"Trai Hume's first Northern Ireland goal helped them to a 2-0 win over Slovakia to keep their World Cup qualifying campaign on track. Patrik Hrosovsky's 18th-minute own goal rewarded Northern Ireland for a strong start but, after wasting two outstanding chances to double their lead either side of the break, they endured some nervy moments before Hume lifted the ball over the stranded Martin Dubravka with 10 minutes to go."
"It was a great night, good performance and the most important thing is the three points. I think we deserved it. The victory was reward for a strong performance, particularly in the first half, but the man at heart of it, captain Conor Bradley, picked up a cheap late yellow card that rules him out of Monday's visit of Germany."
"The second came on 80 minutes when Dubravka, unconvincing in commanding his area for much of the night, punched the ball weakly and it landed for Hume to lift it back over him and into an unguarded net. Michael O'Neill had refused to call this a must-win, but the reality was they needed all three points to keep pace in European Group A, in which Northern Ireland, Slovakia and Germany now all have six points from three games."
Trai Hume scored his first international goal as Northern Ireland beat Slovakia 2-0 in World Cup qualifying. Patrik Hrosovsky's 18th-minute own goal gave Northern Ireland the lead after a strong start. Northern Ireland missed two chances to increase the lead and later endured nervy moments before Hume's late lob over Martin Dubravka sealed the win. Captain Conor Bradley received a late yellow card that rules him out of the next match against Germany. Michael O'Neill's side now share six points with Slovakia and Germany in European Group A. Germany beat Luxembourg 4-0, with Kimmich scoring twice.
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