It didn’t even take five minutes. Inside a packed Windsor Park a new song blasted out from the Kop. ‘You can stick yer Casement Park up yer hole’ roared Northern Ireland fans only for the chant to be interrupted by cheers from all around the stadium when Paul Smyth smashed in the opener against San Marino.

Talk about an eventful start on and off the pitch to an afternoon mixed with sun and showers as Michael O’Neill’s side cruised to a 3-0 victory against the worst international team in the world.

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