P. Nekhaychik enters the game and replaces I. Stasevich.
88'
W. Grigg has scored a goal for Northern Ireland! Assist by J. Ward.
Assist Jamie Ward curls in a wicked right-footed cross which causes chaos in the Belarus box and Grigg is on hand to fire home.
GOOOOOAAAALLLL WILL GRIGG lifts the roof off Windsor Park. It just had to be the Wigan frontman and he nets his first goal for his country. A superb cross from the right-hand side is palmed away by Gorbunov and Grigg is there to drill the ball into an empty net.
86'
Grigg again causes problems with his aerial presence and he wins a corner but the resulting set-piece is cleared away at the near post. Although it has been a routine win, the set-pieces could be improved ahead of their next clash with Slovakia in June.
84'
Grigg has not had too much service but he has shown some classy touches when the ball has been knocked up to him. He and Ward have linked up well but the third goal is still evading Northern Ireland.
81'
M. Sivakov gets yellow.
Yellow card Mikhail Sivakov
78'
S. Politevich enters the game and replaces I. Shitov.
Substitution Shitov is brought off with just over ten minutes to go and this will give Syarhey Palitsevich the chance to get a run out.
76'
Chance for Aliaksandr Hleb as he rolls back the years with a mazy run into the area but he eventually takes one touch too many and Mannus picks the ball up before taking the goal-kick.
74'
N. McGinn enters the game and replaces C. Evans.
A. Hughes enters the game and replaces S. Dallas.
Substitution Evans is replaced by Niall McGinn for the final 15 minutes. While he did not do much with the ball at his feet, the midfielder worked tirelessly throughout the match.
Substitution Dallas gets a huge round of applause and Aaron Hughes will get a late run out.
72'
D. Polyakov enters the game and replaces N. Yanush.
Substitution Yanush's quiet night is finally over and he can now watch Denis Polyakov in action from the bench.
70'
A number of strong challenges starting to fly in here but the friendly element is still strong in this clash after the subs stopped any momentum.
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67'
Decent chance for Grigg at the back post as he meets Norwood's free-kick but he cannot wrestle free from his marker and the header is collected by Gorbunov.
65'
The subs have just stopped the flow of this game with Belarus now enjoying some more possession going forward. With less than half an hour to go, the crowd are now starting to enjoy themselves but O'Neill's men still have a job to do here.
64'
A. Martynovich gets yellow.
Yellow card Aleksandr Martynovich
61'
W. Grigg enters the game and replaces K. Lafferty.
Substitution Crowd favourite Lafferty makes way for Wigan's Will Grigg - we know what's coming now don't we. The chants are ringing round Windsor Park.
Substitution Washington gets a round of applause for his performance and he makes way for Jamie Ward.
60'
S. Kislyak gets yellow.
J. Ward enters the game and replaces C. Washington.
J. Evans gets yellow.
A. Gleb enters the game and replaces S. Krivets.
Yellow card for Evans after he pushed his way past several Belarus players during the melee.
Yellow card for Syarhey Kislyak for his part in the disagreement.
Substitution Sergey Vyacheslavovich Krivets comes off to be replaced by former Arsenal star Aliaksandr Hleb.
58'
Fisty-cuffs here in the middle of the park between five or six players from each team. Both sets of players sticking up for each other and again that gets Windsor Park rocking.
57'
Defender Jonny Evans comes to the rescue as Belarus break for the first time in the second-half. However, the West Brom star just pushes Stasevich wide and he eventually concedes a throw-in.
54'
After a quiet end to the first-half, Dallas is now back in the game and his shot is blocked for a corner and that effort gets the home crowd on their feet.
53'
Northern Ireland push forward down the left and the ball breaks to Washington but the forward can not add his second and he is tackled before he can pull the trigger.
52'
Norwood has now taken over free-kick duties but his two efforts so far have come to nothing with Belarus knocking the ball away quite comfortably. Patrick McNair has enjoyed plenty of the ball so far in the first few minutes of this second-half.
48'
The second-half has started in a similar fashion to the first with Northern Ireland enjoying some early possession down both flanks.
46'
A. Mannus enters the game and replaces R. Carroll.
O. Norwood enters the game and replaces S. Davis.
Second-half underway as Belarus launch the ball long down the right-hand side.
Substitution Carroll is also hauled off at half-time and he will be replaced by Alan Mannus. Quite an easy night for the former, Mannus will be hoping he can also keep a clean sheet.
Substitution captain Davis is replaced and that will give Oliver Norwood the chance to impress in the second-half.
44'
C. Washington has scored a goal for Northern Ireland!
GOALConor Washington makes it two just before half-time. The Queens Park Rangers man cannot miss and he scores his second for his country in as many games after a howler from Gorbunov in the Belarus goal. The keeper came to punch a Dallas cross and just palmed into the path of Washington who nodded the ball home.
42'
Not long to go here until half-time and Northern Ireland have had an easy night so far. Belarus' only joy has come down the right-hand side but they have yet to force a decent save out of Carroll.
38'
M. Sivakov enters the game and replaces E. Filipenko.
Substitution Filipenko can not continue and the defender is replaced by Mikhail Sivakov.
37'
Filipenko in the wars here as he continues to limp around and there is some activity on the subs bench.
35'
Short break in play and a chance for the players to rest after centre-back Egor Filipenko goes down after claiming that Lafferty used his elbow when the pair jumped for the ball. Referee Martin Atkinson waves away the appeals and we are back underway.
