20:44. > :20:50.sendoff. They dare to dream. Can they get out of the group stages? I

:20:51. > :20:55.think we all firmly believe that they can. That is not putting

:20:56. > :20:58.pressure on the manager or players. Three or four points could get you

:20:59. > :21:04.out of the group. Michael and the players will be going there with

:21:05. > :21:08.huge belief. You get a result in the first game against Poland, you go

:21:09. > :21:13.into the second game against Ukraine, they are beatable. Pollard

:21:14. > :21:18.are beatable and even Germany. The way the boys are going into it, go

:21:19. > :21:25.there with no fear. -- Poland are beatable. Go there and enjoy it.

:21:26. > :21:28.These pictures of course will be firmly etched into Northern Ireland

:21:29. > :21:34.sporting history. Three Northern Ireland squad is before them have

:21:35. > :21:37.been two major championship finals, 58, 82, 86. It is 30 years since

:21:38. > :21:41.Northern Ireland have been to a major final. This is the first time

:21:42. > :21:43.they have been to the European Championships and through the years,

:21:44. > :21:49.these are the pictures tonight that we will look at for ever. They were

:21:50. > :21:53.a great -- they were great sides. They went into the tournaments again

:21:54. > :21:56.with managers who had a great belief in their players. The players

:21:57. > :22:02.embraced, to get on board. They went in believing they could win games.

:22:03. > :22:05.This manager has done exactly that. You can feel the emotion. We are

:22:06. > :22:09.sitting in the studio, we can't really feel what it is like. You can

:22:10. > :22:14.sense that these guys are so emotional about it, they have come

:22:15. > :22:19.through a terrific campaign. There is so much hard work that goes into

:22:20. > :22:22.this. Michael and the staff have prepared the team fantastically

:22:23. > :22:27.well. There is a feeling of togetherness. It is certainly

:22:28. > :22:34.something that I felt when I went into the group, as well. It says,

:22:35. > :22:37.together we are one. There seems to be a real bond within this Northern

:22:38. > :22:41.Ireland team, something very special. There certainly is. The

:22:42. > :22:47.players stand there watching, next to each other. Some of the squads in

:22:48. > :22:54.years gone by, the lads might have been messing about and not watching,

:22:55. > :23:01.not clued in. The fans desire a night like this, just for a great

:23:02. > :23:06.sendoff. -- the fans deserve. This is a lovely sideshow tonight to wish

:23:07. > :23:13.the team good luck, but it is what happened on the pitch tonight that

:23:14. > :23:16.will live on. Preparation. The manager will appreciate this, most

:23:17. > :23:20.certainly, as do the players. But he will think about the game. He will

:23:21. > :23:25.be thinking about his system. What will please him is that every single

:23:26. > :23:28.person gave him something tonight. Probably more headaches than he

:23:29. > :23:33.would have liked, but he enjoys those. It looks like everyone has

:23:34. > :23:39.come out of the game with no injuries. You go forward, the squad

:23:40. > :23:44.tomorrow, everybody has a fair idea what it will be. The 23 run the

:23:45. > :23:48.flight, deservedly so. They have always done -- they have all done

:23:49. > :23:53.something in the campaign and they deserve to go to France with the

:23:54. > :23:57.best supporters behind them. Look at these people, loving it. Michael

:23:58. > :24:02.O'Neill, what a night for his squad. 12 noon on Titanic Belfast. You will

:24:03. > :24:09.see the whole experience live on the BBC sport website where we will have

:24:10. > :24:14.special guests joining us live for that squad announcement tomorrow.

:24:15. > :24:18.David and Jim both said we are pretty much certain of the 23 names

:24:19. > :24:21.who will be on the plane. All the players have come through unscathed

:24:22. > :24:29.this evening, but this has been both on and off the pitch tonight I very

:24:30. > :24:33.memorable experience. I loved it. Again, a fantastic night for them.

:24:34. > :24:41.We will post it here from Michael O'Neill. If you watched the video, a

:24:42. > :24:45.player that will be badly missed. I think at this minute in time, it

:24:46. > :24:51.will be nice to show our appreciation for his contribution as

:24:52. > :25:04.well. Thank you. CHEERING Next up, France.

