90: Gillespie delivers the free-kick and after a bit of a scramble it is forced over the line by Paterson. The whistle goes for offside swiftly followed by the one for full-time.

90: Another late chance for the home side as Gillespie is fouled on the right.

90: Good run down the left and low cross from McCartney but Della Valle gets in the way to clear upfield.

89: McCartney tries to swing in another ball from the left but it is a rare miscue and goes behind for a goal-kick. There will be three added minutes.

88: Foul right on halfway gives San Marino a late- free-kick.

86: Healy takes it right-footed and it just whips over the bar.

85: Chance for number five as Gillespie is fouled right on the edge of the San Marino area. Healy one of the players sizing up the free-kick.

84: The game certainly fizzling out with the home side totally in command and well deserving of their domination. Manuel Marani replaced by Enrico Cibelli for San Marino.

82: Healy is fouled and wins a free-kick but San Marino can clear their lines.

81: O'Connor slips the ball through in the area of Feeney. It takes a deflection and is behind for a corner, which is cleared.

80: Warren Feeney is on to replace Lafferty. The latter has run himself into the ground tonight.

79: Michele Marani is the latest San Marino player to go down and bring the game to a halt.

78: Davis squanders a chance to make it five when his sidefoot from three yards hits Valentini rather than the back of the net. The latter then makes a fine save to thwart a header from McCartney.

77: Gillespie whips in a free-kick from the right and it is punched away with little conviction. The ball pings around after a header from McGivern is finally scrambled clear.

76: San Marino make a change as Fabio Vitaiolo is on for Giovanni Bonini.

75: GOAL DAVIS: Deft finish from the midfielder gives the home side the goal they deserve. Lafferty beats the offside trap and crosses from the right and Davis finishes it off from close range in style.

72: Another Northern Ireland corner is delivered by Gillespie but McCartney heads over the bar.

71: Carlo Valentini hauls down the marauding McCann and it is an instant yellow card. That is McCann's last contribution and he is replaced by Martin Paterson.

70: Lafferty should definitely have made it four after another excellent cross from McCartney this time. The slightest touch would have seen it find the back of the net.

69: Gillespie runs at the defence again down the right but overruns the ball and it goes behind for a goal-kick.

68: Healy nearly makes it four as he makes Valentini make the save from his smart shot from about six yards.

66: McGivern gets a yellow card as he chases a ball into the San Marino penalty area. He goes in feet first on Valentini and the ref deems the challenge to be a bit too strong.

65: Free-kick to 10-man San Marino on the right. It is proably their best ball into the box but is headed clear.

63: San Marino's Mauro Marani is given a red card. He is tackled by O'Connor and then hits out while the two are on the floor. He marches straight down the tunnel.

62: Gillespie drifts in the corner but the whistle goes for an infringement.

62: Another corner to the home side after Lafferty's cross from the left is blocked.

61: A rare move forward for San Marino ends with an offside whistle. Teenager Ryan McGivern comes on for McAuley, who has a bit of a grimace on his face and may have just tweaked something.

58: Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington looks set to make a change with the game now in safe-keeping.

56: GOAL LAFFERTY: Davis wins the ball back in midfield and spots a smart run from Healy into the box. The latter shoots and Valentini can only palm it into the path of Lafferty, who tucks the ball into an empty net.

54: McCartney pounces on a slip on the left and finds Healy in the box. The striker turns smartly and gets his shot away but Valentini is down to save.

53: McCann has been spot-on with his delivery and whips in another great ball from the left after a free-kick. It evades both Lafferty and Baird and a touch from either would have made it 3-0.

52: It is all one-way traffic as San Marino clear straight back to the home side and they can only wait for another attack.

51: Healy has the chance to cross from the right but Della Valle gets in just in time to cut out his cross.

50: More good play from Gillespie tries to get Davis into a dangerous position but the ball goes behind or a goal-kick.

49: Ipswich man McAuley gets a header in at the far post but is deemed to have challenged for the ball unfairly.

48: First corner of the second half to Northern Ireland and McCann delivers well once again. Baird challenges unmarked but it just goes over the top of his head.

47: Maik Taylor has to make his first serious save of the match as sub Matteo Vitaoli gets a shot on target. The latter has come on for the unfortunate Selva.

46: Northern Ireland get the second period under way hoping to boost their goal difference a bit more.

Some half-time betting news from Sky Bet - Match Result over from a betting perspective as we are now no offers on Northern Ireland. Slow start but the home team soon took over with David Healy putting Northern Ireland 1-0 up. Healy is 7/2 to score the next goal and continue his fine record at International level. All the big scores are being well backed in the Correct Score Market - 4-0 11/4, 5-0 9/2, 6-0 15/2 as punters think the floodgates might open.

