Euro 2024 qualifier: NI beat Danes 2-0 after Price and Charles goals - reaction

1. Northern Ireland 2-0 Denmark (FT)
2. Price puts NI ahead and Dion Charles doubles lead
3. Charles hit Denmark post early on
4. After Danes dominate, Toal goes close for NI early in second half
5. N Ireland have lost seven of their nine qualifiers
6. Denmark have qualified for Euro 2024 and sit top of Group H

You nearly did tempt fate, John!

It's worked in towards Jesper Lindstrom in the area but he gets his feet in a muddle and can't get a shot away.

'As good a performance as we have seen'

John O'Neill

Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster

You wouldn't want to tempt fate here, but this is as good a performance as we have seen!

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Jensen's corner is cleared to the edge of the box but Isaac Price puts in a big block just as Celtic's Matt O'Riley went to let fly.

It's deep again and this time Ciaron Brown gets his head on it. Another corner incoming.

Trai Hume loses his bearings a little bit and heads behind for a corner while under no pressure.

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It's deep to the back post. Joachim Andersen heads it towards goal but it's into the fans behind the goal.

Denmark manage to win a corner off Paddy McNair and Mathias Jensen will play it in.

Another decent start

Mark Sterling

BBC Sport NI at Windsor Park

We've said this before and it hasn't aged well, but Northern Ireland have made a decent start.

A bustling striker getting in behind and getting a good shot away. That's the stuff and it got the fans off their seats when Dion Charles went through there right in front of The Kop.

More of that, please.

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Andreas Christensen, of Barcelona no less, slices a clearance while under pressure from Dale Taylor and Northern Ireland have a throw deep in the Danish half.

'Good start'

John O'Neill

Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster

It's been a good start. Every ball that we've put into the box the Danes have been struggling to deal with.

Denmark are now trying to settle things down a bit after being rocked by NI's fast start.

It's worked forward but Matt O'Riley plays it out for a goal kick.

'I thought he'd scored'

John O'Neill

Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster

I thought he'd scored! Again, its an early ball and Taylor wins the ball and their defenders can't cope and Charles, I really did think he'd scored, it was a great strike. Unfortunately it just cut the outside of the post.

Captain Paddy McNair floats in a cross and Eoin Toal attacks it, but it's wide of the post.

This has been a good start.

HITS THE WOODWORK

So close! Dion Charles smashes off the post!

The Bolton striker capitalises on some sloppy defending to race into the area.

He hits it hard and low. It looks like it is destined for the bottom corner but it hits the post and comes back out.

That would have been some start!

Mohamad Daramy fires in a low ball but Morten Hjulmand can't get it under his control.

It comes back in but Dolberg fouls Ciaron Brown and the hosts win a free kick.

The Danes are playing some nice football outside the Northern Ireland box but Jamal Lewis manages to get an intervention in and clear.

'Crazy situation'

Jim Magilton

Former Northern Ireland midfielder on BBC Sport NI

It's just a crazy situation. One of Michael's strengths was being able to pick the same team, and being lucky in that, and then you qualify for a major tournament on the back of maybe using 16/17 players.

Isaac Price hits the corner but it's cleared by Kaspar Dolberg, who was back there helping out his defence.

There's a big miscommunication in the Danish defence and the visitors concede an early corner

There's a Christensen, Kristiansen and a Kristensen in Denmark's five-man defence tonight, so bear with me please.