:25:05. > :25:15.Let's hear from the manager. Michael O'Neill. You were just paying

:25:16. > :25:18.tribute to Chris Brunt. It is nice. Great performance tonight, great

:25:19. > :25:23.result. Chris was a big part of this campaign, he has been a big part of

:25:24. > :25:26.my tenure as manager. It is the nature of football, the injury he

:25:27. > :25:29.picked up will keep him out of the tournament. Have you ever

:25:30. > :25:34.experienced a night like this and did you get to enjoy it at 2-0 at

:25:35. > :25:40.half-time? Yes, it couldn't have gone better. We got hit early. Great

:25:41. > :25:47.for Kyle and Connor to get goals and then for Greg to -- Grigg to come

:25:48. > :25:54.on. We have to play about with things. It was a perfect night. The

:25:55. > :26:00.IFA president saying 3-5- two was the way to go, will we be looking at

:26:01. > :26:07.that? We have the ability to change. We ask people to play position, we

:26:08. > :26:11.were asking Dallas to play slightly out of position. They do a great job

:26:12. > :26:17.for us. Great performances, Paddy McNair was outstanding throughout.

:26:18. > :26:20.What we got tonight was fantastic. You announces quad officially

:26:21. > :26:24.tomorrow. There is a whole lot of speculation. We're not looking for

:26:25. > :26:28.an exclusive, but I imagine Kyle Lafferty and Conor Washington have

:26:29. > :26:32.done that causes no harm at all. Connor Washington has scored two in

:26:33. > :26:40.three games which makes a statement. Greg has been very patient and sat

:26:41. > :26:43.on a lot of benches, but he is going into the championship next year and

:26:44. > :26:54.got himself on the scoresheet tonight. Have you told the 23? We

:26:55. > :26:58.announce the squad tomorrow publicly and it wouldn't be fair to let

:26:59. > :27:04.players know after a game. That was obvious the very difficult for you.

:27:05. > :27:07.Yes, the five lads made a big contribution and they will be

:27:08. > :27:11.disappointed to miss out. Unfortunately, you have to whittle

:27:12. > :27:17.it down to 23. All of those players have an international career ahead

:27:18. > :27:22.of them. That is the message. Come September, they will be on the radar

:27:23. > :27:31.and they will be back. Aaron Hughes, 99th cap. Can we reasonably assume

:27:32. > :27:35.that all things being equal, you make -- he might make his hundredth

:27:36. > :27:39.in Slovakia? The one thing I will say is that he doesn't want them

:27:40. > :27:44.given to him, he wants to end them. Still a big asset to me. Maybe he's

:27:45. > :27:49.not a starting player, but he is still a big part of this squad and

:27:50. > :27:55.he will be vital for us in France. Congratulations. Good luck in

:27:56. > :27:58.France. STUDIO: 15 days until Northern

:27:59. > :28:06.Ireland's opening match of the European Championships. Poland, then

:28:07. > :28:12.Ukraine, followed by Germany on the 21st of June. Exciting times ahead.

:28:13. > :28:14.Brilliant. You only have to look at who they will be playing against.

:28:15. > :28:19.Besides they will be playing against. It is mouthwatering for the

:28:20. > :28:25.players and for us. Mouthwatering for the fans. Can't wait. We're

:28:26. > :28:30.going to go there and enjoy it. We look forward to the games, we will

:28:31. > :28:35.be ready and can't wait. Thank you very much indeed. Michael O'Neill

:28:36. > :28:38.will confirm that 23 man squad for the finals tomorrow at Titanic

:28:39. > :28:42.Belfast. You can see that big announcement live on the BBC sport

:28:43. > :28:48.website. Join me with a host of special guests noon. The programme

:28:49. > :28:52.will also be... Michael O'Neill, Surrey, will also be live on radio

:28:53. > :28:58.Ulster's Summit programme from three B. Northern Ireland have one more

:28:59. > :28:59.friendly on Saturday the 4th of June, taking on Slovakia in their

:29:00. > :29:07.final match before heading to France. That's it from Windsor Park,

:29:08. > :29:31.Northern Ireland win again. They are unbeaten in 11 games.

:29:32. > :31:18.We've got a warm weekend coming up, but not completely rain-free.

:31:19. > :31:22.There will be some sharp showers around tomorrow,

:31:23. > :31:24.but to begin with, many places dry, with some sunshine, and any

:31:25. > :31:27.heavy showers are more likely across the west,

:31:28. > :31:33.Much of the day, though, will be dry and fine.

:31:34. > :31:36.If you're off for Monday, and the bank holiday,