Match Report
Northern Ireland went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Belarus sat 3rd on 7 — a 4-point gap. Belarus ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Northern Ireland 1.83 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Belarus 0.5 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.3.
Windsor Park in Belfast staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,734. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Northern Ireland: Dan Ballard (50'), Dion Elie Raymond Charles (63')