5 GREAT O’NEILL MOMENTS WITH NORTHERN IRELAND

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS: JUNE 16, 2016 NORTHERN IRELAND 2 UKRAINE 0

A FIRST ever win at a Euro finals and a game that will live long in the memory of Northern Ireland fans. A header from Gareth Mcauley and a late Niall Mcginn goal sealed victory in Lyon. O’neill said: “It was an unbelievable game and the emotions were incredible.”

EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS: OCTOBER 8, 2015 NORTHERN IRELAND 3 GREECE 1

NO one will forget the emotion at Windsor Park as a place at Euro 2016 was secured. Steven Davis bagged a brace and Josh Magennis chipped in with a header to book the team on the plane to France as O’neill became the first manager to lead Northern Ireland to the European Championships.

EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS: SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 HUNGARY 1 NORTHERN IRELAND 2

ONE of three crucial away wins in Euro 2016 qualifying and a morale-boosting one at the start of the campaign. Trailing 1-0 late on,

Niall Mcginn stabbed home the equaliser before Kyle Lafferty won it two minutes from time. After the victory in Budapest, O’neill said: “We have to build on this.” And they did...

WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFYING: AUGUST 14, 2013 NORTHERN IRELAND 1 RUSSIA 0

MICHAEL O’NEILL’S first win as manager came 10 games into his tenure over Fabio Capello’s Russia at Windsor Park. Martin Paterson scored just before the break, rising to head home a Niall Mcginn cross at the Railway Stand end. “I’ve had to wait for a win but tonight I can enjoy it,” said O’neill.

WORLD CUP 2018 PLAY-OFF: NOVEMBER 12, 2017 SWITZERLAND 0 NORTHERN IRELAND 0

TEARS yet pride as a gutsy 0-0 draw saw Northern Ireland lose 1-0 on aggregate to Switzerland in the recent World Cup play-offs. Undone by a horrific penalty decision in the home leg in Belfast, O’neill’s men threw everything at the Swiss in Basel. Afterwards O’neill said: “The players are emotional and upset. There were some tears.”