Northern Ireland 0 Iceland 3
Northern Ireland suffered a huge setback in their opening Euro 2008 qualifier against Iceland at Windsor Park.
The visitors wrapped up a 3-0 victory thanks to some poor defending by Lawrie Sanchez’s side.
Goals from Gunnar Thorvaldsson, Hermann Hreidarsson and Eidur Gudjohnsen in the first half saw Iceland home.
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