CLOSE!published at 18:39 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Cyprus should be one up! A corner isn't cleared and Pavlos Korrea reacts quickest but slides the ball wide form 10 yards.
He really should have scored.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland (FT)
Andy Gray
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Cyprus should be one up! A corner isn't cleared and Pavlos Korrea reacts quickest but slides the ball wide form 10 yards.
He really should have scored.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
10 minutes to go...
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Oh Shayne Lavery! Niall McGinn feeds the substitute, who breaks into the area and cuts inside but his effort is narrowly wide of the post.
That's the closest Northern Ireland have come for a long time.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Steven Davis makes way for Shayne Lavery for the final 13 minutes or so.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
John O'Neill
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster
I think the substitutions have been poor, they have disrupted us completely.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Conor McMenamin charges forward and cuts inside the area.
He was doing that many times for Glentoran this season but it's well over the bar in the end.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Cyprus are ranked 105th in the world but look the more likely to get something here.
15 minutes to play.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Kyle Lafferty does a neat flick in the area but it's cut out by the home defence.
Cyprus break but Pittas' low effort is well wide in the end.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
George Saville is replaced by Ali McCann in Northern Ireland's fourth change.
20 minutes to go.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Mark Sterling
BBC Sport NI
What a moment this is for Conor McMenamin.
The 26-year-old Glentoran winger earned his first call-up to the Northern Ireland squad for this camp and here he is, coming off the bench to make his international debut.
Brodie Spencer is also on for his senior debut, but it is McMenamin whose story has the fairytale element with him having not played for Northern Ireland at any underage level.
He's just had a shot on target saved, too, though it never looked like beating the home keeper.
The stage is set for someone to make themselves a hero for Northern Ireland. Will someone step up?
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Conor McMenamin makes an instant impact.
He has a go from the edge of the area but it's straight at the goalkeeper.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
It is eight years to the day since Liam Donnelly made his debut for Northern Ireland. This cameo is his first competitive appearance and only his fourth cap.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Here comes Conor McMenamin! The Glentoran man is on for his debut in place of Gavin Whyte.
Brodie Spencer is also on for his debut and Ian Baraclough calls upon Liam Donnelly for the third change. Paddy Lane and Shea Charles are the players to make way.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
John O'Neill
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster
This is more direct than the first half, but we are still getting no one in the box.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Bailey Peacock-Farrell pulls off a MASSIVE save to deny Tzoinis after he was played in by Pittas.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Paddy McNair feeds in George Saville, and his low ball misses everyone in the area.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
John O'Neill
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster
I think Northern Ireland are having a bit of breather at the minute, we look tired.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Grigoris Kastanos has a go from the edge of the 'D'.
Tell you what, it wasn't far away but Northern Ireland survive.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Jonny Evans, playing in his 70th competitive fixture, plays the ball straight out for a throw on the halfway line.
Cyprus 0-0 Northern Ireland
Cyprus come forward again and this time captain Dimitris Christofi mis-hits his effort and it's well over the top.