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Article: Hat-trick hero Healy is the Bestbar none Deadly David hits first Northern Ireland Windsor Park treble since George ran riot in 1971
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- September 7, 2006
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It was April 1971 when the Windsor Park faithful were last whipped
into euphoria by a hat-trick hero.That night, George Best helped
Northern Ireland thrash Cyprus 5-1 with three strikes.The loyal fans
of Windsor Park had to wait more than 35 years to see a Northern
Ireland man score three goals on home turf. But wasn't it worth the
wait?David Healy was instead the hero who sparked scenes of the
ecstasy at the south Belfast ground last night when he proved just
why he is his country's goal-scoring record-holder. The Leeds striker
fired home the 21st, 22nd and 23rd goals of his international career
in an epic against mighty Spain, a much tougher opponent than Cyprus
was in the early 70s.The ...