Michael O'Neill's first year as Northern Ireland bossPublished22 December 2012Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Michael O'Neill is announced as the the manager of Northern Ireland at Windsor ParkImage caption, O'Neill answers questions from the media at a Northern Ireland training session before his first game against NorwayImage caption, Photographers scramble to get the shot as O'Neill takes charge of Northern Ireland for the first time at Windsor ParkImage caption, O'Neill's reign as Northern Ireland boss starts with a 3-0 defeat in an international friendly against Norway in Windsor ParkImage caption, O'Neill's second game in charge was a 6-0 defeat by the Netherlands in Amsterdam when the Dutch were preparing for the Euro 2012 finalsImage caption, Martin Paterson's 84th minute penalty gave Northern Ireland a 3-3 draw in a friendly against Finland at Windsor Park in AugustImage caption, NI boss O'Neill greeted players at the Milk Cup tournament after performing the opening ceremony at the international youth tournamentImage caption, Roy Carroll applauds the travelling Northern Ireland fans after the 2-0 defeat by Russia in a World Cup qualifier in SeptemberImage caption, Da Mota's 86th minute shot deflected off Ryan McGivern to give Luxembourg a 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier in BelfastImage caption, Niall McGinn fired O'Neill's team into the lead against Portugal - the team ranked third in the world - in a World Cup game in OctoberImage caption, The 1-1 draw in Portugal was the highlight of Michael O'Neill's first year in charge of Northern IrelandImage caption, Substitute David Healy scored an injury-time free kick from outside the penalty box to secure a 1-1 draw against Azerbaijan at Windsor ParkImage caption, Michael O'Neill will look ahead to his second year as manager hoping for a maiden victoryMore on this storyWriting on the wall for local scribes. Video, 00:02:20Writing on the wall for local scribesPublished3 August 2012O'Neill confirmed as new NI bossPublished28 December 2011