33'
Right-back Shitov has now stopped Dallas on two occasions and Northern Ireland just starting to look a little flat as we move towards half-time.
30'
Lafferty finally gets some service after Southampton's Davis plays him in on the edge of the box but Northern Ireland's talisman sees his powerful shot blocked.
29'
Dallas again glides down the wing but this time his run is stopped and the referee fails to give a free-kick, much to the disgust of the home crowd.
28'
Both Washington and Lafferty are now passengers in this game at the minute as the two teams do battle in the middle of the park. Northern Ireland in total control but the home crowd will still want to see more shots before the half-time whistle.
25'
While O'Neill's side have been good, Belarus are just too slow to get a move going and as a result Northern Ireland are just nipping in and pinching the ball.
23'
Belarus win their first corner of the match and the header from Nikalai Yanush at the near post flies over Carroll and the former Manchester United goalkeeper is now ready to take the goal-kick.
21'
Another Northern Ireland free-kick from Davis but this time they force a shot but defender Chris Baird sees his left-footed volley blocked on the edge of the six-yard box.
20'
Belarus concede another free-kick on the left wing and Davis overcooks it and that is far too easy for Gorbunov in goal.
18'
Lafferty can do no wrong at the minute as the Norwich City man takes the ball into the corner and manages to win his side a throw-in. Davis then follows suit but Belarus do well to clear the ball but they need to starting doing more going forward.
16'
O'Neill looks to have told Conor Washington to just sit behind Lafferty when his side do not have the ball and the extra man in midfield is certainly making the difference so far.
14'
Still early days in this game but Belarus look good on the ball until they get into Northern Ireland's half and then the passes are becoming wayward.
12'
Dallas is continuing to cause problems down the left wing and he wins a free-kick on the touchline. Unfortunately Steven Davis' free-kick finds a Belarus shirt and they clear their lines.
10'
Lafferty's strike has calmed his side down but they now look more confident on the ball after letting Belarus enjoy some early possession. Just as I say that, Ihar Stasevich tries his luck from distance but that shot is not going to trouble Roy Carroll who brings it into is grasp with ease.
6'
K. Lafferty has scored a goal for Northern Ireland!
Nearly six minutes into this game and already the Will Grigg chants are starting.
GOAL KYLE LAFFERTY!!!! The forward scores his 17th international goal after some good work down the left from winger Stuart Dallas. The Leeds man caused problems at the back for Belarus with a teasing ball and it fell to Lafferty who was in the right place to poke the ball home.
4'
A huge round of applause goes round Windsor Park as Belarus right-back Ihar Shitov attempts to let fly from 20 yards out but his effort is blocked by midfielder Corry Evans.
3'
After a shaky start, Belarus are now calmer with possession but they have yet to build a strong attack with Northern Ireland happy to stick plenty of men behind the ball. The home crowd are certainly up for this as they hope to give their team the perfect send-off.
1'
The match is underway at Windsor Park as Northern Ireland kick us off.
A solid start for the home side as they get the ball forward straight away but striker Kyle Lafferty gives away a free-kick after barging into Belarus goalkeeper Andrei Gorbunov. Despite the mistake, great to see Northern Ireland get the ball into the box early on.
Hello and welcome to our Live Text Commentary of the international friendly between Northern Ireland vs Belarus. I will be taking you through tonight's action from Windsor Park as Northern Ireland play at home for the final time before they fly to France for the European Championships.
Tonight's TEAM NEWS:
Northern Ireland XI: Carroll, McLaughlin, Baird, Evans, Cathcart, Dallas, McNair, Davis (c), Evans, Lafferty, Washington
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill makes five changes to his side from the March friendly against Slovenia. Conor McLaughlin, Chris Baird, Stuart Dallas, Corry Evans and Kyle Laffety all come into the side for this friendly clash as O'Neill makes his final preparations ahead of Euro 2016.
Both teams come into this game in good form with Northern Ireland unbeaten in their last 10 matches, while Belarus have not lost in their last five. It's a special night for Kyle Lafferty who is making his 50th appearance for his country tonight.
The two teams are out on the field and have just finished the national anthems, a packed crowd tonight with the sun shining as captain Steven Davis just gives his final team talk in the centre of the park.
Northern Ireland lead 2-0 at the break after a routine performance in the first 45 minutes. Lafferty opened the scoring early doors with a simple finish from close range before Washington made it two just before the break with a simple header after a mistake at the back from Gorbunov.
O'Neill will be happy with the goals and the solid defensive shape his side have shown but he may want more efforts on goal in the second-half. As for Belarus, they need to up their game and the majority of the players look like they want to be on their summer holidays.
FULL TIME - It's finished Northern Ireland 3-0 Belarus
All over then at Windsor Park in what was a comfortable night for the home side. Goals from Lafferty, Washington and Grigg did the damage but Belarus were incredibly poor for the majority of the match. Some impressive performances from the likes of Evans, Dallas, Davis and Lafferty, while Grigg looked sharp off the bench.
O'Neill's attention will now turn to his side's friendly with Slovakia on June 4 but Grigg may have just played his way into the squad which will take on Germany, Poland and Ukraine in Group C in France. Tonight's performance was not eye-catching but landmark goals for Lafferty and Grigg were the perfect way to send Northern Ireland off as they try to silence the doubters this summer.
That's all for our live coverage. Thanks for following along. Goodbye!
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