HIGHLIGHTS | Northern Ireland v Slovakia | World Cup Qualifier

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They're not sitting behind the ball, they're not waiting for the play to build up, they're actually making people's minds up.
Galbraith, can he find a teammate?
He's found a goal, the final touch was off a Slovakian defender.
And the pressure pays off.
Galbraith said we'll do it.
It was that combination again, the right hand side.
And I think it was Szabka who got the touch.
Galbraith celebrates.
Peter Parks on his feet.
And Northern Ireland have the early advantage.
Well you have to say, based on how they've started the game and the energy and the appetite they've shown for the game, they absolutely deserve it.
But don't underestimate that pass from Conor Bradley.
It's absolutely sensational.
But it's what I'm talking about, there's players running forward.
Even Galbraith makes his mind up with his run.
And he just fires it into the box.
I think it's actually...
...Rossofsky, isn't it?
It is Rossofsky who sticks out his left foot and puts it into the roof of the net.
But players running forward, energy, movement, pressure.
Northern Ireland are picking up where they left off.
Still Bradley.
Looks like he's going to have a go himself.
It's a one-man show.
With Ethan Galbraith having a little bit of input as well.
That's what it felt like.
Because he's made it that way.
He's playing with confidence, he's playing with plenty of verve.
He's inventive, he's trying to make things happen.
A second goal would well and truly put them in control of this game.
So too do the fans.
Here's Charles Reid.
Flag stays down.
Reid has found his second.
It's his third international goal and eventually the flag is raised.
It took a long, long time.
Everybody glanced across at the assistant who kept the flag down.
Just as Reid was celebrating in front of the club.
It was raised.
I think in real time he looked offside.
He's a mile offside, isn't he?
I think when Shea Charles has the shot, he's offside.
Because Paddy McNair's is a reverse pass.
It's not a shot towards the goal.
It's a reverse pass into Shea Charles.
A distinctive pass in and it is offside.
It was clear.
Here's Charles.
Price.
Lovely bit of skill to find Charles before the notional pass inside.
Caught out by the Slovakian skipper.
But he can't deny the corner kick.
First of all, the pass from Shea Charles with outside of his right foot is incredible.
But this is just supplying from Isaac Price.
And then Dio and Charles unfortunately isn't in the same wavelength.
He's got to expect that from Shea Charles.
He has the vision.
He has the execution.
Expect the unexpected from Shea Charles because he can deliver it.
We're officially into the last ten minutes.
Charles is going to take the corner kick.
Right on top of the goalkeeper with Ballard closing down on him.
McNair puts it back in.
Off the head of Hulme.
Can Charles get there?
Balls for Trey Hulme.
Sensational.
It really is from Trey Hulme.
The calmest man inside Windsor Park.
We could see Drabavka was off his line.
We could see the open goal.
It's fallen to the left foot of Trey Hulme.
We're thinking what are you going to do?
Just nonchalantly.
Just cushions the ball back over the goalkeeper.
There was a quick VAR check.
It always is.
Check is over.
Goal will stand.
And Northern Ireland have got what they deserve.
They deserve the second goal.
They've been knocking on the door.
They've been pushing.
They've been probing.
They've been driving.
Everything.
And Trey Hulme, one of Northern Ireland's most consistent players over the past two or three years,
has got us just rewards as well.
That's an incredible finish from a right footed right back with his left foot.
This place erupted and I've got to say, so did I.
