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BELFAST -- Martin Patersons first-half goal gave Northern Ireland a surprise 1-0 win over Russia in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday at Windsor Park. The victory gave manager Michael ONeill some relief after he only managed to record five draws and four defeats in his first nine matches in charge, while Russia missed an opportunity to leapfrog Portugal at the top of Group F. Paterson, who started the match after Kyle Lafferty pulled out with an injury, scored the winner with a header from Niall McGinns cross in the 43rd minute. The match was rearranged after heavy snow in Belfast forced it to be postponed in March. Clyde Drexler Jersey . The Brazilian heads into Saturday afternoons race coming off a close runner-up finish to Ryan Hunter-Reay in the Indianapolis 500. Vincent Edwards Rockets Jersey . -- The Florida Gators are first yet again this season. https://www.rocketsrookiesshop.com/Hakee...Edition-Jersey/. Moments after his Brooklyn Nets teammates ran out onto the court to congratulate him following their 100-98 overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, Johnson could only shake his head at scoring only 13 points on 6-of-19 shooting. Charles Barkley Rockets Jersey . -- When the Los Angeles Kings are on top of their formidable defensive game, they revel in the silence they can create in a frustrated road arena. Vincent Edwards Jersey . Directly ahead was open field, the end zone and the Seattle Seahawks place in the NFC championship game.LONDON - Unbeaten in all competitions this season, Chelsea has been in stellar form and could ensure itself a spot in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a win on Wednesday.Victory over Maribor in Group G, along with Sporting Lisbon failing to beat Schalke, would be enough for the London club to advance.Sporting, looking to turn around its season, is winless in this seasons tournament and sixth in the Portuguese league. But the team was denied a point against Schalke in October when Adrien Silva was penalized for handball, although replays showed the ball hit his chest.Here are some things to know about Wednesdays matches:___CHELSEA EYES KNOCKOUT STAGEChelsea has already beaten Maribor, routing the Slovenian club 6-0 at Stamford Bridge in October, and leads the Premier League by four points.But Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will be looking for an improvement on Wednesday after saying his teams collective performance was not there in the 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.In the end we deserved to win but the result couldve been more than such a narrow result, Mourinho said. We have to be more consistent and play better.___SCHALKES INJUREDSchalke travels to Portugal without attacking midfielder Julian Draxler, who is out for the year with a hamstring injury. But another midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng, should be back.The absence of Draxler, however, will hurt Schalkes attack. A member of Germanys World Cup squad, Draxlers speed is crucial to Schalkes counterattacks.Schalke has stabilized under coach Roberto di Matteo, winning three of four games under his guidance.You alwayys have to try to score at least one goal away, Di Matteo said.ddddddddddddWe want to be organized in defence and then try to execute a few counterattacks.Schalke has been bolstered by the return of defensive midfielder Jan Kirchhoff from injury, who is on loan from Bayern Munich.We are going to Lisbon to win and all but clinch a slot in the knockout round, Kirchhoff said.___MAKING GOODSportings players host Schalke after being criticized by their president.Sporting dropped to sixth place in the Portuguese league after a meek display in a 3-0 loss at Guimaraes. The team has only four wins from nine games in the domestic championship.On top of that, Sporting is winless after three Champions League games.Sporting president Bruno de Carvalho said the team had embarrassed the club.They didnt show any commitment or desire to win, Carvalho said of the match against Guimaraes. Its time for them to show they are worthy of this club.___MARIBOR WANTS RESPONSEMaribors preparation for Chelsea was hampered Friday by a 1-0 loss to Slovenian league leader Domzale.We have to recuperate as soon as possible and focus our attention on what lies ahead, Maribor coach Ante Simundze said. Waking up after a victory is easier than after a defeat, but the guys have to hold their heads up high and believe in themselves. And they must focus their energy toward a new challenge.Maribor is third in Group G after drawing 1-1 in its other matches against Sporting and Schalke.___AP Sports Writer Nesha Starcevic in Frankfurt and Associated Press writer Barry Hatton in Lisbon, Portugal, contributed to this report. ' ' '