Northern Ireland’s Niall McGinn celebrates after scoring their second goalREUTERS
LYON: A thumping header from Gareth McAuley and a stoppage-time strike by Niall McGinn earned Northern Ireland a 2-0 victory over Ukraine at Euro 2016 on Thursday, their first win in a major tournament for 34 years.
Defender McAuley outjumped full back Yevhen Khacheridi to meet Oliver Norwood’s free kick early in the second half, shortly before a ferocious hailstorm forced a brief interruption.
Substitute McGinn added the second in the 96th minute — the latest goal to be recorded in a Euro finals match in regular time — after keeper Andriy Pyatov …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
