Lafferty earns a point

Sweden 1 Northern Ireland 1 : Northern Ireland still have a glimmer of hope of qualifying for Euro 2008, thanks to Kyle Lafferty…

Sweden 1 Northern Ireland 1: Northern Ireland still have a glimmer of hope of qualifying for Euro 2008, thanks to Kyle Lafferty.

Sweden were on course for the finals after Olof Mellberg opened the scoring tonight, only for the Burnley striker to grab a superb equaliser.

Lafferty raced in, after Petter Hansson slipped, and then got away from Mellberg before finding the corner of the net.

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