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O’Neill hails ‘perfect’ victory
- Updated: May 27, 2016
Michael O’Neill toasted a “perfect” night as Northern Ireland produced a 3-0 victory over Belarus in their Euro 2016 send-off at Windsor Park.
Strikers Kyle Lafferty and Conor Washington struck in the first half before substitute Will Grigg lived up to the chant which circulated around the stadium throughout with a maiden goal late on.
It extended the unbeaten run of O’Neill’s side to 11 games and they were utterly dominant against a team that had not conceded in their previous five fixtures.
“It was ideal,” Northern Ireland boss O’Neill admitted. “It was good to see them all looking really comfortable playing in a back three, game-by-game they’re more accustomed to it, believe in it.
“It was perfect for the two lads to score in the first half. Conor again getting another goal then for Will because that’s his first international goal and he’s been in the squad pretty much consistently since I took the job.”
Grigg had missed out on the March friendlies, with O’Neill insisting he was better suited staying with Wigan, whom he led to the Sky Bet League One title with a tally of 25 goals.
However, his …
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