The forward was replaced in the 67th minute by Callum Marshall but his lively performance will have impressed manager Michael O’Neill. Northern Ireland couldn’t qualify from their group following defeat to Slovakia on Friday but have secured a World Cup play-off place by virtue of their Nations League performance.
Elsewhere, Luka Vuskovic was left out of Croatia’s squad for their 3-2 World Cup qualifying win away to Montenegro on Monday, as he returned to the Under-21s set-up for their Euro Under-21 Championship qualifier in Hungary on Tuesday evening.