45: The half-time whistle goes with the medical staff still looking at Selva as he is placed on a stretcher.

45: Selva goes down and he looks in some trouble clutching his left leg.

45: There will be one added minute.

44: O'Connor tries his luck from the edge of the area but it rifles just over the bar.

43: GOAL McCANN: Fantastic second goal from the home side after some lovely build-up play. Healy cushions the ball back for McCann to fire accurately into the corner of the net from the edge of the area with his left foot.

41: San Marino have a free-kick and can put the ball twards the edge of the Northern Ireland area. No problems for Taylor though.

39: The wall takes an age to line up and the ball is tapped to Healy. He goes for power and it is deflected behind for a corner. Valentini punches clear and Gillespie can only loop the ball back over the bar.

38: Young O'Connor has looked comfortable and composed on his debut and spreads another good ball across the field. Lafferty is fouled in a dangerous spot on the edge of the San Marino area.

37: Selva tries a long-range effort up the other end but Maik Taylor makes a simple catch to warm his hands.

35: McCartney nearly adds a second but it is well cleared behind by Simone Bacchiocchi. The corner is delivered from the left and Valentini flaps at the ball and is relieved to see it go behind again for a goal-kick.

33: The visitors have offered little up front but Andy Selva manages to give away a fre-kick after a foul on Aaron Hughes.

32: Healy nearly grabs a second after a poor punch from Valentini but the ball squirts behind the goal.

30: GOAL HEALY: The striker finally finds the back of the net after a tremendous run from the left by McCartney. He looks to have dwelled on the chance for a fraction too long but manages to squeeze the ball under Valentini from eight yards.

30: Nice dummy on the edge of the San Marino area by Healy but it does not quite reach Lafferty.

29: The home side continue to press forward and Gillespie delivers another good centre from the right but it is cleared and the frustration begins to mount.

28: Davis has another decent chance as he jinks his way into some space in the box. But he tries to bend his shot into the goal and Valentini catches easily.

27: Davis fouled on halfway and the restart is taken quickly. The ball finds its way to McCartney on the left but his cross is blocked.

25: Free-kick on the left this time for Northern Ireland and Gillespie delivers with his right foot. The whistle goes as Valentini is deemed to have been fouled as he comes to collect the ball.

24: Another throw for Northern Ireland deep in the San Marino half and Gillespie can cross into the box. But there is no green shirt to meet his centre.

22: David Healy closes on the ball just inside the San Marino half but is bundled off the ball. The home side build again down the left with Gillespie, who threads a nice ball to Healy inside the box. His effort is weary though and goes wide of the post.

21: A few howls of derision from the home fans as Lafferty is caught offside again.

20: Alessandro Della Valle goes into the book after he hacks down Gillespie on halfway. The resultant free-kick comes to nothing for the home side.

19: Nothing shown yet from the visitors but they have a throw-in on the left in their own half.

17: McAuley tries to builed from the back again via Davis in midfield but the latter loses possession on halfway.

16: Gillespie delivers the corner from the left but Valentini plucks it from the sky with some ease.

15: Free-kick to Northern Ireland again on the right and McCann delivers another tremendous ball into the area which is headed over for a corner. After a scramble, another corner is the outcome.

12: First corner for the home side is whipped in by McCann but it is headed over the bar.

11: Good play from the Northern Irish again. Lafferty pops up on the right and his cross finds Davis in the box. He lays a neat ball back to Gillespie but his shot from the edge of the area is blocked.

10: Break down the left from Keith Gillespie but he hits a rather tame shot which is easily gathered by Valentini.

9: McCann tries to get the ball quickly into the San Marino area but Lafferty can't get a touch on the ball under pressure.

8: Ball currently being worked along the Northern Ireland backline with Aaron Hughes and Chris Baird involved.

6: Angular figure of Lafferty seeing plenty of the ball early on. He finds Gareth McAuley, who pumps the ball into the box but it is easily caught by Federico Valentini.

4: Debutant Michael O'Connor should have made a dream start and headed the home side into the lead. He has an unchallenged header in the box after a fine cross from the left but it loops over the goal and behind.

3: Steven Davis lofts a ball down the left wing for George McCartney but a good challenge leads to a Northern Ireland throw.

2: First foray forward by the Irish and as Grant McCann finds Kyle Lafferty in a forward position. The ball is crossed from the left but is comfortably cleared from the edge of the San Marino area.

1: Early ball pumped forward by San Marino and they win a throw-in on the left. It is quickly followed by a free-kick that is cleared from the danger area.